What are the main factors that influence an Apprentice electrical technician'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 Apprentice electrical technician?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Apprentice electrical technician roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change An Apprentice electrical technician's salary?

An Apprentice electrical technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,437 for beginners, reaching about $79,069 at mid-level, and approach $114,309 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Apprentice electrical technician?

Apprentice electrical technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Apprentice electrical technician roles are District of Columbia $71,228, California $70,958, Massachusetts $70,012. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Apprentice electrical technician roles make?

Salaries for Apprentice electrical technician level roles vary by specialization: Tower Technician Apprentice: $73,325; Apprentice Technician: $66,314; Electrical Technician: $60,798; Electrical Apprentice: $54,711; Service Technician Apprentice: $52,207.

Apprentice electrical technician Salary in Montana

How much does an Apprentice electrical technician make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice electrical technician in Montana is $60,735 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,642
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,192 to $66,968
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,055

10% $52,055

50% (Median) $60,735

90% $72,642

Apprentice electrical technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,968	$5,581	$1,288	$32
Average	$60,735	$5,061	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$56,192	$4,683	$1,081	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Apprentice electrical technician Salaries

An Apprentice electrical technician'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 Apprentice electrical technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Apprentice electrical technician'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): $59,437
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,719
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,069
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,310
Expert (over 8 years): $114,309

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Apprentice electrical technician	less than 1 year	$59,437
CAE Design Technician II	1-2 years	$69,719
CAE Design Technician III	2-4 years	$79,069
CAE Design Supervisor I	5-8 years	$89,310
CAE Design Supervisor II	over 8 years	$114,309

How Do Apprentice electrical technician 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 Apprentice electrical technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,228.
California: $70,958.
Massachusetts: $70,012.

District of Columbia $71,228 California $70,958 Massachusetts $70,012 Washington $69,755 New Jersey $69,729 Alaska $69,639 Connecticut $68,751 New York $68,391

Hawaii $67,239 Rhode Island $66,699 Maryland $66,332 Minnesota $65,831 Colorado $65,638 Illinois $65,573 Oregon $65,329 Delaware $65,149

New Hampshire $65,035 Virginia $64,782 Pennsylvania $64,042 Nevada $63,669 North Dakota $63,547 Michigan $63,354 Wisconsin $63,283 Vermont $63,141

Texas $62,749 Maine $62,723 Arizona $62,685 Ohio $62,640 Georgia $62,048 Indiana $61,752 Wyoming $61,694 Utah $61,604

Iowa $61,565 Kansas $61,257 Louisiana $61,166 North Carolina $61,134 Missouri $61,121 Florida $60,871 Montana $60,735 Nebraska $60,607

Kentucky $60,536 South Carolina $60,279 Tennessee $60,118 Idaho $60,054 New Mexico $59,584 Oklahoma $59,481 Alabama $59,101 South Dakota $58,465

Arkansas $58,117 West Virginia $57,931 Mississippi $57,371

Top Paying Cities for Apprentice electrical technician

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:

