Lighting Technicians Salary in the US
A lighting technicians earns a national median of $68,060 a year (mean $78,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #331 of 825.
How much does a lighting technicians earn in the US?
A lighting technicians in the United States earns a median of $68,060 a year (mean $78,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 34% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 8,900 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-4015), ranked #331 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$68,060
per year
Mean
$78,380
per year
Employment
8,900
US workers
National rank
#331
of 825 by median
What a lighting technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a lighting technicians (SOC 27-4015) earns a median annual wage of $68,060 and a mean (average) of $78,380. The median is the midpoint — half of lighting technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 34% 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 lighting technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for lighting technicians is $68,060, and the mean (average) is $78,380. The median is the midpoint — half of lighting technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does lighting technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $68,060, a lighting technicians earns 34% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many lighting technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 8,900 lighting technicians employed nationally (SOC 27-4015), across all industries.
- Where does this lighting 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 27-4015. 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 27-4015 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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