What are the main factors that influence a Technical Design's salary?

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

How does experience change A Technical Design's salary?

A Technical Design's salary grows with experience: starting around $90,014 for beginners, reaching about $90,014 at mid-level, and approach $90,014 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Technical Design?

Technical Design salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technical Design roles are District of Columbia $97,604, California $97,234, Massachusetts $95,938. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technical Design roles make?

Salaries for Technical Design level roles vary by specialization: Product Design Engineer V: $160,192; Technical Learning Design Manager: $145,681; Product Design Engineer IV: $136,701; Design Architect, Master: $131,800; Technical Design Manager: $113,085.

How do different companies affect a Technical Design's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Technical Design roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Technical Design Salary in the United States

How much does a Technical Design make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Technical Design in the United States is $88,154 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a Technical Design's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,817
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,780 to $96,352
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,245

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Technical Design Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,352	$8,029	$1,853	$46
Average	$88,154	$7,346	$1,695	$42
25th Percentile	$78,780	$6,565	$1,515	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Design Salaries

A Technical Design'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 Technical Design Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Design'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): $90,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,014
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,014
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,014
Expert (over 8 years): $90,014

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Technical Design	$90,014
Intermediate Level Technical Design	$90,014
Senior Level Technical Design	$90,014
Specialist Level Technical Design	$90,014
Expert Level Technical Design	$90,014

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How Do Technical Design 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 Technical Designs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,604.
California: $97,234.
Massachusetts: $95,938.

District of Columbia $97,604 California $97,234 Massachusetts $95,938 Washington $95,585 New Jersey $95,550 Alaska $95,426 Connecticut $94,210 New York $93,716

Hawaii $92,138 Rhode Island $91,398 Maryland $90,895 Minnesota $90,208 Colorado $89,943 Illinois $89,855 Oregon $89,520 Delaware $89,273

New Hampshire $89,118 Virginia $88,771 Pennsylvania $87,757 Nevada $87,246 North Dakota $87,078 Michigan $86,814 Wisconsin $86,717 Vermont $86,523

Texas $85,985 Maine $85,950 Arizona $85,897 Ohio $85,835 Georgia $85,024 Indiana $84,619 Wyoming $84,539 Utah $84,416

Iowa $84,363 Kansas $83,940 Louisiana $83,817 North Carolina $83,773 Missouri $83,755 Florida $83,411 Montana $83,226 Nebraska $83,050

Kentucky $82,953 South Carolina $82,600 Tennessee $82,380 Idaho $82,292 New Mexico $81,648 Oklahoma $81,507 Alabama $80,987 South Dakota $80,114

Arkansas $79,638 West Virginia $79,382 Mississippi $78,616

Top Paying Cities for Technical Designs

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:

