What are the main factors that influence a Commercial Apprentice'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 Commercial Apprentice?

The Business Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Commercial Apprentice roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Commercial Apprentice's salary?

A Commercial Apprentice's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,350 for beginners, reaching about $48,017 at mid-level, and approach $50,598 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Commercial Apprentice?

Commercial Apprentice salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Commercial Apprentice roles are District of Columbia $55,137, California $54,928, Massachusetts $54,196. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Commercial Apprentice roles make?

Salaries for Commercial Apprentice level roles vary by specialization: Lineman Apprentice: $63,033; Electrician - Apprentice: $55,700; Commercial Electrician Apprentice: $54,229; Apprentice Mechanic: $52,603; Apprentice Plumber - Commercial and Industrial Construction: $49,841.

Commercial Apprentice Salary in Vermont

How much does a Commercial Apprentice make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Commercial Apprentice in Vermont is $48,877 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,709
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,831 to $55,070
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,147

10% $41,147

50% (Median) $48,877

90% $60,709

Commercial Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,070	$4,589	$1,059	$26
Average	$48,877	$4,073	$940	$23
25th Percentile	$44,831	$3,736	$862	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Commercial Apprentice Salaries

A Commercial Apprentice'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 Commercial Apprentice Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Commercial Apprentice'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): $46,350
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,462
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,017
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,426
Expert (over 8 years): $50,598

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Commercial Apprentice	less than 1 year	$46,350
Early Career Level Commercial Apprentice	1-2 years	$46,462
Mid-Level Level Commercial Apprentice	2-4 years	$48,017
Senior-Level Level Commercial Apprentice	5-8 years	$50,426
Expert Level Commercial Apprentice	over 8 years	$50,598

How Do Commercial Apprentice 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 Commercial Apprentices. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,137.
California: $54,928.
Massachusetts: $54,196.

District of Columbia $55,137 California $54,928 Massachusetts $54,196 Washington $53,997 New Jersey $53,977 Alaska $53,907 Connecticut $53,220 New York $52,941

Hawaii $52,049 Rhode Island $51,631 Maryland $51,347 Minnesota $50,959 Colorado $50,810 Illinois $50,760 Oregon $50,570 Delaware $50,431

New Hampshire $50,343 Virginia $50,147 Pennsylvania $49,575 Nevada $49,286 North Dakota $49,191 Michigan $49,042 Wisconsin $48,987 Vermont $48,877

Texas $48,574 Maine $48,554 Arizona $48,524 Ohio $48,489 Georgia $48,031 Indiana $47,802 Wyoming $47,757 Utah $47,687

Iowa $47,657 Kansas $47,418 Louisiana $47,349 North Carolina $47,324 Missouri $47,314 Florida $47,119 Montana $47,015 Nebraska $46,915

Kentucky $46,860 South Carolina $46,661 Tennessee $46,537 Idaho $46,487 New Mexico $46,123 Oklahoma $46,044 Alabama $45,750 South Dakota $45,257

Arkansas $44,988 West Virginia $44,844 Mississippi $44,410

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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: $50,030
Barre: $50,105
Cabot: $49,995

