Calibration Technician: metro pay ranking
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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 17-3028 Calibration Technologists and 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 Calibration Technologists and 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.
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?
| Area | Wage ratio | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 2.04 | $99,400 | 14.92 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1.81 | $95,180 | 1.27 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 1.74 | $82,100 | 1.19 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1.71 | $77,380 | 7.53 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1.66 | $80,670 | 7.58 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1.61 | $83,500 | 0.83 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1.59 | $78,610 | 5.51 |
| Columbus, OH | 1.56 | $79,950 | 1.46 |
| Richmond, VA | 1.54 | $79,040 | 0.6 |
| Reno, NV | 1.52 | $75,720 | 1.17 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1.50 | $85,180 | 2.19 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1.49 | $75,080 | 0.42 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1.49 | $77,470 | 0.63 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1.48 | $107,220 | 1.1 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1.47 | $86,280 | 0.68 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 1.43 | $36,200 | 13.17 |
| Odessa, TX | 1.41 | $68,630 | 5.71 |
| El Paso, TX | 1.41 | $55,530 | 1.1 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1.39 | $64,800 | Not published by BLS |
| Ponce, PR | 1.38 | $37,260 | 11.13 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1.38 | $65,680 | 0.79 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1.37 | $66,230 | 0.48 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1.35 | $63,100 | 0.96 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1.35 | $64,430 | 1.17 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1.34 | $99,660 | 0.93 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1.34 | $67,010 | 1.11 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1.32 | $65,130 | 1.46 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.32 | $65,800 | 1.07 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 1.31 | $38,490 | 5.89 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1.30 | $61,620 | 0.58 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1.30 | $65,390 | 0.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1.29 | $62,780 | 0.43 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1.29 | $75,450 | 1.74 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1.28 | $71,640 | 0.65 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1.28 | $60,230 | 2.45 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1.28 | $59,460 | 1.32 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1.26 | $61,990 | 3.25 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1.26 | $64,220 | 0.25 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1.25 | $64,150 | 2.06 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1.24 | $60,100 | 0.85 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1.23 | $61,720 | 1.88 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 1.23 | $59,820 | 2.66 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1.22 | $69,110 | 6.35 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1.21 | $59,300 | 0.52 |
| Rochester, NY | 1.21 | $62,140 | 1.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1.21 | $101,840 | 1.23 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1.20 | $58,850 | 0.71 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1.20 | $64,390 | 0.9 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 1.19 | $61,080 | 1.44 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1.19 | $55,500 | Not published by BLS |
| Syracuse, NY | 1.19 | $62,850 | 2.24 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1.17 | $71,950 | 0.62 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1.16 | $77,410 | 1.15 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1.16 | $57,570 | Not published by BLS |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1.15 | $63,660 | Not published by BLS |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1.15 | $62,450 | 0.54 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1.13 | $68,830 | Not published by BLS |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1.13 | $67,310 | 0.44 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1.12 | $53,750 | 1.05 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1.11 | $56,160 | 2.32 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1.10 | $61,030 | Not published by BLS |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 1.10 | $62,710 | 2.32 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1.09 | $59,590 | 0.41 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1.08 | $51,310 | 2.67 |
| Madison, WI | 1.07 | $62,000 | Not published by BLS |
| Worcester, MA | 1.06 | $61,450 | 1.24 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1.06 | $63,420 | 0.79 |
| Boulder, CO | 1.05 | $73,100 | 2.12 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1.03 | $61,100 | 1.66 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1.01 | $59,730 | 0.59 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1.01 | $71,570 | 0.41 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1.00 | $60,960 | 4.67 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 0.93 | $58,180 | 0.54 |
| Midland, TX | 0.67 | $36,690 | 10.5 |
Broader occupation Our title "Calibration Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 17-3028 Calibration Technologists and Technicians. BLS groups Calibration Technician within Calibration Technologists and Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
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