Salary guide, May 2025

NDT Technician pay in Akron, OH

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The median annual wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Akron, OH was $77,500 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $63,700 and $85,870.

The Akron, OH median is $850 below the national median of $78,350, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

The NDT Technician title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about akron, OH?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Akron, OH: median $77,500; published 25th to 75th percentile $63,700 to $85,870.

Annual wage percentiles, Akron, OH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$52,370	$63,700	$77,500	$85,870	$105,300

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Akron, OH: median $37.26; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.63 to $41.28.

Hourly wage percentiles, Akron, OH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.18	$30.63	$37.26	$41.28	$50.63

BLS estimated 90 workers employed in this occupation in Akron, OH. Location quotient: 0.72.

What should you know about united States?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $78,350; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,390 to $99,310.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,030	$60,390	$78,350	$99,310	$118,330

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $37.67; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.03 to $47.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.61	$29.03	$37.67	$47.75	$56.89

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published NDT Technician median is $77,500. The all-occupations median in Akron, OH is $48,840. Ratio: 1.59 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.72 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

NDT Technician in Akron, OH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$51,290	$66,120	$78,290
May 2025	$63,700	$77,500	$85,870

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Akron, OH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, NDT Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Canton-Massillon, OH	$53,980	$50,850 to $102,860
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$72,300	$52,290 to $87,710

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