Pay by state · 41 states
Medical Appliance Technician Salary by State (2026)
Medical Appliance Technicians earn the most in Arizona at $72,760 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,050 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,030. All 41 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $72,760Arizona
- National median
- $48,030BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,050Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 41of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Medical Appliance Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of medical appliance technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZArizona | $72,760 | $64,200 | $81,600 | 300 | $72,271 |
| 2 | PAPennsylvania | $60,920 | $46,910 | $77,040 | 200 | $62,436 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $59,810 | $52,520 | $73,550 | N/A | $56,554 |
| 4 | COColorado | $59,560 | $48,060 | $78,250 | N/A | $57,796 |
| 5 | VAVirginia | $56,260 | $45,860 | $61,830 | 260 | $55,646 |
| 6 | NHNew Hampshire | $54,980 | $49,110 | $72,510 | 40 | $52,782 |
| 7 | NENebraska | $54,770 | $52,860 | $79,880 | 170 | $60,786 |
| 8 | NCNorth Carolina | $54,650 | $44,380 | $65,990 | 600 | $57,937 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $54,430 | $45,300 | $66,020 | 130 | $52,534 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $53,750 | $49,910 | $58,410 | N/A | $54,502 |
| 11 | SDSouth Dakota | $52,950 | $40,620 | $61,470 | 30 | $59,772 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $52,400 | $44,380 | $58,580 | 310 | $48,160 |
| 13 | IAIowa | $51,790 | $41,920 | $60,100 | 80 | $59,012 |
| 14 | CACalifornia | $51,530 | $44,850 | $61,950 | 1,300 | $46,541 |
| 15 | LALouisiana | $50,770 | $38,470 | $55,160 | N/A | $57,558 |
| 16 | OKOklahoma | $49,870 | $43,340 | $61,390 | 110 | $56,772 |
| 17 | MIMichigan | $49,140 | $45,400 | $57,130 | 480 | $51,072 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $49,100 | $40,710 | $52,440 | N/A | $48,005 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $48,890 | $38,210 | $51,230 | 100 | $51,958 |
| 20 | NYNew York | $48,080 | $43,070 | $50,090 | 720 | $44,551 |
| 21 | WAWashington | $48,030 | $44,790 | $56,340 | 310 | $44,882 |
| 22 | IDIdaho | $48,020 | $44,260 | $57,870 | 40 | $50,286 |
| 23 | MEMaine | $47,670 | $45,410 | $49,820 | 30 | $49,119 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $46,940 | $46,680 | $57,650 | 160 | $44,722 |
| 25 | MOMissouri | $46,750 | $39,830 | $62,650 | 350 | $51,477 |
| 26 | OROregon | $46,450 | $38,140 | $61,070 | 130 | $44,940 |
| 27 | TXTexas | $46,430 | $40,450 | $57,620 | 310 | $47,838 |
| 28 | ILIllinois | $46,370 | $39,500 | $56,970 | 790 | $46,389 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $46,110 | $36,290 | $56,890 | 1,800 | $44,588 |
| 30 | NVNevada | $45,870 | $38,020 | $56,660 | 90 | $45,880 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $45,820 | $35,560 | $62,760 | 130 | $49,095 |
| 32 | OHOhio | $45,710 | $44,410 | $48,230 | 420 | $49,270 |
| 33 | KYKentucky | $45,690 | $42,630 | $56,010 | N/A | $50,677 |
| 34 | MSMississippi | $45,100 | $36,240 | $62,040 | 110 | $51,867 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $44,700 | $33,430 | $58,190 | 370 | $48,656 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $44,110 | $42,210 | $45,620 | 170 | $44,617 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $42,230 | $37,330 | $51,100 | 200 | $45,046 |
| 38 | ARArkansas | $39,450 | $36,420 | $49,540 | 60 | $45,378 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $37,440 | $36,720 | $43,810 | 50 | $38,881 |
| 40 | KSKansas | $37,090 | $36,620 | $44,100 | N/A | $41,180 |
| 41 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,050 | $26,050 | $26,050 | 350 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Medical Appliance Technicians, that changes the ranking: Arizona leads on raw pay at $72,760, while Arizona leads once prices are taken into account at $72,271.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Medical Appliance Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Medical Appliance Technicians the most?
Arizona reports the highest median wage for Medical Appliance Technicians at $72,760 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Pennsylvania ($60,920) and Massachusetts ($59,810).
Which state pays Medical Appliance Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Medical Appliance Technicians at $26,050 a year, $46,710 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Medical Appliance Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Arizona first at $72,271 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $72,760. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.