What are the main factors that influence an Area Maintenance Tech'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 Area Maintenance Tech?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Area Maintenance Tech roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Area Maintenance Tech's salary?

An Area Maintenance Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $41,811 for beginners, reaching about $43,285 at mid-level, and approach $43,610 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Area Maintenance Tech?

Area Maintenance Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Maintenance Tech roles are District of Columbia $50,610, California $50,418, Massachusetts $49,746. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Maintenance Tech roles make?

Salaries for Area Maintenance Tech level roles vary by specialization: Area Maintenance Manager: $107,220; Area Maintenance Supervisor: $86,676; Aircraft Maintenance Tech: $68,815; Maintenance Tech III: $57,350; Area Maintenance Technician: $52,377.

Area Maintenance Tech Salary in Montana

How much does an Area Maintenance Tech make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Area Maintenance Tech in Montana is $43,155 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,093
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,559 to $47,833
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,375

10% $34,375

50% (Median) $43,155

90% $52,093

Area Maintenance Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,833	$3,986	$920	$23
Average	$43,155	$3,596	$830	$21
25th Percentile	$38,559	$3,213	$742	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Area Maintenance Tech Salaries

An Area Maintenance Tech'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 Area Maintenance Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Area Maintenance Tech'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): $41,811
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,635
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,285
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,480
Expert (over 8 years): $43,610

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Area Maintenance Tech	less than 1 year	$41,811
Early Career Level Area Maintenance Tech	1-2 years	$42,635
Mid-Level Level Area Maintenance Tech	2-4 years	$43,285
Senior-Level Level Area Maintenance Tech	5-8 years	$43,480
Expert Level Area Maintenance Tech	over 8 years	$43,610

How Do Area Maintenance Tech 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 Area Maintenance Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,610.
California: $50,418.
Massachusetts: $49,746.

District of Columbia $50,610 California $50,418 Massachusetts $49,746 Washington $49,563 New Jersey $49,545 Alaska $49,481 Connecticut $48,850 New York $48,594

Hawaii $47,776 Rhode Island $47,392 Maryland $47,131 Minnesota $46,775 Colorado $46,638 Illinois $46,592 Oregon $46,418 Delaware $46,290

New Hampshire $46,210 Virginia $46,030 Pennsylvania $45,504 Nevada $45,239 North Dakota $45,152 Michigan $45,015 Wisconsin $44,965 Vermont $44,864

Texas $44,585 Maine $44,567 Arizona $44,540 Ohio $44,508 Georgia $44,087 Indiana $43,877 Wyoming $43,836 Utah $43,772

Iowa $43,744 Kansas $43,525 Louisiana $43,461 North Carolina $43,438 Missouri $43,429 Florida $43,251 Montana $43,155 Nebraska $43,063

Kentucky $43,013 South Carolina $42,830 Tennessee $42,716 Idaho $42,670 New Mexico $42,337 Oklahoma $42,263 Alabama $41,994 South Dakota $41,541

Arkansas $41,294 West Virginia $41,162 Mississippi $40,764

Top Paying Cities for Area Maintenance Tech

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: $42,892
Acton: $43,930
Ashland: $42,859

