Avionics Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-2091 Avionics Technicians, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Avionics Technicians. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,320	80	0.28	1.74
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$117,470	80	0.22	2.16
Tulsa, OK	$108,840	120	2.14	2.33
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$107,370	110	0.74	1.77
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$101,880	110	0.7	2.04
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$101,850	70	0.43	1.72
Mobile, AL	$100,220	170	8.07	2.13
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$100,200	2,880	11.42	1.38
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$99,420	120	0.3	1.40
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,630	300	0.26	1.61
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$98,020	500	0.66	1.76
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$97,620	90	2.26	2.06
Jacksonville, NC	$97,240	60	8.75	2.42
Lexington Park, MD	$95,830	60	6.79	1.50
Albuquerque, NM	$95,320	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.98
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$94,400	40	0.28	1.12
Anchorage, AK	$93,570	30	1.5	1.55
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$93,110	200	0.5	1.88
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$92,480	180	0.96	1.58
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$92,270	30	0.24	1.98
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$89,180	650	1.87	1.74
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$87,090	870	1.77	1.69
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$86,830	40	0.13	1.30
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$86,350	140	1.06	1.84
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$85,870	750	2.2	1.77
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$84,930	60	1.19	1.73
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$84,830	290	1.73	1.82
Urban Honolulu, HI	$84,310	80	1.43	1.47
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$84,160	280	9.5	1.72
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$83,900	90	1.02	1.70
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$83,780	140	0.72	1.34
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$83,080	30	0.33	1.62
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$82,540	80	0.38	1.71
St. Louis, MO-IL	$82,200	150	0.94	1.64
Jacksonville, FL	$81,760	330	3.53	1.67
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,620	110	0.2	1.49
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$80,710	70	4.55	1.70
Tucson, AZ	$80,620	240	5.11	1.69
Boise City, ID	$79,680	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.62
Huntsville, AL	$78,720	140	4.21	1.52
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$78,690	340	1.18	1.53
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$78,680	60	0.41	1.38
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$77,240	40	0.28	1.57
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$77,160	70	3.22	1.67
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$74,850	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.53
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$74,500	30	1	1.61
Warner Robins, GA	$70,640	50	5.5	1.45
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,140	310	3.78	1.44
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$66,680	30	0.84	1.43
Ogden, UT	$65,270	120	3.57	1.33
Kansas City, MO-KS	$64,820	40	0.29	1.28
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$63,570	150	3.45	1.37
Wichita, KS	$59,790	120	3.33	1.26
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$59,080	50	1.62	1.08
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$59,070	40	0.41	1.07
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$58,950	90	1.66	1.25
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$58,280	90	0.4	1.12
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$57,100	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.96
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$56,200	90	0.71	1.12
Knoxville, TN	$52,190	90	1.8	1.11
Rockford, IL	$45,620	40	2.31	0.97
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$43,640	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.87
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$42,440	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.88
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$37,660	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.28

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Jacksonville, NC	2.42	$97,240	8.75
Tulsa, OK	2.33	$108,840	2.14
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2.16	$117,470	0.22
Mobile, AL	2.13	$100,220	8.07
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	2.06	$97,620	2.26
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2.04	$101,880	0.7
Albuquerque, NM	1.98	$95,320	Not published by BLS
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.98	$92,270	0.24
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.88	$93,110	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.84	$86,350	1.06
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.82	$84,830	1.73
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.77	$107,370	0.74
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.77	$85,870	2.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.76	$98,020	0.66
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.74	$89,180	1.87
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.74	$129,320	0.28
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.73	$84,930	1.19
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.72	$101,850	0.43
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.72	$84,160	9.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.71	$82,540	0.38
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.70	$80,710	4.55
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.70	$83,900	1.02
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.69	$87,090	1.77
Tucson, AZ	1.69	$80,620	5.11
Jacksonville, FL	1.67	$81,760	3.53
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.67	$77,160	3.22
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.64	$82,200	0.94
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.62	$83,080	0.33
Boise City, ID	1.62	$79,680	Not published by BLS
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.61	$74,500	1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.61	$98,630	0.26
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.58	$92,480	0.96
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.57	$77,240	0.28
Anchorage, AK	1.55	$93,570	1.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.53	$78,690	1.18
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.53	$74,850	Not published by BLS
Huntsville, AL	1.52	$78,720	4.21
Lexington Park, MD	1.50	$95,830	6.79
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.49	$81,620	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.47	$84,310	1.43
Warner Robins, GA	1.45	$70,640	5.5
Oklahoma City, OK	1.44	$68,140	3.78
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.43	$66,680	0.84
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.40	$99,420	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.38	$78,680	0.41
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.38	$100,200	11.42
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.37	$63,570	3.45
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.34	$83,780	0.72
Ogden, UT	1.33	$65,270	3.57
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.30	$86,830	0.13
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.28	$37,660	Not published by BLS
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.28	$64,820	0.29
Wichita, KS	1.26	$59,790	3.33
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.25	$58,950	1.66
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.12	$94,400	0.28
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.12	$58,280	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.12	$56,200	0.71
Knoxville, TN	1.11	$52,190	1.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.08	$59,080	1.62
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.07	$59,070	0.41
Rockford, IL	0.97	$45,620	2.31
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.96	$57,100	Not published by BLS
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.88	$42,440	Not published by BLS
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.87	$43,640	Not published by BLS

Direct match Our title "Avionics Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-2091 Avionics Technicians. BLS reports this occupation as Avionics Technicians. A license or specialty is still checked separately.

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