Absarokee: $60,366
Acton: $61,827
Ashland: $60,319

Absarokee, MT $60,366

Acton, MT $61,827

Ashland, MT $60,319

Ballantine, MT $61,733

Bearcreek, MT $60,357

Belfry, MT $60,418

Bighorn, MT $60,220

Big Timber, MT $60,315

Birney, MT $60,277

Boyd, MT $60,909

Bridger, MT $60,673

Broadview, MT $61,485

Busby, MT $60,345

Clyde Park, MT $60,326

Columbus, MT $60,822

Cooke City, MT $60,209

Crow Agency, MT $60,396

Custer, MT $60,413

Decker, MT $60,334

Edgar, MT $61,598

Emigrant, MT $60,321

Fishtail, MT $60,270

Fromberg, MT $61,354

Gardiner, MT $60,323

Garryowen, MT $60,373

Grass Range, MT $60,261

Greycliff, MT $60,319

Hardin, MT $60,898

Fort Smith, MT $60,709

Harlowton, MT $60,294

Huntley, MT $62,037

Hysham, MT $60,251

Ingomar, MT $60,137

Joliet, MT $61,361

Lame Deer, MT $60,380

Laurel, MT $62,019

Lavina, MT $60,463

Livingston, MT $60,393

Lodge Grass, MT $60,407

Mc Leod, MT $60,189

Martinsdale, MT $60,229

Melstone, MT $60,251

Melville, MT $60,205

Molt, MT $61,653

Mosby, MT $60,168

Musselshell, MT $60,230

Nye, MT $60,263

Otter, MT $60,321

Park City, MT $61,593

Pompeys Pillar, MT $61,349

Pray, MT $60,290

Pryor, MT $61,384

Rapelje, MT $60,674

Red Lodge, MT $60,370

Reed Point, MT $60,295

Roberts, MT $60,625

Roscoe, MT $60,250

Roundup, MT $60,365

Ryegate, MT $60,240

Saint Xavier, MT $60,654

Sanders, MT $60,324

Sand Springs, MT $60,174

Shawmut, MT $60,221

Shepherd, MT $61,765

Silver Gate, MT $60,371

Springdale, MT $60,281

Sumatra, MT $60,174

Teigen, MT $60,262

Two Dot, MT $60,214

Wilsall, MT $60,268

Winnett, MT $60,219

Worden, MT $61,273

Wyola, MT $60,433

Billings, MT $62,091

Baker, MT $60,529

Wolf Point, MT $60,322

Antelope, MT $60,395

Bainville, MT $60,603

Brockton, MT $60,292

Brockway, MT $60,208

Circle, MT $60,254

Crane, MT $60,645

Culbertson, MT $60,424

Dagmar, MT $60,452

Fairview, MT $60,628

Flaxville, MT $60,245

Fort Peck, MT $60,216

Frazer, MT $60,285

Froid, MT $60,343

Glasgow, MT $60,317

Saint Marie, MT $60,573

Glentana, MT $60,216

Hinsdale, MT $60,203

Homestead, MT $60,343

Lambert, MT $60,306

Larslan, MT $60,207

Medicine Lake, MT $60,335

Nashua, MT $60,286

Opheim, MT $60,198

Outlook, MT $60,289

Peerless, MT $60,210

Plentywood, MT $60,384

Poplar, MT $60,333

Raymond, MT $60,339

Redstone, MT $60,212

Reserve, MT $60,271

Richey, MT $60,236

Richland, MT $60,203

Saco, MT $60,238

Savage, MT $60,416

Scobey, MT $60,292

Sidney, MT $60,643

Vandalia, MT $60,231

Vida, MT $60,250

Westby, MT $60,441

Whitetail, MT $60,202

Miles City, MT $60,327

Alzada, MT $60,275

Angela, MT $60,166

Alberton, MT $60,256

Arlee, MT $60,278

Bonner, MT $60,258

Charlo, MT $60,295

Clinton, MT $60,299

Condon, MT $60,191

Conner, MT $60,310

Corvallis, MT $60,389

Darby, MT $60,194

De Borgia, MT $60,069

Dixon, MT $60,242

Drummond, MT $60,275

Florence, MT $60,375

Frenchtown, MT $60,351

Grantsdale, MT $60,357

Hall, MT $60,263

Hamilton, MT $60,358

Pinesdale, MT $60,497

Haugan, MT $60,055

Helmville, MT $60,145

Heron, MT $60,077

Hot Springs, MT $60,187

Huson, MT $60,271

Lolo, MT $60,339

Lonepine, MT $60,209

Milltown, MT $60,492

Noxon, MT $60,053

Ovando, MT $60,138

Pablo, MT $60,511

Paradise, MT $60,277

Philipsburg, MT $60,263

Plains, MT $60,229

Polson, MT $60,323

Ravalli, MT $60,284

Ronan, MT $60,331

Saint Ignatius, MT $60,316

Saint Regis, MT $60,187

Saltese, MT $60,030

Seeley Lake, MT $60,292

Stevensville, MT $60,387

Sula, MT $60,173

Superior, MT $60,231

Thompson Falls, MT $60,146

Trout Creek, MT $60,090

Victor, MT $60,350

Kalispell, MT $60,375

Big Arm, MT $60,295

Bigfork, MT $60,293

Columbia Falls, MT $60,369

Coram, MT $60,292

Dayton, MT $60,304

Elmo, MT $60,233

Essex, MT $60,194

Eureka, MT $60,310

Fortine, MT $60,250

Hungry Horse, MT $60,439

Kila, MT $60,244

Lake Mc Donald, MT $60,299

Lakeside, MT $60,343

Libby, MT $60,219

Marion, MT $60,211

Martin City, MT $60,341

Olney, MT $60,202

Polebridge, MT $60,096

Proctor, MT $60,216

Rexford, MT $60,261

Rollins, MT $60,252

Somers, MT $60,335

Stryker, MT $60,191

Trego, MT $60,236

Troy, MT $60,053

West Glacier, MT $60,115

Whitefish, MT $60,339

Bloomfield, MT $60,269

Boyes, MT $60,288

Broadus, MT $60,306

Brusett, MT $60,210

Capitol, MT $60,162

Cohagen, MT $60,187

Colstrip, MT $60,432

Ekalaka, MT $60,292

Fallon, MT $60,356

Forsyth, MT $60,276

Glendive, MT $60,476

Hammond, MT $60,250

Hathaway, MT $60,317

