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

A Technical Representative's salary grows with experience: a Technical Customer Support Representative I (0-1 years)earns $38,993, a Technical Representative (1-3 years)earns $50,293, a Technical Customer Support Representative III (3-5 years)earns $57,184, a Technical Customer Support Team Leader (5+ years)earns $77,558, a Technical Customer Support Supervisor (5+ years)earns $91,460,

What are the highest paying states for a Technical Representative?

Technical Representative salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technical Representative roles are District of Columbia $55,884, California $55,672, Massachusetts $54,930. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technical Representative roles make?

Salaries for Technical Representative level roles vary by specialization: Technical Field Representative: $102,475; Technical Sales Representative: $89,581; Technical Services Representative: $87,353; Technical Account Representative: $67,391; Web Technical Support Representative: $59,100.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Technical Representative 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 Representative Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Technical Representative in the United States is $50,473 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,031
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,386 to $56,523
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,576

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Technical Representative Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,523	$4,710	$1,087	$27
Average	$50,473	$4,206	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$47,386	$3,949	$911	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Representative Salaries

A Technical Representative'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Technical Representative Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Representative'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): $38,993
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,293
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,184
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,558
Expert (over 8 years): $91,460

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Technical... Level Technical Representative	$38,993
Technical... Level Technical Representative	$50,293
Technical... Level Technical Representative	$57,184
Technical... Level Technical Representative	$77,558
Technical... Level Technical Representative	$91,460

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

District of Columbia: $55,884.
California: $55,672.
Massachusetts: $54,930.

District of Columbia $55,884 California $55,672 Massachusetts $54,930 Washington $54,728 New Jersey $54,708 Alaska $54,637 Connecticut $53,941 New York $53,658

Hawaii $52,754 Rhode Island $52,331 Maryland $52,043 Minnesota $51,649 Colorado $51,498 Illinois $51,447 Oregon $51,255 Delaware $51,114

New Hampshire $51,025 Virginia $50,826 Pennsylvania $50,246 Nevada $49,953 North Dakota $49,857 Michigan $49,706 Wisconsin $49,650 Vermont $49,539

Texas $49,231 Maine $49,211 Arizona $49,181 Ohio $49,146 Georgia $48,681 Indiana $48,449 Wyoming $48,404 Utah $48,333

Iowa $48,303 Kansas $48,060 Louisiana $47,990 North Carolina $47,965 Missouri $47,955 Florida $47,758 Montana $47,652 Nebraska $47,551

Kentucky $47,495 South Carolina $47,293 Tennessee $47,167 Idaho $47,117 New Mexico $46,748 Oklahoma $46,667 Alabama $46,370 South Dakota $45,870

Arkansas $45,597 West Virginia $45,451 Mississippi $45,012

Top Paying Cities for Technical Representatives

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: $63,662
San Francisco: $63,036
Oakland: $61,638

