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Lighting Technicians Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Lighting Technicians salaries across 27 states

$62,617
National Average (Median)
$126,100
Highest: Washington
$41,900
Lowest: Missouri

Lighting Technicians Salary by State

Compare Lighting Technicians salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$41,900
$126,100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

CA $94,070 CT $72,450 FL $62,190 GA $70,150 IN $50,080 KS $48,790 LA $66,840 MD $49,080 MA $60,110 MI $60,210 MO $41,900 MT $54,870 NE $49,860 NV $61,250 NJ $87,550 NY $78,000 NC $49,410 OH $54,940 OK $67,110 OR $57,900 PA $57,660 SC $46,720 TN $60,870 TX $53,150 UT $49,080 VA $60,340 WA $126,100

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$126,100
#2
California
$94,070
#3
New Jersey
$87,550
#4
New York
$78,000
#5
Connecticut
$72,450

Lighting Technicians Salary in All 27 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $126,100 $128,570 80
2 California $94,070 $93,240 2,950
3 New Jersey $87,550 $90,900 340
4 New York $78,000 $86,010 780
5 Connecticut $72,450 $77,880 80
6 Georgia $70,150 $80,730 260
7 Oklahoma $67,110 $74,340 60
8 Louisiana $66,840 $76,720 40
9 Florida $62,190 $64,900 600
10 Nevada $61,250 $61,920 390
11 Tennessee $60,870 $75,390 280
12 Virginia $60,340 $55,910 190
13 Michigan $60,210 $58,090 230
14 Massachusetts $60,110 $65,850 N/A
15 Oregon $57,900 $68,750 180
16 Pennsylvania $57,660 $64,280 100
17 Ohio $54,940 $54,700 260
18 Montana $54,870 $56,100 50
19 Texas $53,150 $52,400 210
20 Indiana $50,080 $63,970 190
21 Nebraska $49,860 $54,630 N/A
22 North Carolina $49,410 $56,820 N/A
23 Maryland $49,080 $59,940 130
24 Utah $49,080 $53,860 120
25 Kansas $48,790 $54,660 N/A
26 South Carolina $46,720 $46,770 60
27 Missouri $41,900 $60,360 90

Lighting Technicians Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Lighting Technicians keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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