Calibration Technologists and Technicians Salary in the US
A calibration technologists and technicians earns a national median of $67,820 a year (mean $74,170) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #336 of 825.
How much does a calibration technologists and technicians earn in the US?
A calibration technologists and technicians in the United States earns a median of $67,820 a year (mean $74,170), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 33% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 16,540 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3028), ranked #336 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$67,820
per year
Mean
$74,170
per year
Employment
16,540
US workers
National rank
#336
of 825 by median
What a calibration technologists and technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a calibration technologists and technicians (SOC 17-3028) earns a median annual wage of $67,820 and a mean (average) of $74,170. The median is the midpoint — half of calibration technologists and technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 33% 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 calibration technologists and technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for calibration technologists and technicians is $67,820, and the mean (average) is $74,170. The median is the midpoint — half of calibration technologists and technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does calibration technologists and technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $67,820, a calibration technologists and technicians earns 33% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many calibration technologists and technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 16,540 calibration technologists and technicians employed nationally (SOC 17-3028), across all industries.
- Where does this calibration technologists and 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 17-3028. 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 17-3028 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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