San Jose: $111,188
San Francisco: $110,095
Oakland: $107,653

San Jose, CA $111,188

San Francisco, CA $110,095

Oakland, CA $107,653

New York, NY $102,161

Queens Village, NY $101,500

Paramus, NJ $100,795

Passaic, NJ $100,707

Bergenfield, NJ $100,619

Stamford, CT $100,486

Huntington, NY $100,398

Newark, NJ $99,825

Bridgeport, CT $99,649

New Brunswick, NJ $99,358

Vallejo, CA $99,173

Middlesex, NJ $99,120

Somerset, NJ $99,041

Petaluma, CA $98,838

Santa Cruz, CA $98,494

Boston, MA $98,318

Monterey, CA $97,877

Fairbanks, AK $97,815

Los Angeles, CA $97,648

Washington, DC $97,604

Seattle, WA $97,445

Santa Rosa, CA $97,428

Juneau, AK $97,172

Orange, CA $96,881

Anchorage, AK $96,722

Anaheim, CA $96,661

Santa Ana, CA $96,528

Nassau, NY $96,475

Long Beach, CA $96,440

Danbury, CT $96,414

Santa Maria, CA $96,114

Everett, WA $96,096

Bremerton, WA $95,664

Trenton, NJ $95,497

Sacramento, CA $95,462

San Diego, CA $95,418

Brockton, MA $95,382

Tacoma, WA $95,347

Santa Barbara, CA $95,224

Lowell, MA $94,871

New Suffolk, NY $94,836

Nashua, NH $94,730

Lompoc, CA $94,589

Ventura, CA $94,501

Stockton, CA $94,474

New Haven, CT $94,298

Atlantic City, NJ $94,069

Hartford, CT $93,875

Modesto, CA $93,831

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,637

New Britain, CT $93,593

Kennewick, WA $93,469

Olympia, WA $93,469

New London, CT $93,452

Norwich, CT $93,425

Lawrence, MA $93,381

Bakersfield, CA $93,134

New Bedford, MA $93,011

Riverside, CA $93,011

Richland, WA $92,923

Portsmouth, NH $92,852

Vineland, NJ $92,835

San Bernardino, CA $92,764

Boulder, CO $92,517

Worcester, MA $92,447

Portland, OR $92,367

Saint Paul, MN $92,262

Minneapolis, MN $92,262

Philadelphia, PA $92,138

Honolulu, HI $91,671

Springfield, MA $91,363

Providence, RI $91,354

Chicago, IL $91,098

Bellingham, WA $90,992

Baltimore, MD $90,895

Chico, CA $90,675

Wilmington, DE $90,525

Pittsfield, MA $90,437

Manchester, NH $90,269

Spokane, WA $89,882

Denver, CO $89,873

Albany, NY $89,458

Troy, NY $89,423

Schenectady, NY $89,238

Burlington, VT $89,044

Portland, ME $88,736

Salem, OR $88,665

Yakima, WA $88,647

Ann Arbor, MI $88,621

Rochester, MN $88,374

Reno, NV $88,330

Fresno, CA $88,330

Milwaukee, WI $88,251

Detroit, MI $88,163

Allentown, PA $88,136

Carson City, NV $88,127

Houston, TX $87,995

Colorado Springs, CO $87,986

Syracuse, NY $87,942

Eugene, OR $87,775

Gary, IN $87,669

Bismarck, ND $87,669

Galveston, TX $87,669

Springfield, OR $87,598

Medford, OR $87,387

Fort Collins, CO $87,352

Austin, TX $87,281

Mesa, AZ $87,096

Phoenix, AZ $87,078

Dallas, TX $87,052

Reading, PA $86,999

Saint Cloud, MN $86,964

Concord, NH $86,884

Madison, WI $86,849

Utica, NY $86,611

Raleigh, NC $86,541

Las Vegas, NV $86,532

Rochester, NY $86,470

Des Moines, IA $86,461

Atlanta, GA $86,320

Battle Creek, MI $86,294

Salt Lake City, UT $86,267

Lancaster, PA $86,135

Champaign, IL $86,117

Harrisburg, PA $86,012

Durham, NC $85,932

Kansas City, MO $85,923

Kansas City, KS $85,906

Fort Worth, TX $85,897

Boca Raton, FL $85,862

Cleveland, OH $85,853

Columbus, OH $85,835

Pittsburgh, PA $85,826

Richmond, VA $85,791

Indianapolis, IN $85,774

Cincinnati, OH $85,659

Petersburg, VA $85,527

Lansing, MI $85,333

Billings, MT $85,333

Huntsville, AL $85,333

Lebanon, PA $85,324

Pueblo, CO $85,315

Dayton, OH $85,315

Appleton, WI $85,289

Buffalo, NY $85,253

Racine, WI $85,209

Charlotte, NC $85,201

Saint Louis, MO $85,174

Springfield, IL $85,139

York, PA $85,121

Elkhart, IN $85,121

Gastonia, NC $85,112

Benton Harbor, MI $85,112

Beaumont, TX $85,060

Lorain, OH $85,042

Toledo, OH $85,007

Binghamton, NY $84,963

Rock Hill, SC $84,954

Rockford, IL $84,910

Elyria, OH $84,866

Fargo, ND $84,866

Flagstaff, AZ $84,804

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,751

Miami, FL $84,698

Duluth, MN $84,557

Bangor, ME $84,442

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,346

Louisville, KY $84,301

Grand Rapids, MI $84,284

Hialeah, FL $84,275

Casper, WY $84,152

Scranton, PA $84,046

New Orleans, LA $84,019

Virginia Beach, VA $84,011

Akron, OH $83,966

Peoria, IL $83,852

Sarasota, FL $83,834

Green Bay, WI $83,773

Baton Rouge, LA $83,728

Charleston, SC $83,711

Nashville, TN $83,684

Jamestown, NY $83,667

Davenport, IA $83,667

Tucson, AZ $83,623

Cheyenne, WY $83,596

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,570

Tampa, FL $83,552

Omaha, NE $83,534

Evansville, IN $83,499

Port Arthur, TX $83,499

Bradenton, FL $83,464

Santa Fe, NM $83,305

Orlando, FL $83,217

Clearwater, FL $83,120

La Crosse, WI $82,935

Canton, OH $82,935

Grand Forks, ND $82,909

Tulsa, OK $82,882

Albuquerque, NM $82,882

Newport News, VA $82,873

High Point, NC $82,847

Ogden, UT $82,812

Corpus Christi, TX $82,741

Laramie, WY $82,688

Norfolk, VA $82,688

Rock Island, IL $82,635

Saginaw, MI $82,618

Jacksonville, FL $82,609

Salisbury, NC $82,591

Memphis, TN $82,574

Moline, IL $82,530

Fort Myers, FL $82,503

Waterloo, IA $82,388

Spartanburg, SC $82,300

Lincoln, NE $82,256

Fort Wayne, IN $82,239

Birmingham, AL $82,142

Cedar Falls, IA $82,124

Provo, UT $82,115

Springfield, OH $82,106

