What are the main factors that influence an Airborne Operator'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 Airborne Operator?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Airborne Operator roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Airborne Operator's salary?

An Airborne Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,450 for beginners, reaching about $48,177 at mid-level, and approach $49,516 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Airborne Operator?

Airborne Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Airborne Operator roles are District of Columbia $54,599, California $54,392, Massachusetts $53,667. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Airborne Operator roles make?

Salaries for Airborne Operator level roles vary by specialization: Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,940; Crane Operator: $52,062; Airborne Sensor Operator: $51,718; Airborne Mission Systems Specialist: $49,885; Airborne Ranger: $47,665.

Airborne Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Airborne Operator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Airborne Operator in Vermont is $48,401 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,629
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,874 to $53,755
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,754

10% $39,754

50% (Median) $48,401

90% $58,629

Airborne Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,755	$4,480	$1,034	$26
Average	$48,401	$4,033	$931	$23
25th Percentile	$43,874	$3,656	$844	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Airborne Operator Salaries

An Airborne Operator'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 Airborne Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Airborne Operator'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): $46,450
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,146
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,177
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,144
Expert (over 8 years): $49,516

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Airborne Operator	less than 1 year	$46,450
Early Career Level Airborne Operator	1-2 years	$47,146
Mid-Level Level Airborne Operator	2-4 years	$48,177
Senior-Level Level Airborne Operator	5-8 years	$49,144
Expert Level Airborne Operator	over 8 years	$49,516

How Do Airborne Operator 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 Airborne Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,599.
California: $54,392.
Massachusetts: $53,667.

District of Columbia $54,599 California $54,392 Massachusetts $53,667 Washington $53,470 New Jersey $53,450 Alaska $53,381 Connecticut $52,701 New York $52,425

Hawaii $51,542 Rhode Island $51,128 Maryland $50,847 Minnesota $50,462 Colorado $50,314 Illinois $50,265 Oregon $50,077 Delaware $49,939

New Hampshire $49,852 Virginia $49,658 Pennsylvania $49,091 Nevada $48,805 North Dakota $48,711 Michigan $48,563 Wisconsin $48,509 Vermont $48,401

Texas $48,100 Maine $48,080 Arizona $48,050 Ohio $48,016 Georgia $47,562 Indiana $47,335 Wyoming $47,291 Utah $47,222

Iowa $47,192 Kansas $46,956 Louisiana $46,887 North Carolina $46,862 Missouri $46,852 Florida $46,660 Montana $46,556 Nebraska $46,458

Kentucky $46,403 South Carolina $46,206 Tennessee $46,083 Idaho $46,034 New Mexico $45,674 Oklahoma $45,595 Alabama $45,304 South Dakota $44,816

Arkansas $44,549 West Virginia $44,406 Mississippi $43,977

Top Paying Cities for Airborne Operator

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: $49,542
Barre: $49,617
Cabot: $49,508

