Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 17-3022 Civil Engineering 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 Civil Engineering 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.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Napa, CA	$102,390	40	1.04	1.85
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$98,020	420	0.84	1.17
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$97,510	1,270	1.22	1.31
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$97,410	130	1.45	1.71
Vallejo, CA	$96,860	40	0.56	1.65
Modesto, CA	$95,630	40	0.47	1.89
Bend, OR	$89,010	60	1.18	1.63
Salem, OR	$86,200	140	1.72	1.56
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$84,930	610	1.14	1.40
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$84,690	550	1.16	1.42
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$84,660	860	0.94	1.17
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$84,120	90	1.63	1.66
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$83,990	1,670	0.6	1.50
Springfield, IL	$83,990	220	5.01	1.59
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$83,040	110	1.29	1.61
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$82,760	70	1.73	1.31
Utica-Rome, NY	$82,460	40	0.68	1.68
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$82,260	60	0.35	1.34
Medford, OR	$82,050	40	0.97	1.64
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$81,990	160	1.12	1.56
Bellingham, WA	$81,790	60	1.48	1.41
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$81,790	50	0.76	1.65
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,360	2,250	1.13	1.49
Salinas, CA	$81,230	40	0.49	1.71
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$80,840	700	1.04	1.38
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$80,710	740	0.98	1.67
Fresno, CA	$80,640	250	1.19	1.72
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,450	50	2.09	1.35
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,890	1,220	1.42	1.35
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,840	140	0.52	1.33
Peoria, IL	$79,480	220	2.96	1.60
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$79,330	830	0.6	1.12
Ames, IA	$79,210	150	5.89	1.58
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$79,050	120	2.09	1.38
Duluth, MN-WI	$78,690	130	2.41	1.57
Mankato, MN	$78,690	50	1.84	1.59
Rochester, MN	$78,690	100	1.89	1.30
St. Cloud, MN	$78,690	40	0.88	1.55
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$78,350	60	0.75	1.65
Visalia, CA	$78,220	60	0.84	1.73
Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,380	90	0.72	1.36
Dubuque, IA	$77,370	40	1.54	1.59
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$77,290	410	0.82	1.66
Syracuse, NY	$77,230	80	0.61	1.46
Madison, WI	$76,970	300	1.65	1.33
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$76,960	110	0.89	1.57
Helena, MT	$76,890	50	2.63	1.40
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$76,860	130	1.63	1.58
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$76,750	60	1.28	1.51
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$76,600	200	3.57	1.24
Worcester, MA	$76,440	30	0.21	1.32
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$76,200	450	1.25	1.49
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$76,130	180	1.9	1.44
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$75,070	940	1.48	1.53
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$75,050	40	0.65	1.61
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$75,030	80	0.74	1.18
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$74,840	190	0.97	1.28
Merced, CA	$74,620	30	0.87	1.58
Cedar Rapids, IA	$74,340	120	2	1.51
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$73,990	90	0.48	1.56
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$73,790	1,250	0.3	1.20
Jackson, MI	$73,400	40	1.6	1.54
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$73,060	40	0.47	1.53
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$72,970	160	1.09	1.54
Columbus, OH	$72,700	290	0.59	1.42
Baton Rouge, LA	$72,680	140	0.75	1.49
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$72,470	380	2.11	1.40
Santa Fe, NM	$72,450	140	4.98	1.49
Greeley, CO	$72,310	60	1.1	1.31
Anchorage, AK	$70,990	130	1.72	1.18
Appleton, WI	$70,200	90	1.58	1.41
Iowa City, IA	$69,950	40	1.02	1.40
Colorado Springs, CO	$69,860	170	1.2	1.33
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$69,720	50	1.25	1.29
Pueblo, CO	$69,490	40	1.52	1.42
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$69,430	640	0.54	1.04
Yakima, WA	$69,380	80	1.85	1.45