Adamant, VT $50,030

Barre, VT $50,105

Cabot, VT $49,995

Calais, VT $50,039

East Barre, VT $50,029

East Calais, VT $50,030

East Montpelier, VT $50,064

Eden, VT $49,997

Eden Mills, VT $49,952

Graniteville, VT $50,102

Hyde Park, VT $50,071

Johnson, VT $50,134

Lake Elmore, VT $50,015

Marshfield, VT $50,004

Moretown, VT $50,138

Morrisville, VT $50,132

Moscow, VT $50,157

Northfield, VT $50,076

Northfield Falls, VT $50,311

North Hyde Park, VT $50,068

North Montpelier, VT $50,017

Plainfield, VT $50,010

Roxbury, VT $49,926

South Barre, VT $50,164

Waterbury, VT $50,152

Stowe, VT $50,159

Waitsfield, VT $50,131

Warren, VT $50,038

Washington, VT $49,940

Waterbury Center, VT $50,151

Websterville, VT $50,094

Williamstown, VT $50,036

Wolcott, VT $50,009

Woodbury, VT $49,959

Worcester, VT $50,009

Rutland, VT $50,008

Belmont, VT $49,853

Benson, VT $49,853

Bomoseen, VT $49,932

Brandon, VT $49,968

Bridport, VT $49,974

Castleton, VT $49,941

Center Rutland, VT $49,975

Chittenden, VT $49,860

Cuttingsville, VT $49,843

Danby, VT $49,928

East Middlebury, VT $50,001

East Poultney, VT $49,934

East Wallingford, VT $49,879

Fair Haven, VT $49,897

Florence, VT $49,880

Forest Dale, VT $49,970

Gaysville, VT $49,653

Granville, VT $49,888

Hancock, VT $49,880

Hydeville, VT $49,938

Killington, VT $49,874

Middlebury, VT $50,078

Middletown Springs, VT $49,907

Mount Holly, VT $49,860

North Clarendon, VT $49,934

Orwell, VT $49,928

Pawlet, VT $49,946

Pittsfield, VT $49,903

Pittsford, VT $49,951

Poultney, VT $49,942

Proctor, VT $49,997

Ripton, VT $49,939

Rochester, VT $49,913

Rupert, VT $49,908

Salisbury, VT $49,988

Shoreham, VT $49,946

Stockbridge, VT $49,857

Wallingford, VT $49,884

Wells, VT $49,948

West Pawlet, VT $49,965

West Rupert, VT $49,953

West Rutland, VT $49,923

Whiting, VT $49,947

Saint Johnsbury, VT $50,001

Albany, VT $49,972

Barnet, VT $49,948

Barton, VT $49,967

Beebe Plain, VT $49,982

Concord, VT $49,901

Coventry, VT $50,040

Craftsbury, VT $49,987

Craftsbury Common, VT $49,989

Danville, VT $49,959

Derby, VT $49,982

Derby Line, VT $49,945

East Burke, VT $49,943

East Charleston, VT $49,948

East Hardwick, VT $49,975

East Haven, VT $49,834

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $50,000

Glover, VT $49,952

Granby, VT $49,773

Greensboro, VT $49,935

Greensboro Bend, VT $49,967

Hardwick, VT $50,022

Irasburg, VT $49,954

Island Pond, VT $49,873

Lowell, VT $49,938

Lower Waterford, VT $49,995

Lyndon, VT $49,986

Lyndon Center, VT $50,042

Lyndonville, VT $49,988

Morgan, VT $49,898

Newport, VT $50,012

Newport Center, VT $49,948

North Concord, VT $49,818

North Troy, VT $49,955

Orleans, VT $49,936

Passumpsic, VT $50,004

Peacham, VT $49,904

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $50,006

Sheffield, VT $49,917

Sutton, VT $49,913

Troy, VT $49,960

West Burke, VT $49,947

West Charleston, VT $49,923

West Danville, VT $49,962

Westfield, VT $49,922

West Glover, VT $49,956

Averill, VT $49,666

Beecher Falls, VT $49,988

Canaan, VT $49,863

Gilman, VT $50,083

Guildhall, VT $49,798

Lunenburg, VT $49,906

Norton, VT $49,765

North Bennington, VT $50,321

North Pownal, VT $50,423

Pownal, VT $50,451

White River Junction, VT $49,995

Ascutney, VT $50,018

Barnard, VT $49,881

Bethel, VT $49,912

Bradford, VT $49,964

Bridgewater, VT $49,933

Bridgewater Corners, VT $49,833

Brookfield, VT $49,961

Brownsville, VT $49,934

Chelsea, VT $49,932

Corinth, VT $49,919

East Corinth, VT $49,940

East Randolph, VT $49,949

East Ryegate, VT $49,906

East Thetford, VT $49,967

Fairlee, VT $49,914

Groton, VT $49,927

Hartford, VT $50,125

Hartland, VT $49,949

Hartland Four Corners, VT $49,947

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $50,076

Newbury, VT $49,921

North Hartland, VT $49,985

North Pomfret, VT $49,899

North Thetford, VT $49,966

Norwich, VT $49,956

Plymouth, VT $49,798

Post Mills, VT $49,955

Quechee, VT $50,007