Adamant, VT $49,542

Barre, VT $49,617

Cabot, VT $49,508

Calais, VT $49,551

East Barre, VT $49,541

East Calais, VT $49,542

East Montpelier, VT $49,575

Eden, VT $49,510

Eden Mills, VT $49,465

Graniteville, VT $49,614

Hyde Park, VT $49,583

Johnson, VT $49,645

Lake Elmore, VT $49,527

Marshfield, VT $49,516

Moretown, VT $49,649

Morrisville, VT $49,643

Moscow, VT $49,668

Northfield, VT $49,588

Northfield Falls, VT $49,820

North Hyde Park, VT $49,579

North Montpelier, VT $49,529

Plainfield, VT $49,522

Roxbury, VT $49,439

South Barre, VT $49,674

Waterbury, VT $49,663

Stowe, VT $49,670

Waitsfield, VT $49,642

Warren, VT $49,550

Washington, VT $49,453

Waterbury Center, VT $49,662

Websterville, VT $49,606

Williamstown, VT $49,548

Wolcott, VT $49,521

Woodbury, VT $49,472

Worcester, VT $49,521

Rutland, VT $49,520

Belmont, VT $49,367

Benson, VT $49,367

Bomoseen, VT $49,445

Brandon, VT $49,481

Bridport, VT $49,486

Castleton, VT $49,454

Center Rutland, VT $49,488

Chittenden, VT $49,374

Cuttingsville, VT $49,357

Danby, VT $49,441

East Middlebury, VT $49,514

East Poultney, VT $49,447

East Wallingford, VT $49,393

Fair Haven, VT $49,411

Florence, VT $49,393

Forest Dale, VT $49,483

Gaysville, VT $49,169

Granville, VT $49,401

Hancock, VT $49,393

Hydeville, VT $49,450

Killington, VT $49,388

Middlebury, VT $49,590

Middletown Springs, VT $49,420

Mount Holly, VT $49,374

North Clarendon, VT $49,447

Orwell, VT $49,441

Pawlet, VT $49,459

Pittsfield, VT $49,416

Pittsford, VT $49,464

Poultney, VT $49,454

Proctor, VT $49,509

Ripton, VT $49,452

Rochester, VT $49,426

Rupert, VT $49,421

Salisbury, VT $49,500

Shoreham, VT $49,458

Stockbridge, VT $49,371

Wallingford, VT $49,397

Wells, VT $49,461

West Pawlet, VT $49,478

West Rupert, VT $49,466

West Rutland, VT $49,436

Whiting, VT $49,460

Saint Johnsbury, VT $49,514

Albany, VT $49,485

Barnet, VT $49,461

Barton, VT $49,480

Beebe Plain, VT $49,494

Concord, VT $49,414

Coventry, VT $49,552

Craftsbury, VT $49,499

Craftsbury Common, VT $49,502

Danville, VT $49,472

Derby, VT $49,494

Derby Line, VT $49,457

East Burke, VT $49,456

East Charleston, VT $49,461

East Hardwick, VT $49,487

East Haven, VT $49,348

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $49,513

Glover, VT $49,465

Granby, VT $49,287

Greensboro, VT $49,448

Greensboro Bend, VT $49,480

Hardwick, VT $49,534

Irasburg, VT $49,467

Island Pond, VT $49,386

Lowell, VT $49,450

Lower Waterford, VT $49,507

Lyndon, VT $49,498

Lyndon Center, VT $49,554

Lyndonville, VT $49,500

Morgan, VT $49,411

Newport, VT $49,524

Newport Center, VT $49,461

North Concord, VT $49,332

North Troy, VT $49,468

Orleans, VT $49,449

Passumpsic, VT $49,517

Peacham, VT $49,417

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $49,518

Sheffield, VT $49,430

Sutton, VT $49,426

Troy, VT $49,473

West Burke, VT $49,459

West Charleston, VT $49,436

West Danville, VT $49,475

Westfield, VT $49,435

West Glover, VT $49,469

Averill, VT $49,181

Beecher Falls, VT $49,500

Canaan, VT $49,377

Gilman, VT $49,594

Guildhall, VT $49,312

Lunenburg, VT $49,419

Norton, VT $49,280

North Bennington, VT $49,830

North Pownal, VT $49,931

Pownal, VT $49,959

White River Junction, VT $49,507

Ascutney, VT $49,530

Barnard, VT $49,395

Bethel, VT $49,425

Bradford, VT $49,477

Bridgewater, VT $49,446

Bridgewater Corners, VT $49,347

Brookfield, VT $49,474

Brownsville, VT $49,447

Chelsea, VT $49,445

Corinth, VT $49,432

East Corinth, VT $49,452

East Randolph, VT $49,462

East Ryegate, VT $49,419

East Thetford, VT $49,480

Fairlee, VT $49,427

Groton, VT $49,440

Hartford, VT $49,636

Hartland, VT $49,462

Hartland Four Corners, VT $49,460

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $49,588

Newbury, VT $49,434

North Hartland, VT $49,497

North Pomfret, VT $49,413

North Thetford, VT $49,479

Norwich, VT $49,469

Plymouth, VT $49,312

