What are the main factors that influence a Gas Meter Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Gas Meter Technician's salary?

A Gas Meter Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,372 for beginners, reaching about $76,481 at mid-level, and approach $79,493 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Gas Meter Technician?

Gas Meter Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Gas Meter Technician roles are District of Columbia $87,409, California $87,077, Massachusetts $85,917. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Gas Meter Technician roles make?

Salaries for Gas Meter Technician level roles vary by specialization: Gas Meter Installation and Maintenance Mechanic: $89,300; Meter Maintenance Technician: $89,299; Water Meter Technician: $88,512; Meter Technician: $86,284; Electric Meter Technician: $84,876.

Gas Meter Technician Salary in Vermont

How much does a Gas Meter Technician make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Gas Meter Technician in Vermont is $77,485 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,296
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,398 to $84,715
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,767

10% $67,767

50% (Median) $77,485

90% $91,296

Gas Meter Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,715	$7,060	$1,629	$41
Average	$77,485	$6,457	$1,490	$37
25th Percentile	$72,398	$6,033	$1,392	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Gas Meter Technician Salaries

A Gas Meter 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 Gas Meter Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Gas Meter 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): $74,372
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,518
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $76,481
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,293
Expert (over 8 years): $79,493

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Gas Meter Technician	less than 1 year	$74,372
Early Career Level Gas Meter Technician	1-2 years	$74,518
Mid-Level Level Gas Meter Technician	2-4 years	$76,481
Senior-Level Level Gas Meter Technician	5-8 years	$79,293
Expert Level Gas Meter Technician	over 8 years	$79,493

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

District of Columbia: $87,409.
California: $87,077.
Massachusetts: $85,917.

District of Columbia $87,409 California $87,077 Massachusetts $85,917 Washington $85,601 New Jersey $85,569 Alaska $85,459 Connecticut $84,369 New York $83,927

Hawaii $82,514 Rhode Island $81,851 Maryland $81,401 Minnesota $80,785 Colorado $80,548 Illinois $80,469 Oregon $80,169 Delaware $79,948

New Hampshire $79,809 Virginia $79,498 Pennsylvania $78,591 Nevada $78,133 North Dakota $77,983 Michigan $77,746 Wisconsin $77,659 Vermont $77,485

Texas $77,004 Maine $76,972 Arizona $76,925 Ohio $76,870 Georgia $76,143 Indiana $75,780 Wyoming $75,709 Utah $75,598

Iowa $75,551 Kansas $75,172 Louisiana $75,062 North Carolina $75,022 Missouri $75,006 Florida $74,699 Montana $74,533 Nebraska $74,375

Kentucky $74,288 South Carolina $73,972 Tennessee $73,775 Idaho $73,696 New Mexico $73,120 Oklahoma $72,993 Alabama $72,528 South Dakota $71,746

Arkansas $71,320 West Virginia $71,091 Mississippi $70,404

Top Paying Cities for Gas Meter 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:

Adamant: $79,313
Barre: $79,432
Cabot: $79,258

Adamant, VT $79,313

Barre, VT $79,432

Cabot, VT $79,258

Calais, VT $79,327

East Barre, VT $79,311

East Calais, VT $79,313

East Montpelier, VT $79,366

Eden, VT $79,261

Eden Mills, VT $79,189

Graniteville, VT $79,427

Hyde Park, VT $79,378

Johnson, VT $79,478

Lake Elmore, VT $79,289

Marshfield, VT $79,271

Moretown, VT $79,483

Morrisville, VT $79,474

Moscow, VT $79,514

Northfield, VT $79,386

Northfield Falls, VT $79,757

North Hyde Park, VT $79,372

North Montpelier, VT $79,292

Plainfield, VT $79,281

Roxbury, VT $79,147

South Barre, VT $79,524

Waterbury, VT $79,506

Stowe, VT $79,517

Waitsfield, VT $79,473

Warren, VT $79,325

Washington, VT $79,170

Waterbury Center, VT $79,504

Websterville, VT $79,415

Williamstown, VT $79,322

Wolcott, VT $79,279

Woodbury, VT $79,201

Worcester, VT $79,280

Rutland, VT $79,277

Belmont, VT $79,033

Benson, VT $79,032

Bomoseen, VT $79,157

Brandon, VT $79,215

Bridport, VT $79,224

Castleton, VT $79,172

Center Rutland, VT $79,226

Chittenden, VT $79,044

Cuttingsville, VT $79,016

Danby, VT $79,151

East Middlebury, VT $79,267

East Poultney, VT $79,160

East Wallingford, VT $79,074

Fair Haven, VT $79,102

Florence, VT $79,074

Forest Dale, VT $79,218

Gaysville, VT $78,715

Granville, VT $79,087

Hancock, VT $79,074

Hydeville, VT $79,166

Killington, VT $79,066

Middlebury, VT $79,389

Middletown Springs, VT $79,117

Mount Holly, VT $79,044

North Clarendon, VT $79,160

Orwell, VT $79,151

Pawlet, VT $79,179

Pittsfield, VT $79,112

Pittsford, VT $79,187

Poultney, VT $79,172

Proctor, VT $79,260

Ripton, VT $79,168

Rochester, VT $79,127

Rupert, VT $79,119

Salisbury, VT $79,246

Shoreham, VT $79,179

Stockbridge, VT $79,038

Wallingford, VT $79,081

Wells, VT $79,183

West Pawlet, VT $79,209

West Rupert, VT $79,191

West Rutland, VT $79,142

Whiting, VT $79,182

Saint Johnsbury, VT $79,267

Albany, VT $79,221

Barnet, VT $79,183

Barton, VT $79,213

Beebe Plain, VT $79,236

Concord, VT $79,108

Coventry, VT $79,329

Craftsbury, VT $79,244

Craftsbury Common, VT $79,248

Danville, VT $79,200

Derby, VT $79,236

Derby Line, VT $79,177

East Burke, VT $79,175

East Charleston, VT $79,183

East Hardwick, VT $79,225

East Haven, VT $79,002

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $79,266

Glover, VT $79,189

Granby, VT $78,905

Greensboro, VT $79,162

Greensboro Bend, VT $79,213

Hardwick, VT $79,300

Irasburg, VT $79,193

Island Pond, VT $79,063

Lowell, VT $79,166

Lower Waterford, VT $79,257

Lyndon, VT $79,243

Lyndon Center, VT $79,332

Lyndonville, VT $79,246

Morgan, VT $79,103

Newport, VT $79,284

Newport Center, VT $79,183

North Concord, VT $78,976

North Troy, VT $79,194

Orleans, VT $79,164

Passumpsic, VT $79,272

Peacham, VT $79,112

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $79,274

Sheffield, VT $79,134

Sutton, VT $79,127

Troy, VT $79,202

West Burke, VT $79,180

West Charleston, VT $79,143

West Danville, VT $79,205

Westfield, VT $79,142

West Glover, VT $79,196

Averill, VT $78,735

Beecher Falls, VT $79,246

Canaan, VT $79,048

Gilman, VT $79,397

Guildhall, VT $78,944

Lunenburg, VT $79,116

Norton, VT $78,893

North Bennington, VT $79,774

North Pownal, VT $79,935

Pownal, VT $79,980

White River Junction, VT $79,257

Ascutney, VT $79,294

Barnard, VT $79,077

Bethel, VT $79,126

Bradford, VT $79,209

Bridgewater, VT $79,158

Bridgewater Corners, VT $79,001

Brookfield, VT $79,203

Brownsville, VT $79,160

Chelsea, VT $79,157

Corinth, VT $79,136

East Corinth, VT $79,169

East Randolph, VT $79,184

East Ryegate, VT $79,116

East Thetford, VT $79,213

Fairlee, VT $79,128

Groton, VT $79,149

Hartford, VT $79,463

Hartland, VT $79,185

Hartland Four Corners, VT $79,182

