How Much Do Avionics Technicians Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Avionics Technicians

Avionics Technicians install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.

Salary
$69180
Becoming One
Medium
Education
Post-secondary certificate
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth

Personality
Interest Match



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$69180 per year
Hourly wage
$33 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$41,660 to $55,120 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$20 to $27 per hour

Entry-level Avionics Technicians with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $41,660 to $55,120 per year or $20 to $27 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
B

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Avionics Technicians to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $48 $100,680
Senior (Top 25%) $40 $83,880
Middle (Mid 50%) $33 $67,840
Junior (Bottom 25%) $27 $55,120
No experience (Bottom 10%) $20 $41,660

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
WA $42 $86,510
CT $40 $82,730
HI $38 $79,310
PA $37 $77,310
NY $37 $76,750
MD $37 $76,600
NJ $36 $75,750
CA $36 $75,240
MO $36 $74,240
CO $34 $71,270

Another simple way to increase your salary as an Avionics Technician is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Avionics Technicians are in the states of WA, CT, HI, PA and NY.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Management of Companies and Enterprises $93720 $45.06
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $79170 $38.06
Computer Systems Design and Related Services $78610 $37.80
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $77420 $37.22
Scientific Research and Development Services $74070 $35.61
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $72570 $34.89
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $72290 $34.76
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $70760 $34.02
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $67260 $32.34
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $66750 $32.09
Nonscheduled Air Transportation $64960 $31.23
Technical and Trade Schools $64630 $31.07
Federal Executive Branch $62820 $30.20
Local Government $62810 $30.20
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $57920 $27.84
Support Activities for Air Transportation $57260 $27.53
Employment Services $54540 $26.22
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $47150 $22.67

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