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$69,320	40	1.16	1.46
Rochester, NY	$69,210	120	0.55	1.35
Yuba City, CA	$69,040	60	2.79	1.38
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$69,010	110	0.98	1.50
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$68,860	830	0.67	1.42
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$68,600	170	1.14	1.38
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$68,470	30	0.48	1.33
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$68,440	40	1.09	1.46
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$68,420	60	1.07	1.14
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$68,270	390	0.81	1.36
Green Bay, WI	$68,230	130	1.66	1.37
Rockford, IL	$68,190	50	0.83	1.45
Grand Junction, CO	$68,070	40	1.19	1.40
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$67,720	70	0.43	1.38
Omaha, NE-IA	$67,450	210	0.96	1.36
Cleveland, OH	$67,390	260	0.57	1.34
Ann Arbor, MI	$67,240	70	0.67	1.21
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$67,030	40	1.73	1.35
Reno, NV	$66,950	200	1.63	1.35
Richmond, VA	$66,940	210	0.71	1.30
Redding, CA	$66,730	120	3.88	1.36
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$66,650	540	1.1	1.35
Tucson, AZ	$66,480	110	0.62	1.39
Eau Claire, WI	$66,450	40	0.98	1.38
Fairbanks-College, AK	$66,350	40	2.78	1.07
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$66,310	120	0.75	1.33
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$65,960	40	0.45	1.37
Bismarck, ND	$65,930	120	3.95	1.25
Fond du Lac, WI	$65,810	30	1.59	1.31
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$65,760	30	1.15	1.43
Elizabethtown, KY	$65,660	40	1.69	1.40
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$65,570	360	0.6	1.11
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,360	770	0.43	1.27
Fargo, ND-MN	$65,330	130	1.97	1.28
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$65,190	50	0.6	1.15
Albuquerque, NM	$65,170	200	1.12	1.36
Savannah, GA	$65,160	90	1.07	1.38
Lincoln, NE	$64,770	100	1.25	1.30
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,740	160	2.09	1.35
Canton-Massillon, OH	$64,520	70	0.95	1.41
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$64,490	370	1.02	1.17
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,430	210	1.84	1.18
Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,390	90	0.45	1.13
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$64,180	30	0.82	1.41
Lafayette, LA	$63,890	30	0.42	1.53
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,650	1,330	1.04	1.17
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,650	150	0.48	1.19
Evansville, IN	$63,570	50	0.82	1.37
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,560	760	0.72	1.24
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$63,560	410	0.83	1.35
Reading, PA	$63,480	50	0.67	1.28
Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,460	730	1.52	1.25
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$63,450	150	0.65	1.25
Manhattan, KS	$63,440	80	3.27	1.38
New Haven, CT	$63,340	60	0.45	1.05
Toledo, OH	$63,280	210	1.66	1.31
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$63,180	100	0.64	1.33
Pocatello, ID	$63,160	40	2.19	1.40
St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,930	740	1.25	1.26
Roanoke, VA	$62,920	60	0.81	1.33
Billings, MT	$62,870	60	1.34	1.28
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$62,820	380	1.14	1.27
Bangor, ME	$62,690	50	1.67	1.31
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$62,460	140	1.01	1.34
Columbia, MO	$62,450	40	0.9	1.32
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,320	680	1.19	1.09
Ogden, UT	$62,310	70	0.55	1.27
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$62,300	470	0.76	1.34
Dover, DE	$62,120	180	6.11	1.33
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,120	320	3	1.27
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$62,040	1,240	0.86	1.26
Altoona, PA	$62,010	40	1.49	1.40
Oklahoma City, OK	$61,860	220	0.74	1.31
Boise City, ID	$61,820	160	0.95	1.26
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$61,740	120	2.19	1.30
Springfield, MO	$61,650	50	0.54	1.35
Wilmington, NC	$61,590	90	1.11	1.34
Missoula, MT	$61,530	60	1.87	1.29
Asheville, NC	$61,430	150	1.94	1.31
Akron, OH	$61,310	160	1.16	1.26
Killeen-Temple, TX	$61,130	50	0.78	1.31
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$60,720	830	2.54	1.17
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$60,670	250	2	1.25
Farmington, NM	$60,630	40	1.87	1.32
Knoxville, TN	$60,580	350	1.9	1.29
Traverse City, MI	$60,570	40	1.26	1.28