San Jose, CA $63,662

San Francisco, CA $63,036

Oakland, CA $61,638

New York, NY $58,493

Queens Village, NY $58,115

Paramus, NJ $57,711

Passaic, NJ $57,660

Bergenfield, NJ $57,610

Stamford, CT $57,534

Huntington, NY $57,484

Newark, NJ $57,156

Bridgeport, CT $57,055

New Brunswick, NJ $56,888

Vallejo, CA $56,782

Middlesex, NJ $56,752

Somerset, NJ $56,707

Petaluma, CA $56,590

Santa Cruz, CA $56,394

Boston, MA $56,293

Monterey, CA $56,040

Fairbanks, AK $56,005

Los Angeles, CA $55,909

Washington, DC $55,884

Seattle, WA $55,793

Santa Rosa, CA $55,783

Juneau, AK $55,637

Orange, CA $55,470

Anchorage, AK $55,379

Anaheim, CA $55,344

Santa Ana, CA $55,268

Nassau, NY $55,238

Long Beach, CA $55,218

Danbury, CT $55,202

Santa Maria, CA $55,031

Everett, WA $55,021

Bremerton, WA $54,773

Trenton, NJ $54,678

Sacramento, CA $54,657

San Diego, CA $54,632

Brockton, MA $54,612

Tacoma, WA $54,592

Santa Barbara, CA $54,521

Lowell, MA $54,319

New Suffolk, NY $54,299

Nashua, NH $54,238

Lompoc, CA $54,158

Ventura, CA $54,107

Stockton, CA $54,092

New Haven, CT $53,991

Atlantic City, NJ $53,860

Hartford, CT $53,749

Modesto, CA $53,724

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,613

New Britain, CT $53,587

Kennewick, WA $53,517

Olympia, WA $53,517

New London, CT $53,507

Norwich, CT $53,491

Lawrence, MA $53,466

Bakersfield, CA $53,325

New Bedford, MA $53,254

Riverside, CA $53,254

Richland, WA $53,204

Portsmouth, NH $53,163

Vineland, NJ $53,153

San Bernardino, CA $53,113

Boulder, CO $52,972

Worcester, MA $52,931

Portland, OR $52,886

Saint Paul, MN $52,825

Minneapolis, MN $52,825

Philadelphia, PA $52,754

Honolulu, HI $52,487

Springfield, MA $52,310

Providence, RI $52,305

Chicago, IL $52,159

Bellingham, WA $52,098

Baltimore, MD $52,043

Chico, CA $51,917

Wilmington, DE $51,831

Pittsfield, MA $51,780

Manchester, NH $51,684

Spokane, WA $51,462

Denver, CO $51,457

Albany, NY $51,220

Troy, NY $51,200

Schenectady, NY $51,094

Burlington, VT $50,983

Portland, ME $50,806

Salem, OR $50,766

Yakima, WA $50,756

Ann Arbor, MI $50,741

Rochester, MN $50,599

Reno, NV $50,574

Fresno, CA $50,574

Milwaukee, WI $50,529

Detroit, MI $50,478

Allentown, PA $50,463

Carson City, NV $50,458

Houston, TX $50,382

Colorado Springs, CO $50,377

Syracuse, NY $50,352

Eugene, OR $50,256

Gary, IN $50,196

Bismarck, ND $50,196

Galveston, TX $50,196

Springfield, OR $50,155

Medford, OR $50,034

Fort Collins, CO $50,014

Austin, TX $49,973

Mesa, AZ $49,867

Phoenix, AZ $49,857

Dallas, TX $49,842

Reading, PA $49,812

Saint Cloud, MN $49,792

Concord, NH $49,746

Madison, WI $49,726

Utica, NY $49,590

Raleigh, NC $49,549

Las Vegas, NV $49,544

Rochester, NY $49,509

Des Moines, IA $49,504

Atlanta, GA $49,423

Battle Creek, MI $49,408

Salt Lake City, UT $49,393

Lancaster, PA $49,317

Champaign, IL $49,307

Harrisburg, PA $49,247

Durham, NC $49,201

Kansas City, MO $49,196

Kansas City, KS $49,186

Fort Worth, TX $49,181

Boca Raton, FL $49,161

Cleveland, OH $49,156

Columbus, OH $49,146

Pittsburgh, PA $49,141

Richmond, VA $49,120

Indianapolis, IN $49,110

Cincinnati, OH $49,045

Petersburg, VA $48,969

Lansing, MI $48,858

Billings, MT $48,858

Huntsville, AL $48,858

Lebanon, PA $48,853

Pueblo, CO $48,848

Dayton, OH $48,848

Appleton, WI $48,833

Buffalo, NY $48,813

Racine, WI $48,787

Charlotte, NC $48,782

Saint Louis, MO $48,767

Springfield, IL $48,747

York, PA $48,737

Elkhart, IN $48,737

Gastonia, NC $48,732

Benton Harbor, MI $48,732

Beaumont, TX $48,702

Lorain, OH $48,691

Toledo, OH $48,671

Binghamton, NY $48,646

Rock Hill, SC $48,641

Rockford, IL $48,616

Elyria, OH $48,590

Fargo, ND $48,590

Flagstaff, AZ $48,555

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,525

Miami, FL $48,495

Duluth, MN $48,414

Bangor, ME $48,348

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,293

Louisville, KY $48,267

Grand Rapids, MI $48,257

Hialeah, FL $48,252

Casper, WY $48,182

Scranton, PA $48,121

New Orleans, LA $48,106

Virginia Beach, VA $48,101

Akron, OH $48,076

Peoria, IL $48,010

Sarasota, FL $48,000

Green Bay, WI $47,965

Baton Rouge, LA $47,939

Charleston, SC $47,929

Nashville, TN $47,914

Jamestown, NY $47,904

Davenport, IA $47,904

Tucson, AZ $47,879

Cheyenne, WY $47,864

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,849

Tampa, FL $47,838

Omaha, NE $47,828

Evansville, IN $47,808

Port Arthur, TX $47,808

Bradenton, FL $47,788

Santa Fe, NM $47,697

Orlando, FL $47,647

Clearwater, FL $47,591

La Crosse, WI $47,485

Canton, OH $47,485

Grand Forks, ND $47,470

Tulsa, OK $47,455

Albuquerque, NM $47,455

Newport News, VA $47,450

High Point, NC $47,435

Ogden, UT $47,414

Corpus Christi, TX $47,374

Laramie, WY $47,344

Norfolk, VA $47,344

Rock Island, IL $47,313

