What are the main factors that influence a Field Data 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 Field Data Technician?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Field Data Technician roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Field Data Technician's salary?

A Field Data Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $84,561 for beginners, reaching about $132,843 at mid-level, and approach $169,695 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Field Data Technician?

Field Data Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Field Data Technician roles are District of Columbia $92,414, California $92,063, Massachusetts $90,836. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Field Data Technician roles make?

Salaries for Field Data Technician level roles vary by specialization: Field Service Technician V: $91,959; Field Data Collector: $86,252; Field Service Technician IV: $79,125; Resident Field Technician: $74,054; Field Service Technician III: $69,884.

Field Data Technician Salary in Maryland

How much does a Field Data Technician make in Maryland? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Field Data Technician in Maryland is $86,062 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Field Data Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,828
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,405 to $93,268
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,703

10% $65,703

50% (Median) $86,062

90% $99,828

Field Data Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,268	$7,772	$1,794	$45
Average	$86,062	$7,172	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$75,405	$6,284	$1,450	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Field Data Technician Salaries

A Field Data 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 Field Data Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Data 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): $84,561
Early Career (1-2 years): $112,350
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $132,843
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,423
Expert (over 8 years): $169,695

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Field Data Technician	less than 1 year	$84,561
Data Architect II	1-2 years	$112,350
Data Architect III	2-4 years	$132,843
Data Architect IV	5-8 years	$147,423
Data Architect V	over 8 years	$169,695

How Do Field Data 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 Field Data Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,414.
California: $92,063.
Massachusetts: $90,836.

District of Columbia $92,414 California $92,063 Massachusetts $90,836 Washington $90,502 New Jersey $90,469 Alaska $90,352 Connecticut $89,200 New York $88,733

Hawaii $87,239 Rhode Island $86,538 Maryland $86,062 Minnesota $85,411 Colorado $85,160 Illinois $85,077 Oregon $84,760 Delaware $84,526

New Hampshire $84,379 Virginia $84,050 Pennsylvania $83,091 Nevada $82,606 North Dakota $82,448 Michigan $82,197 Wisconsin $82,106 Vermont $81,922

Texas $81,413 Maine $81,379 Arizona $81,329 Ohio $81,271 Georgia $80,503 Indiana $80,119 Wyoming $80,044 Utah $79,927

Iowa $79,877 Kansas $79,476 Louisiana $79,360 North Carolina $79,318 Missouri $79,301 Florida $78,976 Montana $78,800 Nebraska $78,633

Kentucky $78,542 South Carolina $78,208 Tennessee $77,999 Idaho $77,916 New Mexico $77,306 Oklahoma $77,173 Alabama $76,680 South Dakota $75,854

Arkansas $75,403 West Virginia $75,161 Mississippi $74,435

Top Paying Cities for Field Data 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:

Owings: $88,614
Riverdale: $91,784
College Park: $91,679

Owings, MD $88,614

Riverdale, MD $91,784

College Park, MD $91,679

Fort Washington, MD $91,619

Oxon Hill, MD $91,884

Suitland, MD $91,854

District Heights, MD $91,809

Temple Hills, MD $91,856

Deale, MD $88,204

Dunkirk, MD $89,137

Fort George G Meade, MD $87,092

Friendship, MD $88,484

Fulton, MD $88,250

Andrews Air Force Base, MD $91,544

Savage, MD $87,221

Shady Side, MD $87,508

Galesville, MD $87,893

Greenbelt, MD $91,361

Glenn Dale, MD $90,352

Upper Marlboro, MD $90,440

Harwood, MD $88,231

Highland, MD $88,169

West River, MD $88,248

Tracys Landing, MD $88,310

Hyattsville, MD $91,859

Jessup, MD $86,793

Bethesda, MD $91,885

Glen Echo, MD $91,869

Chevy Chase, MD $91,875

Cabin John, MD $91,849

Olney, MD $89,781

Brookeville, MD $88,105

Poolesville, MD $88,881

Barnesville, MD $87,644

Beallsville, MD $87,805

Boyds, MD $88,477

Dickerson, MD $87,704

Rockville, MD $90,838

Potomac, MD $91,100

Derwood, MD $89,875

Sandy Spring, MD $89,350

Ashton, MD $89,153

Brinklow, MD $88,492

Burtonsville, MD $89,527

Montgomery Village, MD $88,795

Kensington, MD $91,799

Garrett Park, MD $91,690

Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $90,970

Silver Spring, MD $91,745

Takoma Park, MD $91,865

Aberdeen, MD $84,146

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $84,129

Abingdon, MD $84,779

Gunpowder, MD $85,290

Arnold, MD $86,284

Baldwin, MD $85,130

Bel Air, MD $84,423

Belcamp, MD $84,545

Benson, MD $84,035

Boring, MD $84,221

Brooklandville, MD $85,959

Butler, MD $85,013

Chase, MD $85,684

Churchville, MD $83,792

Clarksville, MD $87,234

Cockeysville, MD $85,175

Hunt Valley, MD $85,533

Crownsville, MD $86,867

Darlington, MD $83,050

Davidsonville, MD $88,134

Dayton, MD $87,179

Edgewater, MD $87,327

Edgewood, MD $85,037

Ellicott City, MD $86,129

Columbia, MD $86,774

Fallston, MD $84,815

Finksburg, MD $84,844

Forest Hill, MD $83,963

Fork, MD $85,418

Fort Howard, MD $85,958

Freeland, MD $82,276

Gambrills, MD $87,195

Gibson Island, MD $86,005

Glen Arm, MD $85,733

Glen Burnie, MD $86,107

Glyndon, MD $85,283

Hampstead, MD $83,323

Elkridge, MD $86,201

Hanover, MD $86,251

Harmans, MD $86,246

Havre De Grace, MD $83,600

Hydes, MD $85,425

Jarrettsville, MD $83,684

Joppa, MD $85,253

Kingsville, MD $85,443

Lineboro, MD $82,066

Linthicum Heights, MD $86,120

Long Green, MD $85,593

Spencerville, MD $89,395

Clarksburg, MD $87,439

Damascus, MD $86,686

Germantown, MD $89,277

Annapolis, MD $86,951

Cumberland, MD $78,987

Accident, MD $78,855

Barton, MD $79,226

Bittinger, MD $79,077

Bloomington, MD $79,359

Corriganville, MD $78,485

Eckhart Mines, MD $78,920

Ellerslie, MD $78,585

Flintstone, MD $79,007

Friendsville, MD $78,833

Frostburg, MD $78,811

Grantsville, MD $78,815

Kitzmiller, MD $78,820

Lonaconing, MD $79,083

Luke, MD $79,365

Mc Henry, MD $78,863

Midland, MD $79,348

Midlothian, MD $78,822

Mount Savage, MD $78,461

Oakland, MD $78,634

Oldtown, MD $79,114

Pinto, MD $79,260

Rawlings, MD $79,285

Spring Gap, MD $79,210

Swanton, MD $79,018

Westernport, MD $79,361

Easton, MD $85,227

Barclay, MD $84,515

Bethlehem, MD $84,624

Betterton, MD $84,578

Bozman, MD $85,953

Cambridge, MD $84,628

Centreville, MD $85,316

Chester, MD $85,974

Chestertown, MD $84,973

Church Creek, MD $84,494

Church Hill, MD $84,859

Claiborne, MD $86,108

Cordova, MD $84,938

Crapo, MD $83,750

Crocheron, MD $83,146

Crumpton, MD $84,418

Denton, MD $84,495

East New Market, MD $84,291

Federalsburg, MD $84,274

Fishing Creek, MD $84,060

Galena, MD $84,191

Goldsboro, MD $84,332

Grasonville, MD $85,811

Greensboro, MD $84,348

Henderson, MD $84,426