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$60,560	110	0.81	1.26
Boulder, CO	$60,370	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.87
Las Cruces, NM	$60,320	50	1.28	1.43
Joplin, MO-KS	$60,240	50	1.21	1.34
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,990	190	0.7	1.28
Johnstown, PA	$59,930	30	1.59	1.36
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,900	380	0.78	1.21
Bowling Green, KY	$59,710	60	1.71	1.33
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,710	220	0.71	1.23
Topeka, KS	$59,490	190	3.73	1.20
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,430	80	0.93	1.29
State College, PA	$59,430	40	1.24	1.21
Yuma, AZ	$59,300	30	1.15	1.34
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,050	1,260	1.77	0.95
Tallahassee, FL	$58,800	70	0.8	1.26
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,780	1,820	1.43	1.15
Punta Gorda, FL	$58,660	30	1.28	1.29
Saginaw, MI	$58,620	40	1.02	1.27
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$58,610	90	1.47	1.31
Rapid City, SD	$58,610	100	2.96	1.27
Fort Wayne, IN	$58,460	40	0.38	1.23
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$58,300	40	0.83	1.20
Port St. Lucie, FL	$58,250	30	0.43	1.25
Jacksonville, FL	$58,110	190	0.58	1.19
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,100	60	2.3	1.46
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$58,020	410	0.85	1.15
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$57,990	30	0.46	1.28
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$57,980	230	0.86	1.22
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$57,720	60	0.85	1.04
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,680	110	0.76	0.95
Columbia, SC	$57,640	280	1.6	1.24
Jackson, TN	$57,270	40	1.18	1.28
Fayetteville, NC	$57,260	80	1.35	1.26
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,220	1,840	2.19	1.10
Greenville, NC	$57,170	60	1.61	1.23
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,160	190	1.18	1.23
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$56,940	40	1.16	1.46
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$56,880	60	0.52	1.22
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$56,880	90	2.3	1.26
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,840	230	1.97	1.22
Birmingham, AL	$56,720	290	1.28	1.19
Tulsa, OK	$56,530	130	0.64	1.21
Clarksville, TN-KY	$56,330	50	1.04	1.26
Paducah, KY-IL	$56,330	50	2.14	1.23
Johnson City, TN	$56,220	40	0.98	1.29
Charlottesville, VA	$56,140	50	1.09	1.02
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$56,090	130	1.11	1.10
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$55,990	370	2.1	1.14
Winston-Salem, NC	$55,740	90	0.79	1.20
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$55,390	60	0.5	1.20
Decatur, AL	$55,360	50	1.72	1.20
Mobile, AL	$55,360	180	2.41	1.18
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$55,230	40	0.52	1.26
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$54,810	100	1.49	1.26
Cheyenne, WY	$54,790	70	3.3	1.06
Charleston, WV	$54,180	210	4.55	1.18
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$54,170	80	0.79	1.21
Montgomery, AL	$54,040	300	4.13	1.20
Wichita, KS	$53,460	220	1.62	1.12
Gainesville, FL	$53,180	50	0.7	1.13
Jefferson City, MO	$52,920	60	1.77	1.10
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$52,790	130	1.79	1.09
Florence, SC	$52,260	40	0.97	1.20
Lubbock, TX	$51,980	50	0.63	1.23
Dalton, GA	$51,960	50	1.74	1.23
Wheeling, WV-OH	$51,750	50	2.07	1.17
Corpus Christi, TX	$51,200	190	2.21	1.13
College Station-Bryan, TX	$51,020	50	0.79	1.15
Tyler, TX	$50,990	30	0.61	1.20
El Paso, TX	$50,730	230	1.52	1.28
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,250	640	1.07	1.01
Huntsville, AL	$50,240	270	2.29	0.97
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,240	110	2.3	1.11
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$49,870	110	0.68	1.09
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,830	360	1.87	1.07
Jackson, MS	$48,630	230	1.9	1.13
Spartanburg, SC	$48,220	60	0.83	1.01
Laredo, TX	$47,950	40	0.83	1.29
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$47,500	90	0.66	1.33
Warner Robins, GA	$47,310	70	2.03	0.97
Amarillo, TX	$47,290	60	1.05	1.06
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$47,280	40	1.04	1.23
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,690	140	1.4	1.02
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$45,830	110	1.77	1.21
Gainesville, GA	$45,740	140	3.11	1.00
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$45,730	50	1.25	1.01
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,650	80	1.56	1.01