Randolph, VT $49,998

Randolph Center, VT $49,973

Reading, VT $49,839

Sharon, VT $49,911

South Pomfret, VT $49,863

South Royalton, VT $49,926

South Ryegate, VT $49,936

South Strafford, VT $49,923

South Woodstock, VT $49,851

Strafford, VT $49,880

Taftsville, VT $50,011

Thetford, VT $49,967

Thetford Center, VT $49,915

Topsham, VT $49,900

Tunbridge, VT $49,910

Vershire, VT $49,886

Wells River, VT $49,939

West Fairlee, VT $50,031

West Hartford, VT $49,900

West Newbury, VT $49,920

West Topsham, VT $49,940

Wilder, VT $50,127

Windsor, VT $49,970

Woodstock, VT $49,909

Bellows Falls, VT $50,091

Cambridgeport, VT $50,034

Cavendish, VT $49,867

Chester, VT $49,917

Chester Depot, VT $49,899

Grafton, VT $49,879

Londonderry, VT $49,969

Ludlow, VT $49,893

North Springfield, VT $50,068

Perkinsville, VT $49,932

Peru, VT $49,917

Proctorsville, VT $49,876

Saxtons River, VT $50,080

South Londonderry, VT $50,000

Springfield, VT $50,043

Westminster, VT $50,090

Westminster Station, VT $50,094

Weston, VT $49,865

Shaftsbury, VT $50,261

Brattleboro, VT $50,193

Bondville, VT $49,985

East Dover, VT $50,087

Jacksonville, VT $50,213

Jamaica, VT $49,986

Marlboro, VT $50,441

Newfane, VT $50,054

Putney, VT $50,044

Readsboro, VT $50,447

South Newfane, VT $50,071

Stamford, VT $50,411

Townshend, VT $50,009

Vernon, VT $50,346

Wardsboro, VT $50,045

West Dover, VT $50,127

West Dummerston, VT $50,067

West Halifax, VT $50,144

West Townshend, VT $49,942

West Wardsboro, VT $49,943

Whitingham, VT $50,195

Williamsville, VT $50,067

Wilmington, VT $50,165

Burlington, VT $50,302

South Burlington, VT $50,299

Winooski, VT $50,302

Colchester, VT $50,302

Alburgh, VT $50,051

Bakersfield, VT $50,125

Belvidere Center, VT $49,943

Bristol, VT $50,135

Cambridge, VT $50,195

Charlotte, VT $50,233

East Berkshire, VT $50,076

East Fairfield, VT $50,151

Enosburg Falls, VT $50,013

Essex, VT $50,263

Essex Junction, VT $50,267

Fairfax, VT $50,198

Fairfield, VT $50,150

Ferrisburgh, VT $50,178

Franklin, VT $50,016

Grand Isle, VT $50,203

Highgate Center, VT $50,058

Highgate Springs, VT $50,083

Hinesburg, VT $50,232

Huntington, VT $50,194

Isle La Motte, VT $50,113

Jeffersonville, VT $50,161

Jericho, VT $50,221

Jonesville, VT $50,232

Milton, VT $50,245

Monkton, VT $50,192

Montgomery, VT $50,013

Montgomery Center, VT $49,952

New Haven, VT $50,129

North Ferrisburgh, VT $50,200

North Hero, VT $50,150

Richford, VT $50,004

Richmond, VT $50,227

Saint Albans, VT $50,173

Saint Albans Bay, VT $50,166

Shelburne, VT $50,279

Sheldon, VT $50,113

Sheldon Springs, VT $50,236

South Hero, VT $50,249

Starksboro, VT $50,165

Swanton, VT $50,104

Underhill, VT $50,210

Underhill Center, VT $50,211

Vergennes, VT $50,114

Waterville, VT $50,131

Westford, VT $50,235

Williston, VT $50,273

Montpelier, VT $50,097

Bennington, VT $50,358

Arlington, VT $50,181

Dorset, VT $49,985

East Arlington, VT $49,966

East Dorset, VT $49,986

Manchester, VT $50,121

Manchester Center, VT $50,088

Commercial Apprentice Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Commercial Apprentice roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Business Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Commercial Apprentice positions in Financial Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Commercial Apprentice as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Commercial Apprentice

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Business Services	$58,653	$28.0	20%

Commercial Apprentice Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Commercial Apprentice'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.

$44,831

Average $48,877/year

$55,070

$3,736

Average $4,073/month

$4,589

$862

Average $940/week

$1,059

$22

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,070	$4,589	$1,059	$26
Average	$48,877	$4,073	$940	$23
25th Percentile	$44,831	$3,736	$862	$22

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