San Antonio, TX $82,089

Greensboro, NC $82,054

South Bend, IN $82,045

Winston Salem, NC $82,036

Boise, ID $82,009

Savannah, GA $81,948

Muskegon, MI $81,789

Lima, OH $81,683

Lake Charles, LA $81,648

Anderson, IN $81,630

Lexington, KY $81,604

Augusta, GA $81,577

Greenville, SC $81,577

Wichita, KS $81,498

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,498

Columbia, SC $81,419

Bloomington, IN $81,198

Roanoke, VA $81,146

Asheville, NC $81,031

Knoxville, TN $80,881

Shreveport, LA $80,872

Wilmington, NC $80,758

Frankfort, KY $80,590

Oklahoma City, OK $80,528

Chillicothe, OH $80,493

Longview, TX $80,484

Topeka, KS $80,458

Mobile, AL $80,326

Terre Haute, IN $80,290

Erie, PA $80,282

Altoona, PA $80,238

Melbourne, FL $80,211

Amarillo, TX $80,176

Killeen, TX $80,149

Fayetteville, AR $80,079

Sioux Falls, SD $80,017

Chattanooga, TN $79,964

Idaho Falls, ID $79,955

Gainesville, FL $79,770

Portsmouth, OH $79,726

Little Rock, AR $79,709

Lynchburg, VA $79,709

Youngstown, OH $79,673

Lafayette, LA $79,673

Temple, TX $79,638

Daytona Beach, FL $79,620

Clarksville, TN $79,612

Pensacola, FL $79,603

Hopkinsville, KY $79,338

Charleston, WV $79,330

Florence, SC $79,285

Sioux City, IA $79,233

Macon, GA $78,977

Tallahassee, FL $78,968

Fayetteville, NC $78,950

Wichita Falls, TX $78,933

Waco, TX $78,933

Pine Bluff, AR $78,898

Vincennes, IN $78,730

Lubbock, TX $78,695

Great Falls, MT $78,642

Alamogordo, NM $78,633

Abilene, TX $78,563

Rapid City, SD $78,448

Monroe, LA $78,448

Albany, GA $78,395

Huntington, WV $78,386

Jackson, MS $78,377

Greenville, MS $78,369

Parkersburg, WV $78,281

Montgomery, AL $78,263

Johnstown, PA $78,245

Springfield, MO $78,175

Biloxi, MS $78,131

Sumter, SC $77,946

Columbus, GA $77,937

Twin Falls, ID $77,884

Pascagoula, MS $77,769

Kingsport, TN $77,540

Gulfport, MS $77,514

Alexandria, LA $77,223

Fort Smith, AR $77,002

El Paso, TX $76,764

Helena, MT $76,650

Las Cruces, NM $76,368

Harlingen, TX $76,121

Pocatello, ID $76,041

Florence, AL $76,015

Brownsville, TX $75,997

Dothan, AL $75,856

Mcallen, TX $75,812

Columbus, MS $75,160

Altus, OK $74,754

Lawton, OK $74,587

Pierre, SD $74,270

What Skills Can Increase a Technical Design's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Insight (Mentioned in 4.66% Job Postings): Insight is the understanding cause and effect based on the identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Email Marketing (Mentioned in 3.79% Job Postings): Email marketing is the act of sending a commercial message, typically to a group of people, using email. In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing. It usually involves using email to send advertisements, request business, or solicit sales or donations, and is meant to build loyalty, trust, or brand awareness. Marketing emails can be sent to a purchased lead list or a current customer database. The term usually refers to sending email messages with the purpose of enhancing a merchant's relationship with current or previous customers, encouraging customer loyalty and repeat business, acquiring new customers or convincing current customers to purchase something immediately, and sharing third-party ads.
E- Commerce (Mentioned in 1.83% Job Postings): E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. Electronic commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web for at least one part of the transaction's life cycle although it may also use other technologies such as e-mail. Typical e-commerce transactions include the purchase of online books (such as Amazon) and music purchases (music download in the form of digital distribution such as iTunes Store), and to a less extent, customized/personalized online liquor store inventory services. There are three areas of e-commerce: online retailing, electronic markets, and online auctions. E-commerce is supported by electronic business.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Insight	4.66%
Email Marketing	3.79%
E- Commerce	1.83%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Technical Design's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$93,443	6%
Collaboration	$91,680	4%
Presentation	$91,680	4%
PowerPoint	$90,798	3%
Innovation	$90,798	3%
Insight	$89,917	2%

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Technical Design Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Design'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$78,780

Average $88,154/year

$96,352

$6,565

Average $7,346/month

$8,029

$1,515

Average $1,695/week

$1,853

$38

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,352	$8,029	$1,853	$46
Average	$88,154	$7,346	$1,695	$42
25th Percentile	$78,780	$6,565	$1,515	$38

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Salary Trends for Technical Design

Salaries for a Technical Design can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $93,128 in 2023 to around $91,856 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technical Design salary trends, .

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2023

$93,128

2024

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2025

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