Pay by state · 51 states
Non-Destructive Testing Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists earn the most in Maine at $107,060 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $43,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $78,350. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $107,060Maine
- National median
- $78,350BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $43,640Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Non-Destructive Testing Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of non-destructive testing specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMaine | $107,060 | $92,100 | $120,430 | 810 | $110,314 |
| 2 | NMNew Mexico | $101,750 | $98,520 | $119,350 | 1,390 | $110,344 |
| 3 | MDMaryland | $99,970 | $77,770 | $122,870 | 2,630 | $95,247 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $99,720 | $79,000 | $116,210 | 2,310 | $93,185 |
| 5 | VAVirginia | $98,410 | $79,620 | $110,930 | 3,720 | $97,335 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $94,570 | $77,510 | $108,230 | 380 | $92,462 |
| 7 | NVNevada | $93,670 | $78,870 | $107,090 | 590 | $93,690 |
| 8 | HIHawaii | $90,040 | $69,860 | $107,930 | 410 | $81,891 |
| 9 | AKAlaska | $89,810 | $62,620 | $106,870 | 380 | $87,740 |
| 10 | INIndiana | $88,880 | $76,060 | $107,720 | 480 | $95,233 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $87,450 | $64,760 | $113,550 | 880 | $80,373 |
| 12 | GUGuam | $81,330 | $76,400 | $91,560 | 100 | N/A |
| 13 | OKOklahoma | $81,330 | $64,730 | $96,100 | 870 | $92,586 |
| 14 | WVWest Virginia | $81,330 | $61,110 | $95,570 | 450 | $90,875 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $81,290 | $69,900 | $93,660 | 670 | $82,427 |
| 16 | NDNorth Dakota | $80,990 | $63,210 | $102,400 | 100 | $91,042 |
| 17 | SCSouth Carolina | $80,540 | $61,410 | $98,520 | 620 | $85,910 |
| 18 | CACalifornia | $80,480 | $63,250 | $104,600 | 7,330 | $72,688 |
| 19 | ILIllinois | $79,800 | $64,840 | $93,470 | 940 | $79,834 |
| 20 | WYWyoming | $79,440 | $66,800 | $93,790 | 130 | $85,704 |
| 21 | UTUtah | $79,370 | $67,800 | $95,750 | 920 | $80,282 |
| 22 | MSMississippi | $79,350 | $63,130 | $91,170 | 350 | $91,256 |
| 23 | OHOhio | $77,590 | $60,800 | $95,900 | 1,340 | $83,633 |
| 24 | OROregon | $76,960 | $60,060 | $86,490 | 1,010 | $74,457 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $76,720 | $62,210 | $95,650 | 340 | $73,652 |
| 26 | COColorado | $76,110 | $59,900 | $88,090 | 1,260 | $73,856 |
| 27 | DEDelaware | $75,780 | $63,210 | $76,140 | N/A | $75,926 |
| 28 | WIWisconsin | $74,940 | $58,890 | $91,170 | 480 | $79,643 |
| 29 | CTConnecticut | $74,870 | $61,170 | $98,260 | 1,300 | $72,261 |
| 30 | ALAlabama | $74,650 | $47,640 | $96,310 | 690 | $84,044 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $73,960 | $51,920 | $84,100 | 1,130 | $76,868 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $73,860 | $52,120 | $98,280 | 7,110 | $76,100 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $72,320 | $61,970 | $88,980 | 590 | $79,633 |
| 34 | NCNorth Carolina | $72,070 | $53,670 | $84,930 | 1,530 | $76,405 |
| 35 | FLFlorida | $70,500 | $54,580 | $89,230 | 2,820 | $68,173 |
| 36 | PAPennsylvania | $68,930 | $49,590 | $86,900 | 1,610 | $70,645 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $68,370 | $52,670 | $87,320 | 1,890 | $71,002 |
| 38 | ARArkansas | $68,060 | $50,140 | $79,440 | 230 | $78,287 |
| 39 | MAMassachusetts | $67,450 | $51,040 | $83,090 | 990 | $63,778 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $67,200 | $50,970 | $82,000 | 260 | $74,581 |
| 41 | IDIdaho | $65,790 | $50,510 | $84,120 | 260 | $68,894 |
| 42 | MTMontana | $65,730 | $48,350 | $78,100 | 210 | $69,449 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $65,660 | $42,680 | $78,850 | 380 | $72,827 |
| 44 | NYNew York | $65,530 | $51,260 | $80,690 | 2,000 | $60,720 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $63,120 | $50,860 | $79,220 | 380 | $71,922 |
| 46 | KSKansas | $61,710 | $60,390 | $72,330 | 920 | $68,515 |
| 47 | AZArizona | $59,580 | $49,010 | $78,050 | 990 | $59,179 |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $58,960 | $46,200 | $79,250 | 2,110 | $66,843 |
| 49 | TNTennessee | $58,700 | $45,290 | $81,950 | 990 | $63,895 |
| 50 | VTVermont | $52,770 | $52,040 | $63,860 | 130 | $53,870 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $43,640 | $37,820 | $61,320 | 80 | 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 Non-Destructive Testing Specialists, that changes the ranking: Maine leads on raw pay at $107,060, while New Mexico leads once prices are taken into account at $110,344.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Non-Destructive Testing Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Non-Destructive Testing Specialists the most?
Maine reports the highest median wage for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists at $107,060 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Mexico ($101,750) and Maryland ($99,970).
Which state pays Non-Destructive Testing Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists at $43,640 a year, $63,420 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Non-Destructive Testing Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Mexico first at $110,344 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $101,750. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.