What are the main factors that influence an ACTR's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for ACTR?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for ACTR roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An ACTR's salary?

An ACTR's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,786 for beginners, reaching about $71,214 at mid-level, and approach $94,515 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an ACTR?

ACTR salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for ACTR roles are District of Columbia $59,529, California $59,303, Massachusetts $58,513. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

ACTR Salary in Vermont

How much does an ACTR make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an ACTR in Vermont is $52,771 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, an ACTR's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,869
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,080 to $57,533
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,720

10% $45,720

50% (Median) $52,771

90% $61,869

ACTR Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,533	$4,794	$1,106	$28
Average	$52,771	$4,398	$1,015	$25
25th Percentile	$49,080	$4,090	$944	$24

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Key Factors That Influence ACTR Salaries

An ACTR's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects ACTR Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an ACTR's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,786
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,778
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,214
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,048
Expert (over 8 years): $94,515

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Laboratory Support Technician I	less than 1 year	$44,786
ACTR	1-2 years	$51,778
Laboratory Support Technician III	2-4 years	$71,214
Laboratory Support Technician IV	5-8 years	$84,048
Laboratory Supervisor	over 8 years	$94,515

How Do ACTR Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract ACTRs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,529.
California: $59,303.
Massachusetts: $58,513.

District of Columbia $59,529 California $59,303 Massachusetts $58,513 Washington $58,298 New Jersey $58,276 Alaska $58,201 Connecticut $57,459 New York $57,158

Hawaii $56,195 Rhode Island $55,744 Maryland $55,437 Minnesota $55,018 Colorado $54,857 Illinois $54,803 Oregon $54,599 Delaware $54,448

New Hampshire $54,353 Virginia $54,142 Pennsylvania $53,523 Nevada $53,212 North Dakota $53,109 Michigan $52,948 Wisconsin $52,889 Vermont $52,771

Texas $52,443 Maine $52,421 Arizona $52,389 Ohio $52,351 Georgia $51,857 Indiana $51,609 Wyoming $51,561 Utah $51,486

Iowa $51,453 Kansas $51,195 Louisiana $51,120 North Carolina $51,093 Missouri $51,082 Florida $50,873 Montana $50,760 Nebraska $50,652

Kentucky $50,593 South Carolina $50,378 Tennessee $50,244 Idaho $50,190 New Mexico $49,797 Oklahoma $49,711 Alabama $49,394 South Dakota $48,862

Arkansas $48,572 West Virginia $48,416 Mississippi $47,948

Top Paying Cities for ACTR

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $54,015
Barre: $54,096
Cabot: $53,978

