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

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Table of contents

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

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Average salary

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Starting salary

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Entry-level Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $35,220 to $45,320 per year or $17 to $22 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

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Salary rank

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System 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%)	$40	$83,810
Senior (Top 25%)	$34	$71,270
Middle (Mid 50%)	$28	$58,960
Junior (Bottom 25%)	$22	$45,320
No experience (Bottom 10%)	$17	$35,220

Highest paying states

State	Hourly	Annual
HI	$36	$75,700
CA	$36	$74,530
WA	$35	$73,170
IA	$34	$70,630
VA	$34	$69,730
CT	$33	$68,090
MI	$33	$67,770
KY	$32	$66,670
IN	$32	$66,520
NC	$31	$65,240

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

According to BLS, the highest paid Methane Gas Technicians are in the states of HI, CA, WA, IA and VA.

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