Hillsboro, MD $84,999

Hurlock, MD $84,310

Ingleside, MD $84,583

Kennedyville, MD $84,341

Mcdaniel, MD $86,074

Madison, MD $85,152

Marydel, MD $84,194

Massey, MD $84,211

Millington, MD $84,330

Neavitt, MD $86,061

Newcomb, MD $85,468

Oxford, MD $85,045

Preston, MD $84,593

Price, MD $84,917

Queen Anne, MD $85,139

Queenstown, MD $85,624

Rhodesdale, MD $83,805

Ridgely, MD $84,681

Rock Hall, MD $85,492

Royal Oak, MD $85,309

Saint Michaels, MD $85,887

Secretary, MD $84,612

Sherwood, MD $86,586

Deal Island, MD $82,509

Eden, MD $82,672

Ewell, MD $82,252

Fruitland, MD $82,955

Girdletree, MD $82,063

Hebron, MD $82,878

Linkwood, MD $84,047

Manokin, MD $82,399

Mardela Springs, MD $83,176

Marion Station, MD $82,110

Nanticoke, MD $82,841

Newark, MD $82,496

Ocean City, MD $82,894

Parsonsburg, MD $82,727

Pittsville, MD $82,730

Pocomoke City, MD $82,217

Powellville, MD $82,688

Princess Anne, MD $82,612

Quantico, MD $82,715

Rehobeth, MD $82,086

Sharptown, MD $83,632

Showell, MD $82,728

Snow Hill, MD $82,435

Stockton, MD $81,942

Tyaskin, MD $82,635

Tylerton, MD $82,349

Upper Fairmount, MD $82,601

Vienna, MD $83,353

Westover, MD $82,399

Whaleyville, MD $82,685

Willards, MD $82,717

Delmar, MD $82,937

North East, MD $83,676

Perry Point, MD $83,555

Perryville, MD $83,524

Port Deposit, MD $83,318

Rising Sun, MD $83,045

Warwick, MD $84,172

Cecilton, MD $84,115

Charlestown, MD $83,665

Chesapeake City, MD $84,113

Childs, MD $84,000

Stevensville, MD $86,194

Colora, MD $82,970

Conowingo, MD $82,830

Earleville, MD $84,035

Elk Mills, MD $84,029

Elkton, MD $83,968

Georgetown, MD $84,097

Lutherville Timonium, MD $85,888

Abell, MD $85,034

Accokeek, MD $90,867

Aquasco, MD $88,618

Avenue, MD $85,170

Barstow, MD $87,561

Bel Alton, MD $87,994

Benedict, MD $87,935

Brandywine, MD $90,007

Broomes Island, MD $86,567

Bryans Road, MD $90,690

Bryantown, MD $89,050

Bushwood, MD $85,231

California, MD $85,159

Callaway, MD $84,565

Chaptico, MD $86,041

Charlotte Hall, MD $87,339

Cheltenham, MD $90,849

Clements, MD $86,042

Cobb Island, MD $85,270

Coltons Point, MD $84,869

Compton, MD $85,332

Dameron, MD $83,487

Dowell, MD $85,424

Drayden, MD $83,687

Faulkner, MD $87,524

Great Mills, MD $84,701

Helen, MD $86,846

Hollywood, MD $85,662

Hughesville, MD $88,456

Huntingtown, MD $88,093

Indian Head, MD $88,641

Ironsides, MD $88,284

Issue, MD $85,731

La Plata, MD $88,892

Leonardtown, MD $85,017

Lexington Park, MD $84,442

Loveville, MD $85,908

Lusby, MD $85,584

Marbury, MD $89,352

Mechanicsville, MD $86,828

Morganza, MD $86,321

Mount Victoria, MD $85,328

Nanjemoy, MD $87,245

Newburg, MD $86,371

Park Hall, MD $84,194

Patuxent River, MD $84,639

Piney Point, MD $83,817

Pomfret, MD $89,858

Port Republic, MD $87,038

Port Tobacco, MD $88,564

Prince Frederick, MD $87,567

Ridge, MD $83,117

Rock Point, MD $86,340

Saint Inigoes, MD $83,384

Saint Leonard, MD $86,618

Saint Marys City, MD $84,177

Scotland, MD $82,566

Solomons, MD $85,347

Sunderland, MD $88,268

Tall Timbers, MD $83,924

Valley Lee, MD $83,958

Welcome, MD $88,013

White Plains, MD $89,867

Southern Md Facility, MD $90,964

Annapolis Junction, MD $86,990

Lanham, MD $91,309

Beltsville, MD $91,178

Laurel, MD $89,191

Bladensburg, MD $91,844

Lothian, MD $89,140

Mount Rainier, MD $91,887

North Beach, MD $87,901

Bowie, MD $89,176

Brentwood, MD $91,881

Capitol Heights, MD $91,841

Chesapeake Beach, MD $87,856

Churchton, MD $87,877

Clinton, MD $91,324

Still Pond, MD $84,583

Sudlersville, MD $84,424

Taylors Island, MD $85,175

Templeville, MD $84,199

Tilghman, MD $86,392

Toddville, MD $83,338

Trappe, MD $84,680

Wingate, MD $83,664