Adamant, VT $54,015

Barre, VT $54,096

Cabot, VT $53,978

Calais, VT $54,025

East Barre, VT $54,014

East Calais, VT $54,015

East Montpelier, VT $54,051

Eden, VT $53,980

Eden Mills, VT $53,931

Graniteville, VT $54,093

Hyde Park, VT $54,059

Johnson, VT $54,128

Lake Elmore, VT $53,999

Marshfield, VT $53,987

Moretown, VT $54,131

Morrisville, VT $54,125

Moscow, VT $54,152

Northfield, VT $54,065

Northfield Falls, VT $54,318

North Hyde Park, VT $54,056

North Montpelier, VT $54,001

Plainfield, VT $53,994

Roxbury, VT $53,902

South Barre, VT $54,159

Waterbury, VT $54,147

Stowe, VT $54,155

Waitsfield, VT $54,124

Warren, VT $54,023

Washington, VT $53,918

Waterbury Center, VT $54,145

Websterville, VT $54,085

Williamstown, VT $54,022

Wolcott, VT $53,992

Woodbury, VT $53,939

Worcester, VT $53,993

Rutland, VT $53,991

Belmont, VT $53,824

Benson, VT $53,824

Bomoseen, VT $53,909

Brandon, VT $53,949

Bridport, VT $53,955

Castleton, VT $53,919

Center Rutland, VT $53,956

Chittenden, VT $53,832

Cuttingsville, VT $53,813

Danby, VT $53,905

East Middlebury, VT $53,984

East Poultney, VT $53,911

East Wallingford, VT $53,852

Fair Haven, VT $53,872

Florence, VT $53,853

Forest Dale, VT $53,951

Gaysville, VT $53,608

Granville, VT $53,862

Hancock, VT $53,853

Hydeville, VT $53,915

Killington, VT $53,847

Middlebury, VT $54,067

Middletown Springs, VT $53,882

Mount Holly, VT $53,832

North Clarendon, VT $53,911

Orwell, VT $53,905

Pawlet, VT $53,924

Pittsfield, VT $53,878

Pittsford, VT $53,930

Poultney, VT $53,920

Proctor, VT $53,979

Ripton, VT $53,917

Rochester, VT $53,889

Rupert, VT $53,884

Salisbury, VT $53,970

Shoreham, VT $53,924

Stockbridge, VT $53,828

Wallingford, VT $53,857

Wells, VT $53,927

West Pawlet, VT $53,945

West Rupert, VT $53,932

West Rutland, VT $53,899

Whiting, VT $53,926

Saint Johnsbury, VT $53,984

Albany, VT $53,953

Barnet, VT $53,927

Barton, VT $53,947

Beebe Plain, VT $53,963

Concord, VT $53,876

Coventry, VT $54,026

Craftsbury, VT $53,969

Craftsbury Common, VT $53,971

Danville, VT $53,938

Derby, VT $53,963

Derby Line, VT $53,923

East Burke, VT $53,921

East Charleston, VT $53,927

East Hardwick, VT $53,956

East Haven, VT $53,803

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $53,983

Glover, VT $53,931

Granby, VT $53,737

Greensboro, VT $53,913

Greensboro Bend, VT $53,947

Hardwick, VT $54,007

Irasburg, VT $53,934

Island Pond, VT $53,845

Lowell, VT $53,915

Lower Waterford, VT $53,977

Lyndon, VT $53,967

Lyndon Center, VT $54,028

Lyndonville, VT $53,970

Morgan, VT $53,872

Newport, VT $53,995

Newport Center, VT $53,927

North Concord, VT $53,786

North Troy, VT $53,934

Orleans, VT $53,914

Passumpsic, VT $53,987

Peacham, VT $53,879

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $53,989

Sheffield, VT $53,893

Sutton, VT $53,889

Troy, VT $53,939

West Burke, VT $53,925

West Charleston, VT $53,900

West Danville, VT $53,942

Westfield, VT $53,899

West Glover, VT $53,936

Averill, VT $53,622

Beecher Falls, VT $53,970

Canaan, VT $53,835

Gilman, VT $54,072

Guildhall, VT $53,764

Lunenburg, VT $53,881

Norton, VT $53,729

North Bennington, VT $54,329

North Pownal, VT $54,439

Pownal, VT $54,470

White River Junction, VT $53,977

Ascutney, VT $54,002

Barnard, VT $53,855

Bethel, VT $53,888

Bradford, VT $53,944

Bridgewater, VT $53,910

Bridgewater Corners, VT $53,803

Brookfield, VT $53,941

Brownsville, VT $53,911

Chelsea, VT $53,909

Corinth, VT $53,895

East Corinth, VT $53,917

East Randolph, VT $53,928

East Ryegate, VT $53,881

East Thetford, VT $53,948

Fairlee, VT $53,889

Groton, VT $53,904

Hartford, VT $54,117

Hartland, VT $53,928

Hartland Four Corners, VT $53,926

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $54,065

Newbury, VT $53,898

North Hartland, VT $53,966

North Pomfret, VT $53,874

North Thetford, VT $53,946

Norwich, VT $53,936

Plymouth, VT $53,764

Post Mills, VT $53,935

Quechee, VT $53,991

Randolph, VT $53,981