Saginaw, MI $47,303

Jacksonville, FL $47,298

Salisbury, NC $47,288

Memphis, TN $47,278

Moline, IL $47,253

Fort Myers, FL $47,238

Waterloo, IA $47,172

Spartanburg, SC $47,122

Lincoln, NE $47,096

Fort Wayne, IN $47,086

Birmingham, AL $47,031

Cedar Falls, IA $47,021

Provo, UT $47,016

Springfield, OH $47,011

San Antonio, TX $47,001

Greensboro, NC $46,980

South Bend, IN $46,975

Winston Salem, NC $46,970

Boise, ID $46,955

Savannah, GA $46,920

Muskegon, MI $46,829

Lima, OH $46,768

Lake Charles, LA $46,748

Anderson, IN $46,738

Lexington, KY $46,723

Augusta, GA $46,708

Greenville, SC $46,708

Wichita, KS $46,662

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,662

Columbia, SC $46,617

Bloomington, IN $46,491

Roanoke, VA $46,460

Asheville, NC $46,395

Knoxville, TN $46,309

Shreveport, LA $46,304

Wilmington, NC $46,238

Frankfort, KY $46,143

Oklahoma City, OK $46,107

Chillicothe, OH $46,087

Longview, TX $46,082

Topeka, KS $46,067

Mobile, AL $45,991

Terre Haute, IN $45,971

Erie, PA $45,966

Altoona, PA $45,941

Melbourne, FL $45,925

Amarillo, TX $45,905

Killeen, TX $45,890

Fayetteville, AR $45,850

Sioux Falls, SD $45,814

Chattanooga, TN $45,784

Idaho Falls, ID $45,779

Gainesville, FL $45,673

Portsmouth, OH $45,648

Little Rock, AR $45,638

Lynchburg, VA $45,638

Youngstown, OH $45,618

Lafayette, LA $45,618

Temple, TX $45,597

Daytona Beach, FL $45,587

Clarksville, TN $45,582

Pensacola, FL $45,577

Hopkinsville, KY $45,426

Charleston, WV $45,421

Florence, SC $45,396

Sioux City, IA $45,365

Macon, GA $45,219

Tallahassee, FL $45,214

Fayetteville, NC $45,204

Wichita Falls, TX $45,194

Waco, TX $45,194

Pine Bluff, AR $45,173

Vincennes, IN $45,078

Lubbock, TX $45,057

Great Falls, MT $45,027

Alamogordo, NM $45,022

Abilene, TX $44,982

Rapid City, SD $44,916

Monroe, LA $44,916

Albany, GA $44,886

Huntington, WV $44,881

Jackson, MS $44,876

Greenville, MS $44,871

Parkersburg, WV $44,820

Montgomery, AL $44,810

Johnstown, PA $44,800

Springfield, MO $44,760

Biloxi, MS $44,734

Sumter, SC $44,628

Columbus, GA $44,623

Twin Falls, ID $44,593

Pascagoula, MS $44,527

Kingsport, TN $44,396

Gulfport, MS $44,381

Alexandria, LA $44,214

Fort Smith, AR $44,088

El Paso, TX $43,952

Helena, MT $43,886

Las Cruces, NM $43,725

Harlingen, TX $43,584

Pocatello, ID $43,538

Florence, AL $43,523

Brownsville, TX $43,513

Dothan, AL $43,432

Mcallen, TX $43,407

Columbus, MS $43,033

Altus, OK $42,801

Lawton, OK $42,705

Pierre, SD $42,524

What Skills Can Increase a Technical Representative's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 14.99% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Call Center (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): A call centre or call center is a managed capability that can be centralised or remote that is used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of enquiries by telephone.
Android (Mentioned in 1% Job Postings): Android OS is a Linux-based mobile operating system that primarily runs on smartphones and tablets.

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Customer Service	14.99%
Call Center	2.08%
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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 Representative's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$56,530	12%
Leadership	$56,530	12%
Initiative	$55,016	9%
Collaboration	$55,016	9%
Time Management	$54,511	8%
Installation	$54,006	7%

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How Education impacts a Technical Representative's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Technical Representatives enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Technical Representative with a No Diploma is between $45,305 and $48,465).

Technical Representative Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Technical Representative

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 100.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	100.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Technical Representative'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

$47,386

Average $50,473/year

$56,523

$3,949

Average $4,206/month

$4,710

$911

Average $971/week

$1,087

$23

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,523	$4,710	$1,087	$27
Average	$50,473	$4,206	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$47,386	$3,949	$911	$23

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Salary Trends for Technical Representative

Salaries for a Technical Representative can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,268 in 2023 to around $46,203 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technical Representative salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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