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $79,386

Newbury, VT $79,140

North Hartland, VT $79,241

North Pomfret, VT $79,105

North Thetford, VT $79,212

Norwich, VT $79,196

Plymouth, VT $78,944

Post Mills, VT $79,194

Quechee, VT $79,277

Randolph, VT $79,262

Randolph Center, VT $79,222

Reading, VT $79,010

Sharon, VT $79,124

South Pomfret, VT $79,048

South Royalton, VT $79,147

South Ryegate, VT $79,163

South Strafford, VT $79,143

South Woodstock, VT $79,029

Strafford, VT $79,074

Taftsville, VT $79,283

Thetford, VT $79,213

Thetford Center, VT $79,131

Topsham, VT $79,107

Tunbridge, VT $79,122

Vershire, VT $79,085

Wells River, VT $79,168

West Fairlee, VT $79,314

West Hartford, VT $79,107

West Newbury, VT $79,138

West Topsham, VT $79,170

Wilder, VT $79,467

Windsor, VT $79,217

Woodstock, VT $79,120

Bellows Falls, VT $79,409

Cambridgeport, VT $79,318

Cavendish, VT $79,055

Chester, VT $79,134

Chester Depot, VT $79,105

Grafton, VT $79,074

Londonderry, VT $79,216

Ludlow, VT $79,096

North Springfield, VT $79,372

Perkinsville, VT $79,157

Peru, VT $79,133

Proctorsville, VT $79,068

Saxtons River, VT $79,393

South Londonderry, VT $79,265

Springfield, VT $79,333

Westminster, VT $79,408

Westminster Station, VT $79,414

Weston, VT $79,052

Shaftsbury, VT $79,679

Brattleboro, VT $79,571

Bondville, VT $79,242

East Dover, VT $79,403

Jacksonville, VT $79,603

Jamaica, VT $79,243

Marlboro, VT $79,965

Newfane, VT $79,351

Putney, VT $79,334

Readsboro, VT $79,974

South Newfane, VT $79,378

Stamford, VT $79,917

Townshend, VT $79,279

Vernon, VT $79,814

Wardsboro, VT $79,337

West Dover, VT $79,467

West Dummerston, VT $79,371

West Halifax, VT $79,493

West Townshend, VT $79,172

West Wardsboro, VT $79,174

Whitingham, VT $79,574

Williamsville, VT $79,371

Wilmington, VT $79,526

Burlington, VT $79,743

South Burlington, VT $79,738

Winooski, VT $79,743

Colchester, VT $79,743

Alburgh, VT $79,345

Bakersfield, VT $79,463

Belvidere Center, VT $79,175

Bristol, VT $79,479

Cambridge, VT $79,574

Charlotte, VT $79,635

East Berkshire, VT $79,386

East Fairfield, VT $79,505

Enosburg Falls, VT $79,285

Essex, VT $79,682

Essex Junction, VT $79,688

Fairfax, VT $79,580

Fairfield, VT $79,503

Ferrisburgh, VT $79,547

Franklin, VT $79,290

Grand Isle, VT $79,588

Highgate Center, VT $79,357

Highgate Springs, VT $79,397

Hinesburg, VT $79,633

Huntington, VT $79,573

Isle La Motte, VT $79,444

Jeffersonville, VT $79,521

Jericho, VT $79,616

Jonesville, VT $79,633

Milton, VT $79,654

Monkton, VT $79,569

Montgomery, VT $79,285

Montgomery Center, VT $79,189

New Haven, VT $79,470

North Ferrisburgh, VT $79,582

North Hero, VT $79,503

Richford, VT $79,272

Richmond, VT $79,625

Saint Albans, VT $79,539

Saint Albans Bay, VT $79,528

Shelburne, VT $79,708

Sheldon, VT $79,444

Sheldon Springs, VT $79,639

South Hero, VT $79,659

Starksboro, VT $79,526

Swanton, VT $79,430

Underhill, VT $79,598

Underhill Center, VT $79,600

Vergennes, VT $79,446

Waterville, VT $79,472

Westford, VT $79,637

Williston, VT $79,697

Montpelier, VT $79,419

Bennington, VT $79,832

Arlington, VT $79,551

Dorset, VT $79,242

East Arlington, VT $79,212

East Dorset, VT $79,243

Manchester, VT $79,457

Manchester Center, VT $79,405

Gas Meter Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Gas Meter 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.

$72,398

Average $77,485/year

$84,715

$6,033

Average $6,457/month

$7,060

$1,392

Average $1,490/week

$1,629

$35

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,715	$7,060	$1,629	$41
Average	$77,485	$6,457	$1,490	$37
25th Percentile	$72,398	$6,033	$1,392	$35

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