Albany, GA	$45,270	60	2.27	1.04
Columbus, GA-AL	$45,270	40	0.86	1.04
Valdosta, GA	$45,230	40	1.74	1.16
Dothan, AL	$44,940	30	1.13	1.18
Hattiesburg, MS	$44,930	40	1.35	1.19
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$44,200	50	1.23	1.07
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$42,390	350	1.14	1.44

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
Modesto, CA	1.89	$95,630	0.47
Napa, CA	1.85	$102,390	1.04
Visalia, CA	1.73	$78,220	0.84
Fresno, CA	1.72	$80,640	1.19
Salinas, CA	1.71	$81,230	0.49
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.71	$97,410	1.45
Utica-Rome, NY	1.68	$82,460	0.68
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.67	$80,710	0.98
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.66	$84,120	1.63
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.66	$77,290	0.82
Vallejo, CA	1.65	$96,860	0.56
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.65	$78,350	0.75
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.65	$81,790	0.76
Medford, OR	1.64	$82,050	0.97
Bend, OR	1.63	$89,010	1.18
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.61	$75,050	0.65
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.61	$83,040	1.29
Peoria, IL	1.60	$79,480	2.96
Springfield, IL	1.59	$83,990	5.01
Mankato, MN	1.59	$78,690	1.84
Dubuque, IA	1.59	$77,370	1.54
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.58	$76,860	1.63
Merced, CA	1.58	$74,620	0.87
Ames, IA	1.58	$79,210	5.89
Duluth, MN-WI	1.57	$78,690	2.41
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.57	$76,960	0.89
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.56	$73,990	0.48
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.56	$81,990	1.12
Salem, OR	1.56	$86,200	1.72
St. Cloud, MN	1.55	$78,690	0.88
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.54	$72,970	1.09
Jackson, MI	1.54	$73,400	1.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.53	$75,070	1.48
Lafayette, LA	1.53	$63,890	0.42
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.53	$73,060	0.47
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.51	$76,750	1.28
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.51	$74,340	2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.50	$83,990	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.50	$69,010	0.98
Baton Rouge, LA	1.49	$72,680	0.75
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.49	$76,200	1.25
Santa Fe, NM	1.49	$72,450	4.98
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.49	$81,360	1.13
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.46	$58,100	2.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.46	$69,320	1.16
Syracuse, NY	1.46	$77,230	0.61
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.46	$56,940	1.16
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.46	$68,440	1.09
Yakima, WA	1.45	$69,380	1.85
Rockford, IL	1.45	$68,190	0.83
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.44	$76,130	1.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.44	$42,390	1.14
Las Cruces, NM	1.43	$60,320	1.28
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.43	$65,760	1.15
Pueblo, CO	1.42	$69,490	1.52
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.42	$84,690	1.16
Columbus, OH	1.42	$72,700	0.59
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.42	$68,860	0.67
Bellingham, WA	1.41	$81,790	1.48
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.41	$64,520	0.95
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.41	$64,180	0.82
Appleton, WI	1.41	$70,200	1.58
Grand Junction, CO	1.40	$68,070	1.19
Elizabethtown, KY	1.40	$65,660	1.69
Altoona, PA	1.40	$62,010	1.49
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.40	$84,930	1.14
Pocatello, ID	1.40	$63,160	2.19
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.40	$72,470	2.11
Iowa City, IA	1.40	$69,950	1.02
Helena, MT	1.40	$76,890	2.63
Tucson, AZ	1.39	$66,480	0.62
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.38	$68,600	1.14
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.38	$67,720	0.43
Manhattan, KS	1.38	$63,440	3.27
Yuba City, CA	1.38	$69,040	2.79
Eau Claire, WI	1.38	$66,450	0.98
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.38	$79,050	2.09
Savannah, GA	1.38	$65,160	1.07
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.38	$80,840	1.04
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.37	$65,960	0.45
Green Bay, WI	1.37	$68,230	1.66
Evansville, IN	1.37	$63,570	0.82
Redding, CA	1.36	$66,730	3.88
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.36	$68,270	0.81