Randolph Center, VT $53,953

Reading, VT $53,809

Sharon, VT $53,887

South Pomfret, VT $53,835

South Royalton, VT $53,902

South Ryegate, VT $53,913

South Strafford, VT $53,900

South Woodstock, VT $53,822

Strafford, VT $53,853

Taftsville, VT $53,995

Thetford, VT $53,948

Thetford Center, VT $53,891

Topsham, VT $53,875

Tunbridge, VT $53,885

Vershire, VT $53,860

Wells River, VT $53,917

West Fairlee, VT $54,016

West Hartford, VT $53,875

West Newbury, VT $53,896

West Topsham, VT $53,918

Wilder, VT $54,120

Windsor, VT $53,950

Woodstock, VT $53,884

Bellows Falls, VT $54,081

Cambridgeport, VT $54,019

Cavendish, VT $53,839

Chester, VT $53,893

Chester Depot, VT $53,874

Grafton, VT $53,852

Londonderry, VT $53,949

Ludlow, VT $53,867

North Springfield, VT $54,056

Perkinsville, VT $53,909

Peru, VT $53,893

Proctorsville, VT $53,849

Saxtons River, VT $54,070

South Londonderry, VT $53,983

Springfield, VT $54,029

Westminster, VT $54,080

Westminster Station, VT $54,084

Weston, VT $53,837

Shaftsbury, VT $54,265

Brattleboro, VT $54,191

Bondville, VT $53,967

East Dover, VT $54,077

Jacksonville, VT $54,213

Jamaica, VT $53,968

Marlboro, VT $54,459

Newfane, VT $54,041

Putney, VT $54,030

Readsboro, VT $54,466

South Newfane, VT $54,060

Stamford, VT $54,427

Townshend, VT $53,992

Vernon, VT $54,357

Wardsboro, VT $54,031

West Dover, VT $54,120

West Dummerston, VT $54,055

West Halifax, VT $54,138

West Townshend, VT $53,920

West Wardsboro, VT $53,921

Whitingham, VT $54,193

Williamsville, VT $54,055

Wilmington, VT $54,160

Burlington, VT $54,308

South Burlington, VT $54,305

Winooski, VT $54,308

Colchester, VT $54,308

Alburgh, VT $54,037

Bakersfield, VT $54,117

Belvidere Center, VT $53,921

Bristol, VT $54,129

Cambridge, VT $54,193

Charlotte, VT $54,235

East Berkshire, VT $54,065

East Fairfield, VT $54,146

Enosburg Falls, VT $53,996

Essex, VT $54,267

Essex Junction, VT $54,271

Fairfax, VT $54,197

Fairfield, VT $54,145

Ferrisburgh, VT $54,174

Franklin, VT $54,000

Grand Isle, VT $54,202

Highgate Center, VT $54,045

Highgate Springs, VT $54,073

Hinesburg, VT $54,234

Huntington, VT $54,193

Isle La Motte, VT $54,105

Jeffersonville, VT $54,157

Jericho, VT $54,222

Jonesville, VT $54,233

Milton, VT $54,248

Monkton, VT $54,190

Montgomery, VT $53,996

Montgomery Center, VT $53,931

New Haven, VT $54,122

North Ferrisburgh, VT $54,199

North Hero, VT $54,145

Richford, VT $53,987

Richmond, VT $54,228

Saint Albans, VT $54,169

Saint Albans Bay, VT $54,162

Shelburne, VT $54,284

Sheldon, VT $54,105

Sheldon Springs, VT $54,237

South Hero, VT $54,251

Starksboro, VT $54,160

Swanton, VT $54,095

Underhill, VT $54,209

Underhill Center, VT $54,211

Vergennes, VT $54,106

Waterville, VT $54,124

Westford, VT $54,236

Williston, VT $54,277

Montpelier, VT $54,088

Bennington, VT $54,369

Arlington, VT $54,178

Dorset, VT $53,967

East Arlington, VT $53,946

East Dorset, VT $53,968

Manchester, VT $54,114

Manchester Center, VT $54,078

ACTR Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For ACTR roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, ACTR positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view ACTR as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an ACTR

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$63,325	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$60,686	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,103	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$59,103	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$58,048	$28.0	10%

ACTR Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an ACTR's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$49,080

Average $52,771/year

$57,533

$4,090

Average $4,398/month

$4,794

$944

Average $1,015/week

$1,106

$24

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,533	$4,794	$1,106	$28
Average	$52,771	$4,398	$1,015	$25
25th Percentile	$49,080	$4,090	$944	$24

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