Pay by state · 52 states
Medical Equipment Preparer Salary by State (2026)
Medical Equipment Preparers earn the most in California at $61,370 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $28,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,700. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $61,370California
- National median
- $47,700BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,310Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Medical Equipment Preparer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of medical equipment preparers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $61,370 | $49,650 | $77,660 | 8,720 | $55,428 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $58,830 | $47,440 | $63,700 | 1,670 | $54,975 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $58,580 | $48,650 | $63,710 | 1,900 | $55,391 |
| 4 | NYNew York | $57,320 | $46,890 | $62,250 | 5,190 | $53,113 |
| 5 | DEDelaware | $53,300 | $49,870 | $58,460 | 190 | $53,403 |
| 6 | HIHawaii | $51,630 | $49,600 | $58,700 | 220 | $46,957 |
| 7 | RIRhode Island | $51,460 | $47,580 | $59,610 | 190 | $50,313 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $50,280 | $48,060 | $60,260 | 2,440 | $46,211 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $50,070 | $46,330 | $58,790 | 1,390 | $50,770 |
| 10 | AKAlaska | $49,920 | $48,520 | $61,490 | 220 | $48,770 |
| 11 | VTVermont | $48,990 | $47,190 | $60,370 | 140 | $50,011 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,900 | $45,430 | $58,460 | 380 | $46,945 |
| 13 | OROregon | $48,890 | $42,810 | $59,840 | 1,570 | $47,300 |
| 14 | MDMaryland | $48,680 | $40,360 | $57,040 | 1,160 | $46,380 |
| 15 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $48,670 | $46,840 | $60,380 | 310 | $44,285 |
| 16 | WYWyoming | $48,210 | $40,360 | $56,390 | 120 | $52,012 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $48,050 | $44,370 | $56,780 | 2,800 | $48,070 |
| 18 | CTConnecticut | $47,980 | $40,320 | $58,950 | 1,060 | $46,308 |
| 19 | UTUtah | $47,980 | $41,800 | $58,040 | 600 | $48,531 |
| 20 | GAGeorgia | $47,850 | $40,490 | $58,870 | 1,860 | $49,692 |
| 21 | COColorado | $47,700 | $39,520 | $58,260 | 1,950 | $46,287 |
| 22 | WIWisconsin | $47,570 | $44,350 | $50,160 | 1,380 | $50,555 |
| 23 | TNTennessee | $46,990 | $37,100 | $55,730 | 1,590 | $51,148 |
| 24 | TXTexas | $46,970 | $38,120 | $58,400 | 4,520 | $48,394 |
| 25 | KYKentucky | $46,880 | $38,960 | $56,410 | 1,120 | $51,997 |
| 26 | MEMaine | $46,860 | $39,630 | $49,070 | 510 | $48,284 |
| 27 | AZArizona | $46,790 | $38,380 | $53,540 | 2,320 | $46,475 |
| 28 | NVNevada | $46,640 | $41,600 | $51,520 | 510 | $46,650 |
| 29 | VAVirginia | $46,580 | $38,890 | $50,600 | 1,840 | $46,071 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $46,450 | $38,640 | $58,340 | 580 | $48,642 |
| 31 | FLFlorida | $45,890 | $38,520 | $50,180 | 5,250 | $44,375 |
| 32 | PAPennsylvania | $45,820 | $39,710 | $50,040 | 3,450 | $46,960 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $45,670 | $39,760 | $49,690 | 2,420 | $47,466 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $45,540 | $38,560 | $49,190 | 3,210 | $49,087 |
| 35 | KSKansas | $45,280 | $37,240 | $51,610 | 740 | $50,273 |
| 36 | INIndiana | $45,210 | $38,430 | $48,320 | 1,750 | $48,442 |
| 37 | NCNorth Carolina | $45,130 | $39,250 | $48,770 | 2,900 | $47,845 |
| 38 | WVWest Virginia | $44,830 | $36,820 | $46,490 | 530 | $50,091 |
| 39 | MTMontana | $44,670 | $38,990 | $48,660 | 330 | $47,197 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $43,480 | $37,720 | $48,110 | 1,970 | $47,876 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $43,460 | $36,790 | $49,590 | 690 | $49,475 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $42,510 | $37,120 | $48,720 | 1,160 | $45,344 |
| 43 | SDSouth Dakota | $42,330 | $38,910 | $47,120 | 480 | $47,784 |
| 44 | NENebraska | $41,480 | $38,280 | $48,830 | 550 | $46,036 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $39,930 | $38,850 | $47,340 | 590 | $45,498 |
| 46 | NDNorth Dakota | $38,910 | $38,100 | $48,040 | 350 | $43,739 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $38,100 | $35,330 | $47,040 | 320 | $43,825 |
| 48 | NMNew Mexico | $36,720 | $34,740 | $46,770 | 300 | $39,821 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $35,960 | $30,470 | $41,500 | 620 | $40,768 |
| 50 | ALAlabama | $35,800 | $31,920 | $38,600 | 1,000 | $40,305 |
| 51 | MSMississippi | $35,160 | $31,560 | $40,930 | 350 | $40,436 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,310 | $24,560 | $34,130 | 140 | 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 Equipment Preparers, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $61,370, while California leads once prices are taken into account at $55,428.
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 Equipment Preparer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Medical Equipment Preparers the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Medical Equipment Preparers at $61,370 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($58,830) and Massachusetts ($58,580).
Which state pays Medical Equipment Preparers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Medical Equipment Preparers at $28,310 a year, $33,060 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Medical Equipment Preparers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts California first at $55,428 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $61,370. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.