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Lighting Technicians Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Lighting Technicianss in the United States earn a median salary of $60,560/year ($29.11/hr). Salaries range from $36,340 to $117,690 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$36K
10th percentile
$47K
25th percentile
$61K
Median
$83K
75th percentile
$118K
90th percentile

Lighting Technicians salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$110K$52.73/hr70
Hawaii$91K$43.53/hr40
New Jersey$83K$40.07/hr400
New York$83K$40/hr910
California$75K$35.9/hr3,330
District of Columbia$70K$33.74/hr60
Nevada$64K$30.89/hr350
Oklahoma$63K$30.49/hr50
Massachusetts$62K$29.81/hr120
New Hampshire$62K$29.75/hr40

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$121K60
Urban Honolulu, HI$91K30
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$87K840
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$83K240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$83K2,440
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$67K90
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$66K330
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$66K50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64K240
Oklahoma City, OK$63K30
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