Absarokee, MT $42,892

Acton, MT $43,930

Ashland, MT $42,859

Ballantine, MT $43,863

Bearcreek, MT $42,886

Belfry, MT $42,929

Bighorn, MT $42,789

Big Timber, MT $42,856

Birney, MT $42,829

Boyd, MT $43,278

Bridger, MT $43,110

Broadview, MT $43,687

Busby, MT $42,877

Clyde Park, MT $42,864

Columbus, MT $43,216

Cooke City, MT $42,780

Crow Agency, MT $42,914

Custer, MT $42,925

Decker, MT $42,869

Edgar, MT $43,767

Emigrant, MT $42,860

Fishtail, MT $42,824

Fromberg, MT $43,594

Gardiner, MT $42,862

Garryowen, MT $42,897

Grass Range, MT $42,817

Greycliff, MT $42,859

Hardin, MT $43,270

Fort Smith, MT $43,136

Harlowton, MT $42,841

Huntley, MT $44,079

Hysham, MT $42,811

Ingomar, MT $42,729

Joliet, MT $43,599

Lame Deer, MT $42,902

Laurel, MT $44,067

Lavina, MT $42,961

Livingston, MT $42,912

Lodge Grass, MT $42,921

Mc Leod, MT $42,767

Martinsdale, MT $42,795

Melstone, MT $42,811

Melville, MT $42,778

Molt, MT $43,807

Mosby, MT $42,752

Musselshell, MT $42,796

Nye, MT $42,819

Otter, MT $42,860

Park City, MT $43,764

Pompeys Pillar, MT $43,591

Pray, MT $42,838

Pryor, MT $43,615

Rapelje, MT $43,111

Red Lodge, MT $42,895

Reed Point, MT $42,842

Roberts, MT $43,076

Roscoe, MT $42,810

Roundup, MT $42,891

Ryegate, MT $42,803

Saint Xavier, MT $43,097

Sanders, MT $42,863

Sand Springs, MT $42,756

Shawmut, MT $42,789

Shepherd, MT $43,887

Silver Gate, MT $42,896

Springdale, MT $42,832

Sumatra, MT $42,756

Teigen, MT $42,818

Two Dot, MT $42,784

Wilsall, MT $42,822

Winnett, MT $42,788

Worden, MT $43,537

Wyola, MT $42,940

Billings, MT $44,118

Baker, MT $43,008

Wolf Point, MT $42,861

Antelope, MT $42,913

Bainville, MT $43,061

Brockton, MT $42,839

Brockway, MT $42,780

Circle, MT $42,812

Crane, MT $43,090

Culbertson, MT $42,933

Dagmar, MT $42,954

Fairview, MT $43,078

Flaxville, MT $42,806

Fort Peck, MT $42,785

Frazer, MT $42,835

Froid, MT $42,876

Glasgow, MT $42,858

Saint Marie, MT $43,040

Glentana, MT $42,786

Hinsdale, MT $42,776

Homestead, MT $42,876

Lambert, MT $42,850

Larslan, MT $42,779

Medicine Lake, MT $42,870

Nashua, MT $42,835

Opheim, MT $42,773

Outlook, MT $42,837

Peerless, MT $42,781

Plentywood, MT $42,905

Poplar, MT $42,869

Raymond, MT $42,873

Redstone, MT $42,783

Reserve, MT $42,825

Richey, MT $42,800

Richland, MT $42,776

Saco, MT $42,801

Savage, MT $42,928

Scobey, MT $42,839

Sidney, MT $43,089

Vandalia, MT $42,796

Vida, MT $42,810

Westby, MT $42,945

Whitetail, MT $42,775

Miles City, MT $42,864

Alzada, MT $42,827

Angela, MT $42,750

Alberton, MT $42,814

Arlee, MT $42,830

Bonner, MT $42,816

Charlo, MT $42,842

Clinton, MT $42,844

Condon, MT $42,768

Conner, MT $42,852

Corvallis, MT $42,909

Darby, MT $42,770

De Borgia, MT $42,681

Dixon, MT $42,804

Drummond, MT $42,827

Florence, MT $42,899

Frenchtown, MT $42,881

Grantsdale, MT $42,886

Hall, MT $42,819

Hamilton, MT $42,887

Pinesdale, MT $42,985

Haugan, MT $42,671

Helmville, MT $42,735

Heron, MT $42,687

Hot Springs, MT $42,765

Huson, MT $42,825

Lolo, MT $42,873

Lonepine, MT $42,780

Milltown, MT $42,981

Noxon, MT $42,670

Ovando, MT $42,731

Pablo, MT $42,995

Paradise, MT $42,829

Philipsburg, MT $42,819

Plains, MT $42,795

Polson, MT $42,862

Ravalli, MT $42,834

Ronan, MT $42,867

Saint Ignatius, MT $42,857

Saint Regis, MT $42,765

Saltese, MT $42,654

Seeley Lake, MT $42,839

Stevensville, MT $42,907

Sula, MT $42,755

Superior, MT $42,796

Thompson Falls, MT $42,736

Trout Creek, MT $42,696

Victor, MT $42,881

Kalispell, MT $42,899

Big Arm, MT $42,842

Bigfork, MT $42,840

Columbia Falls, MT $42,895

Coram, MT $42,839

Dayton, MT $42,848

Elmo, MT $42,798

Essex, MT $42,770

Eureka, MT $42,852

Fortine, MT $42,810

Hungry Horse, MT $42,944

Kila, MT $42,805

Lake Mc Donald, MT $42,844

Lakeside, MT $42,876

Libby, MT $42,788

Marion, MT $42,782

Martin City, MT $42,875

Olney, MT $42,775

Polebridge, MT $42,700

Proctor, MT $42,785

Rexford, MT $42,817

Rollins, MT $42,811

Somers, MT $42,870

Stryker, MT $42,768

Trego, MT $42,800

Troy, MT $42,670

West Glacier, MT $42,714

Whitefish, MT $42,873

Bloomfield, MT $42,823

Boyes, MT $42,837

Broadus, MT $42,850

Brusett, MT $42,781

Capitol, MT $42,747

Cohagen, MT $42,765

Colstrip, MT $42,939

Ekalaka, MT $42,840

Fallon, MT $42,885

Forsyth, MT $42,828

Glendive, MT $42,970

Hammond, MT $42,810