Wittman, MD $86,107

Woolford, MD $84,823

Worton, MD $84,873

Wye Mills, MD $85,475

Frederick, MD $84,507

Adamstown, MD $86,264

Big Pool, MD $80,131

Boonsboro, MD $82,985

Braddock Heights, MD $84,464

Brownsville, MD $84,217

Brunswick, MD $84,996

Buckeystown, MD $85,621

Burkittsville, MD $84,353

Cascade, MD $82,230

Cavetown, MD $82,126

Chewsville, MD $82,253

Clear Spring, MD $81,152

Cooksville, MD $86,093

Emmitsburg, MD $82,504

Fairplay, MD $82,452

Funkstown, MD $82,444

Glenelg, MD $87,004

Glenwood, MD $86,578

Hagerstown, MD $82,026

Hancock, MD $79,736

Ijamsville, MD $86,052

Jefferson, MD $85,080

Keedysville, MD $83,248

Keymar, MD $83,207

Knoxville, MD $84,549

Ladiesburg, MD $83,506

Libertytown, MD $84,275

Lisbon, MD $86,104

Little Orleans, MD $79,294

Maugansville, MD $81,728

Middletown, MD $84,154

Monrovia, MD $85,863

Mount Airy, MD $85,348

Myersville, MD $83,060

New Market, MD $85,003

New Midway, MD $83,504

New Windsor, MD $84,259

Point Of Rocks, MD $86,100

Rocky Ridge, MD $82,949

Rohrersville, MD $83,816

Sabillasville, MD $82,341

Saint James, MD $82,465

Sharpsburg, MD $83,125

Smithsburg, MD $82,200

Sykesville, MD $85,569

Taneytown, MD $82,702

Thurmont, MD $83,042

Tuscarora, MD $86,429

Union Bridge, MD $83,917

Unionville, MD $84,322

Walkersville, MD $84,024

West Friendship, MD $86,281

Williamsport, MD $82,116

Woodbine, MD $86,094

Woodsboro, MD $83,625

Salisbury, MD $82,938

Allen, MD $82,824

Berlin, MD $82,737

Bishopville, MD $82,756

Bivalve, MD $83,060

Manchester, MD $82,320

Marriottsville, MD $85,911

Maryland Line, MD $82,066

Mayo, MD $87,134

Millersville, MD $86,424

Monkton, MD $84,391

Odenton, MD $87,298

Crofton, MD $87,797

Owings Mills, MD $85,740

Parkton, MD $83,096

Pasadena, MD $86,029

Perry Hall, MD $85,796

Perryman, MD $84,366

Phoenix, MD $85,344

Pylesville, MD $82,601

Randallstown, MD $85,872

Reisterstown, MD $85,537

Riderwood, MD $86,054

Riva, MD $87,468

Severn, MD $86,411

Severna Park, MD $86,294

Simpsonville, MD $87,135

Sparks Glencoe, MD $84,653

Crisfield, MD $82,312

Stevenson, MD $85,928

Dhs, MD $90,890

Waldorf, MD $89,815

Street, MD $82,977

Upperco, MD $84,151

Upper Falls, MD $85,527

Westminster, MD $84,155

Whiteford, MD $82,568

White Hall, MD $82,985

White Marsh, MD $85,716

Woodstock, MD $85,950

Baltimore, MD $86,062

Towson, MD $86,052

Gwynn Oak, MD $86,080

Pikesville, MD $86,019

Sparrows Point, MD $85,969

Middle River, MD $85,791

Essex, MD $85,994

Dundalk, MD $86,076

Brooklyn, MD $86,078

Curtis Bay, MD $86,095

Halethorpe, MD $86,089

Catonsville, MD $86,131

Parkville, MD $86,039

Nottingham, MD $85,951

Rosedale, MD $86,061

Windsor Mill, MD $86,034

Gaithersburg, MD $89,686

Washington Grove, MD $89,733

Field Data Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Field Data Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Field Data Technician positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Field Data Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Field Data Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$120,487	$58.0	40%
Financial Services	$111,880	$54.0	30%
Software & Networking	$107,577	$52.0	25%
Biotechnology	$103,274	$50.0	20%
Internet	$98,971	$48.0	15%

Field Data Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Data 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.

$75,405

Average $86,062/year

$93,268

$6,284

Average $7,172/month

$7,772

$1,450

Average $1,655/week

$1,794

$36

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,268	$7,772	$1,794	$45
Average	$86,062	$7,172	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$75,405	$6,284	$1,450	$36

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