Johnstown, PA	1.36	$59,930	1.59
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.36	$77,380	0.72
Omaha, NE-IA	1.36	$67,450	0.96
Albuquerque, NM	1.36	$65,170	1.12
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.35	$63,560	0.83
Rochester, NY	1.35	$69,210	0.55
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.35	$66,650	1.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.35	$80,450	2.09
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.35	$64,740	2.09
Reno, NV	1.35	$66,950	1.63
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.35	$67,030	1.73
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.35	$79,890	1.42
Springfield, MO	1.35	$61,650	0.54
Wilmington, NC	1.34	$61,590	1.11
Cleveland, OH	1.34	$67,390	0.57
Yuma, AZ	1.34	$59,300	1.15
Joplin, MO-KS	1.34	$60,240	1.21
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.34	$82,260	0.35
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.34	$62,300	0.76
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.34	$62,460	1.01
Roanoke, VA	1.33	$62,920	0.81
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.33	$79,840	0.52
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.33	$63,180	0.64
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.33	$68,470	0.48
Dover, DE	1.33	$62,120	6.11
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.33	$66,310	0.75
Bowling Green, KY	1.33	$59,710	1.71
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.33	$47,500	0.66
Colorado Springs, CO	1.33	$69,860	1.2
Madison, WI	1.33	$76,970	1.65
Farmington, NM	1.32	$60,630	1.87
Worcester, MA	1.32	$76,440	0.21
Columbia, MO	1.32	$62,450	0.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.31	$58,610	1.47
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.31	$97,510	1.22
Greeley, CO	1.31	$72,310	1.1
Toledo, OH	1.31	$63,280	1.66
Asheville, NC	1.31	$61,430	1.94
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.31	$61,130	0.78
Oklahoma City, OK	1.31	$61,860	0.74
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.31	$82,760	1.73
Fond du Lac, WI	1.31	$65,810	1.59
Bangor, ME	1.31	$62,690	1.67
Richmond, VA	1.30	$66,940	0.71
Lincoln, NE	1.30	$64,770	1.25
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.30	$61,740	2.19
Rochester, MN	1.30	$78,690	1.89
Johnson City, TN	1.29	$56,220	0.98
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.29	$69,720	1.25
Punta Gorda, FL	1.29	$58,660	1.28
Laredo, TX	1.29	$47,950	0.83
Knoxville, TN	1.29	$60,580	1.9
Missoula, MT	1.29	$61,530	1.87
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.29	$59,430	0.93
Reading, PA	1.28	$63,480	0.67
El Paso, TX	1.28	$50,730	1.52
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.28	$57,990	0.46
Billings, MT	1.28	$62,870	1.34
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.28	$74,840	0.97
Fargo, ND-MN	1.28	$65,330	1.97
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.28	$59,990	0.7
Jackson, TN	1.28	$57,270	1.18
Traverse City, MI	1.28	$60,570	1.26
Ogden, UT	1.27	$62,310	0.55
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.27	$62,820	1.14
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.27	$65,360	0.43
Saginaw, MI	1.27	$58,620	1.02
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.27	$62,120	3
Rapid City, SD	1.27	$58,610	2.96
Tallahassee, FL	1.26	$58,800	0.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.26	$56,880	2.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.26	$60,560	0.81
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.26	$55,230	0.52
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.26	$54,810	1.49
Boise City, ID	1.26	$61,820	0.95
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.26	$62,930	1.25
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.26	$56,330	1.04
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.26	$62,040	0.86
Akron, OH	1.26	$61,310	1.16
Fayetteville, NC	1.26	$57,260	1.35
Bismarck, ND	1.25	$65,930	3.95
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.25	$58,250	0.43
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.25	$63,450	0.65
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.25	$63,460	1.52
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.25	$60,670	2
Columbia, SC	1.24	$57,640	1.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.24	$63,560	0.72
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.24	$76,600	3.57
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.23	$59,710	0.71
Lubbock, TX	1.23	$51,980	0.63
Dalton, GA	1.23	$51,960	1.74
Paducah, KY-IL	1.23	$56,330	2.14
Greenville, NC	1.23	$57,170	1.61
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.23	$47,280	1.04