Post Mills, VT $49,468

Quechee, VT $49,520

Randolph, VT $49,511

Randolph Center, VT $49,485

Reading, VT $49,353

Sharon, VT $49,424

South Pomfret, VT $49,377

South Royalton, VT $49,439

South Ryegate, VT $49,449

South Strafford, VT $49,436

South Woodstock, VT $49,365

Strafford, VT $49,393

Taftsville, VT $49,523

Thetford, VT $49,480

Thetford Center, VT $49,428

Topsham, VT $49,413

Tunbridge, VT $49,423

Vershire, VT $49,400

Wells River, VT $49,452

West Fairlee, VT $49,543

West Hartford, VT $49,413

West Newbury, VT $49,433

West Topsham, VT $49,453

Wilder, VT $49,638

Windsor, VT $49,483

Woodstock, VT $49,422

Bellows Falls, VT $49,602

Cambridgeport, VT $49,546

Cavendish, VT $49,381

Chester, VT $49,430

Chester Depot, VT $49,413

Grafton, VT $49,393

Londonderry, VT $49,482

Ludlow, VT $49,407

North Springfield, VT $49,579

Perkinsville, VT $49,445

Peru, VT $49,430

Proctorsville, VT $49,389

Saxtons River, VT $49,592

South Londonderry, VT $49,512

Springfield, VT $49,555

Westminster, VT $49,602

Westminster Station, VT $49,605

Weston, VT $49,379

Shaftsbury, VT $49,771

Brattleboro, VT $49,703

Bondville, VT $49,498

East Dover, VT $49,598

Jacksonville, VT $49,723

Jamaica, VT $49,499

Marlboro, VT $49,950

Newfane, VT $49,566

Putney, VT $49,556

Readsboro, VT $49,955

South Newfane, VT $49,583

Stamford, VT $49,919

Townshend, VT $49,521

Vernon, VT $49,855

Wardsboro, VT $49,557

West Dover, VT $49,638

West Dummerston, VT $49,578

West Halifax, VT $49,655

West Townshend, VT $49,454

West Wardsboro, VT $49,455

Whitingham, VT $49,705

Williamsville, VT $49,578

Wilmington, VT $49,675

Burlington, VT $49,811

South Burlington, VT $49,808

Winooski, VT $49,811

Colchester, VT $49,811

Alburgh, VT $49,562

Bakersfield, VT $49,636

Belvidere Center, VT $49,456

Bristol, VT $49,646

Cambridge, VT $49,705

Charlotte, VT $49,743

East Berkshire, VT $49,588

East Fairfield, VT $49,662

Enosburg Falls, VT $49,525

Essex, VT $49,773

Essex Junction, VT $49,776

Fairfax, VT $49,709

Fairfield, VT $49,661

Ferrisburgh, VT $49,688

Franklin, VT $49,528

Grand Isle, VT $49,714

Highgate Center, VT $49,570

Highgate Springs, VT $49,595

Hinesburg, VT $49,742

Huntington, VT $49,705

Isle La Motte, VT $49,624

Jeffersonville, VT $49,672

Jericho, VT $49,732

Jonesville, VT $49,742

Milton, VT $49,755

Monkton, VT $49,702

Montgomery, VT $49,525

Montgomery Center, VT $49,465

New Haven, VT $49,640

North Ferrisburgh, VT $49,710

North Hero, VT $49,661

Richford, VT $49,517

Richmond, VT $49,737

Saint Albans, VT $49,683

Saint Albans Bay, VT $49,677

Shelburne, VT $49,789

Sheldon, VT $49,624

Sheldon Springs, VT $49,746

South Hero, VT $49,759

Starksboro, VT $49,675

Swanton, VT $49,615

Underhill, VT $49,720

Underhill Center, VT $49,722

Vergennes, VT $49,625

Waterville, VT $49,642

Westford, VT $49,745

Williston, VT $49,782

Montpelier, VT $49,609

Bennington, VT $49,867

Arlington, VT $49,691

Dorset, VT $49,498

East Arlington, VT $49,479

East Dorset, VT $49,499

Manchester, VT $49,632

Manchester Center, VT $49,600

Airborne Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Airborne Operator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Biotechnology, offers compensation 50% above the average. Conversely, Airborne Operator positions in MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Airborne Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Airborne Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$72,601	$35.0	50%

Airborne Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Airborne Operator'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.

$43,874

Average $48,401/year

$53,755

$3,656

Average $4,033/month

$4,480

$844

Average $931/week

$1,034

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,755	$4,480	$1,034	$26
Average	$48,401	$4,033	$931	$23
25th Percentile	$43,874	$3,656	$844	$21

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