Hathaway, MT $42,858

Ismay, MT $42,823

Jordan, MT $42,790

Kinsey, MT $42,842

Lindsay, MT $42,788

Mildred, MT $42,885

Olive, MT $42,796

Plevna, MT $42,922

Powderville, MT $42,754

Rosebud, MT $42,775

Terry, MT $42,804

Volborg, MT $42,776

Wibaux, MT $42,953

Willard, MT $42,936

Great Falls, MT $41,015

Malmstrom A F B, MT $41,015

Augusta, MT $42,774

Babb, MT $42,790

Belt, MT $41,519

Black Eagle, MT $41,015

Brady, MT $42,368

Browning, MT $42,848

Buffalo, MT $42,815

Bynum, MT $42,809

Carter, MT $41,728

Cascade, MT $42,305

Choteau, MT $42,810

Coffee Creek, MT $42,813

Conrad, MT $42,849

Cut Bank, MT $42,820

Denton, MT $42,803

Dupuyer, MT $42,770

Dutton, MT $41,883

East Glacier Park, MT $42,752

Ethridge, MT $42,765

Fairfield, MT $42,472

Floweree, MT $41,101

Forest Grove, MT $42,797

Fort Benton, MT $42,502

Fort Shaw, MT $41,577

Galata, MT $42,776

Geraldine, MT $42,795

Geyser, MT $42,486

Heart Butte, MT $42,847

Highwood, MT $41,578

Hilger, MT $42,814

Hobson, MT $42,820

Judith Gap, MT $42,811

Kevin, MT $42,804

Ledger, MT $42,785

Lewistown, MT $42,889

Loma, MT $42,794

Lothair, MT $42,790

Moccasin, MT $42,822

Monarch, MT $42,348

Moore, MT $42,846

Neihart, MT $42,664

Oilmont, MT $42,782

Pendroy, MT $42,770

Power, MT $41,416

Raynesford, MT $42,299

Roy, MT $42,774

Sand Coulee, MT $41,015

Shelby, MT $42,850

Simms, MT $41,900

Stanford, MT $42,817

Stockett, MT $41,438

Sunburst, MT $42,820

Sun River, MT $41,362

Sweet Grass, MT $42,793

Biddle, MT $42,865

Ulm, MT $41,035

Valier, MT $42,813

Vaughn, MT $41,185

Winifred, MT $42,798

Havre, MT $42,879

Big Sandy, MT $42,807

Box Elder, MT $42,892

Chester, MT $42,813

Chinook, MT $42,821

Dodson, MT $42,805

Gildford, MT $42,797

Harlem, MT $42,856

Hays, MT $42,874

Hingham, MT $42,798

Hogeland, MT $42,790

Inverness, MT $42,787

Joplin, MT $42,798

Kremlin, MT $42,796

Lloyd, MT $42,734

Loring, MT $42,774

Malta, MT $42,827

Rudyard, MT $42,807

Turner, MT $42,800

Whitewater, MT $42,782

Whitlash, MT $42,752

Zortman, MT $42,832

Zurich, MT $42,773

Helena, MT $40,897

Basin, MT $41,790

Boulder, MT $42,248

Canyon Creek, MT $41,353

Clancy, MT $40,966

East Helena, MT $40,869

Fort Harrison, MT $40,869

Jefferson City, MT $41,260

Lincoln, MT $42,808

Marysville, MT $41,303

Radersburg, MT $42,315

Ringling, MT $42,760

Toston, MT $42,478

Townsend, MT $41,848

White Sulphur Springs, MT $42,635

Winston, MT $41,345

Wolf Creek, MT $42,217

Butte, MT $42,806

Alder, MT $42,792

Anaconda, MT $42,901

Avon, MT $41,760

Belgrade, MT $42,952

Bozeman, MT $42,980

Big Sky, MT $42,948

Cameron, MT $42,763

Cardwell, MT $42,856

Deer Lodge, MT $42,546

Dell, MT $42,646

Dillon, MT $42,825

Divide, MT $42,813

Elliston, MT $41,412

Ennis, MT $42,882

Gallatin Gateway, MT $42,858

Garrison, MT $42,336

Glen, MT $42,811

Gold Creek, MT $42,619

Harrison, MT $42,868

Jackson, MT $42,701

Lima, MT $42,677

Mc Allister, MT $42,874

Manhattan, MT $42,940

Melrose, MT $42,816

Norris, MT $42,816

Polaris, MT $42,764

Pony, MT $42,877

Ramsay, MT $42,900

Sheridan, MT $42,892

Silver Star, MT $42,891

Three Forks, MT $42,906

Twin Bridges, MT $42,855

Virginia City, MT $42,870

Warm Springs, MT $42,895

West Yellowstone, MT $42,847

Whitehall, MT $42,900

Willow Creek, MT $42,887

Wisdom, MT $42,712

Wise River, MT $42,787

Missoula, MT $43,046

Area Maintenance Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Area Maintenance Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Area Maintenance Tech positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Area Maintenance Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Area Maintenance Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$56,101	$27.0	30%
Financial Services	$53,943	$26.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$51,786	$25.0	20%
Biotechnology	$49,628	$24.0	15%
Internet	$49,628	$24.0	15%

Area Maintenance Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Area Maintenance Tech'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.

$38,559

Average $43,155/year

$47,833

$3,213

Average $3,596/month

$3,986

$742

Average $830/week

$920

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,833	$3,986	$920	$23
Average	$43,155	$3,596	$830	$21
25th Percentile	$38,559	$3,213	$742	$19

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