Pay by state · 51 states
Remote Sensing Technician Salary by State (2026)
Remote Sensing Technicians earn the most in Oklahoma at $86,260 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $35,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $62,280. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $86,260Oklahoma
- National median
- $62,280BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $35,060Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Remote Sensing Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of remote sensing technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKOklahoma | $86,260 | $56,990 | $115,090 | 460 | $98,198 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $79,230 | $62,900 | $90,120 | 150 | $72,092 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $78,350 | $62,620 | $97,540 | 10,090 | $70,764 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $73,530 | $54,070 | $91,400 | 980 | $68,711 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $70,700 | $56,470 | $87,350 | 170 | $69,071 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $69,630 | $56,950 | $83,670 | 210 | $68,078 |
| 7 | NDNorth Dakota | $69,350 | $51,020 | $76,040 | 180 | $77,957 |
| 8 | GAGeorgia | $69,320 | $49,760 | $105,820 | 2,230 | $71,989 |
| 9 | MDMaryland | $68,390 | $59,710 | $97,240 | 3,510 | $65,159 |
| 10 | KYKentucky | $68,230 | $51,810 | $86,320 | 320 | $75,677 |
| 11 | VAVirginia | $67,240 | $50,250 | $83,860 | 2,710 | $66,506 |
| 12 | MEMaine | $66,730 | $53,800 | $89,320 | 390 | $68,758 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $66,710 | $55,530 | $85,730 | 320 | $64,386 |
| 14 | KSKansas | $65,270 | $51,680 | $68,640 | 880 | $72,467 |
| 15 | WYWyoming | $64,510 | $51,130 | $82,530 | 220 | $69,597 |
| 16 | NHNew Hampshire | $64,250 | $53,110 | $84,750 | 360 | $61,681 |
| 17 | MAMassachusetts | $63,820 | $55,090 | $71,280 | 1,140 | $60,346 |
| 18 | NYNew York | $63,810 | $53,910 | $80,150 | 7,390 | $59,127 |
| 19 | COColorado | $63,760 | $45,760 | $80,420 | 1,860 | $61,872 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $63,460 | $51,760 | $79,660 | 160 | $64,783 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $63,180 | $42,830 | $83,990 | 1,830 | $61,094 |
| 22 | TNTennessee | $62,050 | $51,620 | $76,250 | 2,150 | $67,541 |
| 23 | OROregon | $60,810 | $48,330 | $73,730 | 1,690 | $58,833 |
| 24 | WVWest Virginia | $59,750 | $49,380 | $73,320 | 230 | $66,762 |
| 25 | ALAlabama | $59,500 | $46,660 | $73,360 | 350 | $66,987 |
| 26 | MSMississippi | $59,490 | $46,970 | $68,320 | 330 | $68,416 |
| 27 | ILIllinois | $59,410 | $46,450 | $72,950 | 750 | $59,435 |
| 28 | ARArkansas | $59,310 | $49,360 | $62,310 | 350 | $68,222 |
| 29 | UTUtah | $59,290 | $38,420 | $79,570 | N/A | $59,971 |
| 30 | MIMichigan | $59,100 | $48,420 | $73,830 | 1,040 | $61,424 |
| 31 | SCSouth Carolina | $58,960 | $45,760 | $81,530 | 1,290 | $62,891 |
| 32 | AZArizona | $58,240 | $50,000 | $74,880 | 420 | $57,848 |
| 33 | PAPennsylvania | $57,680 | $46,800 | $71,610 | 2,630 | $59,115 |
| 34 | NMNew Mexico | $56,420 | $48,760 | $62,160 | 180 | $61,185 |
| 35 | NJNew Jersey | $55,980 | $46,180 | $67,560 | 2,140 | $51,450 |
| 36 | NVNevada | $54,070 | $44,820 | $75,060 | 350 | $54,081 |
| 37 | LALouisiana | $53,360 | $44,260 | $65,360 | 1,610 | $60,494 |
| 38 | MTMontana | $52,260 | $50,350 | $55,430 | 130 | $55,217 |
| 39 | SDSouth Dakota | $51,630 | $44,920 | $71,690 | 60 | $58,282 |
| 40 | HIHawaii | $50,880 | $40,800 | $64,250 | 1,050 | $46,275 |
| 41 | IDIdaho | $50,600 | $44,320 | $69,980 | 550 | $52,988 |
| 42 | IAIowa | $50,480 | $39,790 | $65,020 | 420 | $57,519 |
| 43 | MOMissouri | $50,410 | $41,970 | $78,270 | 2,100 | $55,507 |
| 44 | MNMinnesota | $49,410 | $45,760 | $62,110 | 1,350 | $50,101 |
| 45 | OHOhio | $49,210 | $42,990 | $65,870 | 1,020 | $53,043 |
| 46 | NCNorth Carolina | $49,200 | $49,030 | $70,820 | 2,310 | $52,160 |
| 47 | TXTexas | $48,960 | $35,420 | $64,770 | 9,170 | $50,445 |
| 48 | INIndiana | $48,650 | $46,190 | $63,660 | 750 | $52,127 |
| 49 | NENebraska | $48,640 | $48,640 | $62,450 | 300 | $53,983 |
| 50 | WIWisconsin | $47,210 | $44,070 | $56,660 | 1,070 | $50,173 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $35,060 | $29,090 | $50,040 | 710 | 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 Remote Sensing Technicians, that changes the ranking: Oklahoma leads on raw pay at $86,260, while Oklahoma leads once prices are taken into account at $98,198.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Remote Sensing Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Remote Sensing Technicians the most?
Oklahoma reports the highest median wage for Remote Sensing Technicians at $86,260 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($79,230) and California ($78,350).
Which state pays Remote Sensing Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Remote Sensing Technicians at $35,060 a year, $51,200 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Remote Sensing Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Oklahoma first at $98,198 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $86,260. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.