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.23	$57,160	1.18
Fort Wayne, IN	1.23	$58,460	0.38
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.22	$56,880	0.52
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.22	$57,980	0.86
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.22	$56,840	1.97
Ann Arbor, MI	1.21	$67,240	0.67
Tulsa, OK	1.21	$56,530	0.64
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.21	$45,830	1.77
State College, PA	1.21	$59,430	1.24
Pittsburgh, PA	1.21	$59,900	0.78
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.21	$54,170	0.79
Montgomery, AL	1.20	$54,040	4.13
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.20	$58,300	0.83
Winston-Salem, NC	1.20	$55,740	0.79
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.20	$73,790	0.3
Topeka, KS	1.20	$59,490	3.73
Florence, SC	1.20	$52,260	0.97
Decatur, AL	1.20	$55,360	1.72
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.20	$55,390	0.5
Tyler, TX	1.20	$50,990	0.61
Hattiesburg, MS	1.19	$44,930	1.35
Jacksonville, FL	1.19	$58,110	0.58
Birmingham, AL	1.19	$56,720	1.28
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.19	$63,650	0.48
Charleston, WV	1.18	$54,180	4.55
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.18	$75,030	0.74
Anchorage, AK	1.18	$70,990	1.72
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.18	$64,430	1.84
Mobile, AL	1.18	$55,360	2.41
Dothan, AL	1.18	$44,940	1.13
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.17	$63,650	1.04
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.17	$51,750	2.07
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.17	$60,720	2.54
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.17	$64,490	1.02
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.17	$98,020	0.84
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.17	$84,660	0.94
Valdosta, GA	1.16	$45,230	1.74
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.15	$65,190	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.15	$58,020	0.85
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.15	$58,780	1.43
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.15	$51,020	0.79
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.14	$68,420	1.07
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.14	$55,990	2.1
Jackson, MS	1.13	$48,630	1.9
Gainesville, FL	1.13	$53,180	0.7
Corpus Christi, TX	1.13	$51,200	2.21
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.13	$64,390	0.45
Wichita, KS	1.12	$53,460	1.62
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.12	$79,330	0.6
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.11	$50,240	2.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.11	$65,570	0.6
Jefferson City, MO	1.10	$52,920	1.77
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.10	$56,090	1.11
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.10	$57,220	2.19
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.09	$62,320	1.19
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.09	$49,870	0.68
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.09	$52,790	1.79
Fairbanks-College, AK	1.07	$66,350	2.78
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.07	$44,200	1.23
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.07	$49,830	1.87
Cheyenne, WY	1.06	$54,790	3.3
Amarillo, TX	1.06	$47,290	1.05
New Haven, CT	1.05	$63,340	0.45
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.04	$57,720	0.85
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.04	$69,430	0.54
Columbus, GA-AL	1.04	$45,270	0.86
Albany, GA	1.04	$45,270	2.27
Charlottesville, VA	1.02	$56,140	1.09
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.02	$46,690	1.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.01	$45,730	1.25
Spartanburg, SC	1.01	$48,220	0.83
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.01	$45,650	1.56
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.01	$50,250	1.07
Gainesville, GA	1.00	$45,740	3.11
Warner Robins, GA	0.97	$47,310	2.03
Huntsville, AL	0.97	$50,240	2.29
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.95	$57,680	0.76
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.95	$59,050	1.77
Boulder, CO	0.87	$60,370	Not published by BLS

Broader occupation Our title "Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 17-3022 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. BLS groups Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Technician within Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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