Traffic Technicians salary
The median pay for traffic technicians in the United States is $59,090 a year. About 7,860 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,090
- 25th percentile
- $46,440
- Median percentile
- $59,090
- 75th percentile
- $75,850
- 90th percentile
- $85,130
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $79,110
- Minnesota $77,810
- Washington $71,960
- New York $71,670
- Indiana $71,000
- Illinois $70,970
- Iowa $68,100
- Pennsylvania $65,610
- New Jersey $64,240
- Massachusetts $63,780
- Virginia $62,270
- Utah $61,970
- Ohio $61,460
- Nebraska $61,380
- Oklahoma $60,750
- Maryland $60,650
- Arizona $59,980
- Wisconsin $58,940
- Idaho $57,180
- South Carolina $57,080
- North Carolina $56,800
- Missouri $56,720
- West Virginia $53,400
- Nevada $53,100
- Alabama $52,060
- Florida $51,220
- Wyoming $50,120
- Arkansas $49,550
- New Mexico $49,280
- Texas $48,770
- Georgia $48,110
- Kansas $47,100
- Tennessee $44,970
- Louisiana $42,710
- Michigan $37,890
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $92,710
- San Diego, CA $85,100
- Santa Maria, CA $84,650
- New York, NY $81,910
- Los Angeles, CA $78,640
- Minneapolis, MN $78,180
- Washington, DC $70,100
- Boston, MA $67,450
- Albany, NY $67,010
- Philadelphia, PA $66,040
- Phoenix, AZ $65,190
- Riverside, CA $63,230
- Boise City, ID $62,710
- Tampa, FL $62,300
- Toledo, OH $60,780
- Oklahoma City, OK $60,750
- Birmingham, AL $60,730
- Baltimore, MD $58,820
- Dallas, TX $57,130
- Columbia, SC $57,080
- St. Louis, MO $56,720
- Las Vegas, NV $56,470
- Springfield, MO $55,500
- Greenville, SC $53,500
- Houston, TX $53,090
- Kansas City, MO $52,520
- Orlando, FL $52,430
- Austin, TX $51,510
- Miami, FL $51,000
- Atlanta, GA $50,300
- Albuquerque, NM $48,120
- San Antonio, TX $45,620
- Lakeland, FL $45,580
- Wichita, KS $45,210
- Memphis, TN $44,780
- Chattanooga, TN $44,690
- New Orleans, LA $44,250
- Detroit, MI $37,890
- McAllen, TX $35,450
- Akron, OH $34,670