Ismay, MT $60,269

Jordan, MT $60,223

Kinsey, MT $60,295

Lindsay, MT $60,219

Mildred, MT $60,355

Olive, MT $60,231

Plevna, MT $60,407

Powderville, MT $60,172

Rosebud, MT $60,202

Terry, MT $60,241

Volborg, MT $60,203

Wibaux, MT $60,452

Willard, MT $60,427

Great Falls, MT $57,725

Malmstrom A F B, MT $57,725

Augusta, MT $60,200

Babb, MT $60,222

Belt, MT $58,433

Black Eagle, MT $57,725

Brady, MT $59,628

Browning, MT $60,303

Buffalo, MT $60,257

Bynum, MT $60,249

Carter, MT $58,727

Cascade, MT $59,539

Choteau, MT $60,250

Coffee Creek, MT $60,255

Conrad, MT $60,305

Cut Bank, MT $60,265

Denton, MT $60,241

Dupuyer, MT $60,194

Dutton, MT $58,946

East Glacier Park, MT $60,168

Ethridge, MT $60,187

Fairfield, MT $59,775

Floweree, MT $57,846

Forest Grove, MT $60,232

Fort Benton, MT $59,817

Fort Shaw, MT $58,515

Galata, MT $60,203

Geraldine, MT $60,229

Geyser, MT $59,795

Heart Butte, MT $60,302

Highwood, MT $58,517

Hilger, MT $60,256

Hobson, MT $60,264

Judith Gap, MT $60,252

Kevin, MT $60,242

Ledger, MT $60,216

Lewistown, MT $60,362

Loma, MT $60,228

Lothair, MT $60,223

Moccasin, MT $60,268

Monarch, MT $59,601

Moore, MT $60,301

Neihart, MT $60,045

Oilmont, MT $60,211

Pendroy, MT $60,194

Power, MT $58,288

Raynesford, MT $59,531

Roy, MT $60,200

Sand Coulee, MT $57,725

Shelby, MT $60,306

Simms, MT $58,970

Stanford, MT $60,261

Stockett, MT $58,319

Sunburst, MT $60,264

Sun River, MT $58,212

Sweet Grass, MT $60,227

Biddle, MT $60,328

Ulm, MT $57,752

Valier, MT $60,255

Vaughn, MT $57,963

Winifred, MT $60,234

Havre, MT $60,348

Big Sandy, MT $60,246

Box Elder, MT $60,366

Chester, MT $60,254

Chinook, MT $60,265

Dodson, MT $60,243

Gildford, MT $60,232

Harlem, MT $60,315

Hays, MT $60,340

Hingham, MT $60,233

Hogeland, MT $60,223

Inverness, MT $60,218

Joplin, MT $60,233

Kremlin, MT $60,231

Lloyd, MT $60,143

Loring, MT $60,200

Malta, MT $60,275

Rudyard, MT $60,247

Turner, MT $60,237

Whitewater, MT $60,211

Whitlash, MT $60,169

Zortman, MT $60,281

Zurich, MT $60,198

Helena, MT $57,557

Basin, MT $58,815

Boulder, MT $59,459

Canyon Creek, MT $58,200

Clancy, MT $57,655

East Helena, MT $57,519

Fort Harrison, MT $57,519

Jefferson City, MT $58,069

Lincoln, MT $60,248

Marysville, MT $58,129

Radersburg, MT $59,554

Ringling, MT $60,180

Toston, MT $59,783

Townsend, MT $58,897

White Sulphur Springs, MT $60,004

Winston, MT $58,189

Wolf Creek, MT $59,416

Butte, MT $60,245

Alder, MT $60,225

Anaconda, MT $60,378

Avon, MT $58,773

Belgrade, MT $60,450

Bozeman, MT $60,489

Big Sky, MT $60,444

Cameron, MT $60,185

Cardwell, MT $60,315

Deer Lodge, MT $59,879

Dell, MT $60,020

Dillon, MT $60,271

Divide, MT $60,254

Elliston, MT $58,283

Ennis, MT $60,352

Gallatin Gateway, MT $60,317

Garrison, MT $59,583

Glen, MT $60,252

Gold Creek, MT $59,981

Harrison, MT $60,332

Jackson, MT $60,097

Lima, MT $60,063

Mc Allister, MT $60,340

Manhattan, MT $60,433

Melrose, MT $60,259

Norris, MT $60,258

Polaris, MT $60,185

Pony, MT $60,345

Ramsay, MT $60,376

Sheridan, MT $60,366

Silver Star, MT $60,364

Three Forks, MT $60,385

Twin Bridges, MT $60,314

Virginia City, MT $60,335

Warm Springs, MT $60,370

West Yellowstone, MT $60,302

Whitehall, MT $60,377

Willow Creek, MT $60,359

Wisdom, MT $60,112

Wise River, MT $60,218

Missoula, MT $60,583

Apprentice electrical technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Apprentice electrical technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Apprentice electrical technician positions in Insurance or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Apprentice electrical technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Apprentice electrical technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$85,030	$41.0	40%
Biotechnology	$81,993	$39.0	35%
Business Services	$78,956	$38.0	30%
Chemicals	$75,919	$36.0	25%
Construction	$72,883	$35.0	20%

Apprentice electrical technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Apprentice electrical technician'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.

$56,192

Average $60,735/year

$66,968

$4,683

Average $5,061/month

$5,581

$1,081

Average $1,168/week

$1,288

$27

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,968	$5,581	$1,288	$32
Average	$60,735	$5,061	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$56,192	$4,683	$1,081	$27

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