Avionics Technicians Salary in the US
A avionics technicians earns a national median of $82,280 a year (mean $83,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #205 of 825.
How much does a avionics technicians earn in the US?
A avionics technicians in the United States earns a median of $82,280 a year (mean $83,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 61% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 18,830 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-2091), ranked #205 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$82,280
per year
Mean
$83,380
per year
Employment
18,830
US workers
National rank
#205
of 825 by median
What a avionics technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a avionics technicians (SOC 49-2091) earns a median annual wage of $82,280 and a mean (average) of $83,380. The median is the midpoint — half of avionics technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 61% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a avionics technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for avionics technicians is $82,280, and the mean (average) is $83,380. The median is the midpoint — half of avionics technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does avionics technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $82,280, a avionics technicians earns 61% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many avionics technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 18,830 avionics technicians employed nationally (SOC 49-2091), across all industries.
- Where does this avionics technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-2091. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-2091 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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