Salary guide, May 2025
Semiconductor Equipment Technician pay, United States
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The median annual wage for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment in the United States was $74,090 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $60,040 and $88,710.
Also searched as: Equipment Technician, Fab Equipment Tech, Semiconductor Field Service Technician. These titles share this page because BLS reports them under one occupation.
Closest proxy · SOC 49-2094 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
The Semiconductor Equipment 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.
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $46,840 | $60,040 | $74,090 | $88,710 | $105,590 |
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22.52 | $28.86 | $35.62 | $42.65 | $50.77 |
BLS estimated 65,010 workers employed in this occupation in the United States.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-2094 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
How does pay compare in the target metros?
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $61,430 | $45,760 to $76,040 | 960 | 0.82 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $61,530 | $49,220 to $73,010 | 530 | 0.88 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $60,790 | $50,230 to $77,050 | 490 | 0.84 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $71,880 | $65,790 to $81,090 | 230 | 0.74 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $76,190 | $60,470 to $94,770 | 1,300 | 0.33 |
| Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $76,190 | $60,470 to $94,770 | 1,300 | 0.33 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $73,530 | $57,990 to $83,820 | 2,910 | 1.72 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $59,950 | $45,350 to $59,950 | 910 | 0.48 |
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What should you know about pay by manufacturing industry, United States?
Same BLS occupation, national estimates for each manufacturing industry (NAICS) BLS publishes, May 2025. Industry names are BLS labels. Nested NAICS rows overlap; they are not independent samples and must not be added together. Identical source rows repeated at different publication levels appear once.
- Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324000)$105,590
- Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325000)$97,340
- Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336000)$92,890
- Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333000)$90,930
- Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322000)$82,290
- Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312000)$80,860
- Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321000)$80,440
- Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311000)$78,940
- Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332000)$75,000
- Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337000)$74,490
- Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331000)$73,940
- Textile Product Mills (NAICS 314000)$68,390
- Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327000)$66,750
- Textile Mills (NAICS 313000)$65,820
- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334000)$65,380
Bars compare up to 15 non-overlapping 3-digit manufacturing subsectors with exact annual medians. More detailed scopes remain in the table, identified by code and publication level.
| NAICS / scope | Industry | Employment | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-33 · sector | Manufacturing | 15,560 | $62,000 | $77,160 | $95,160 |
| 334000 · 3-digit | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 2,490 | $57,470 | $65,380 | $80,720 |
| 325000 · 3-digit | Chemical Manufacturing | 1,770 | $77,600 | $97,340 | $111,740 |
| 333000 · 3-digit | Machinery Manufacturing | 1,640 | $62,290 | $90,930 | $122,860 |
| 334500 · 4-digit | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | 1,630 | $61,430 | $73,920 | $86,820 |
| 335000 · 3-digit | Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | 1,590 | $49,100 | $60,360 | $74,840 |
| 3250A1 · 4-digit | Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | 1,500 | $77,880 | $97,340 | $111,900 |
| 311000 · 3-digit | Food Manufacturing | 1,470 | $68,290 | $78,940 | $90,870 |
| 322000 · 3-digit | Paper Manufacturing | 1,350 | $72,430 | $82,290 | $89,800 |
| 336000 · 3-digit | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 1,310 | $69,260 | $92,890 | $118,580 |
| 3330A1 · 4-digit | Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | 1,290 | $69,620 | $104,640 | $128,040 |
| 322100 · 4-digit | Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | 1,020 | $75,240 | $84,670 | $91,850 |
| 335300 · 4-digit | Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 890 | $46,930 | $51,300 | $63,050 |
| 336400 · 4-digit | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 830 | $100,180 | $109,570 | $122,440 |
| 331000 · 3-digit | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 660 | $65,990 | $73,940 | $85,040 |
| 324000 · 3-digit | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 540 | $101,850 | $105,590 | $111,160 |
| 324100 · 4-digit | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 540 | $101,850 | $105,590 | $111,160 |
| 332000 · 3-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 490 | $61,150 | $75,000 | $81,900 |
| 335900 · 4-digit | Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | 470 | $54,280 | $65,100 | $82,460 |
| 334200 · 4-digit | Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 440 | $53,600 | $62,940 | $63,460 |
| 311600 · 4-digit | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | 430 | $61,730 | $69,980 | $80,810 |
| 327000 · 3-digit | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 420 | $56,360 | $66,750 | $78,130 |
| 321000 · 3-digit | Wood Product Manufacturing | 400 | $68,480 | $80,440 | $90,270 |
| 322200 · 4-digit | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 330 | $68,210 | $76,380 | $84,980 |
| 334400 · 4-digit | Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 310 | $45,950 | $57,740 | $78,660 |
| 311900 · 4-digit | Other Food Manufacturing | 300 | $74,030 | $85,630 | $98,430 |
| 3320A1 · 4-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | 290 | $59,960 | $74,870 | $81,270 |
| 311400 · 4-digit | Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | 280 | $71,090 | $78,980 | $91,200 |
| 339000 · 3-digit | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 280 | $47,030 | $47,030 | $59,460 |
| 312000 · 3-digit | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | 270 | $69,960 | $80,860 | $89,870 |
| 326000 · 3-digit | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 270 | $60,400 | $65,190 | $79,790 |
| 331400 · 4-digit | Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | 250 | $66,010 | $67,550 | $77,010 |
| 313000 · 3-digit | Textile Mills | 230 | $64,010 | $65,820 | $72,870 |
| 326100 · 4-digit | Plastics Product Manufacturing | 230 | $58,150 | $61,830 | $76,830 |
| 336300 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 230 | $58,880 | $67,080 | $76,810 |
| 331100 · 4-digit | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 210 | $63,020 | $75,920 | $77,770 |
| 325400 · 4-digit | Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | 200 | $86,790 | $104,710 | $105,700 |
| 339100 · 4-digit | Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | 200 | $47,030 | $47,030 | $57,380 |
| 312100 · 4-digit | Beverage Manufacturing | 190 | $58,500 | $81,510 | $89,870 |
| 314000 · 3-digit | Textile Product Mills | 180 | $64,380 | $68,390 | $73,600 |
| 314100 · 4-digit | Textile Furnishings Mills | 180 | $64,380 | $68,390 | $73,600 |
| 321100 · 4-digit | Sawmills and Wood Preservation | 170 | $67,780 | $77,210 | $81,130 |
| 321200 · 4-digit | Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | 170 | $68,030 | $81,680 | $90,470 |
| 311500 · 4-digit | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 150 | $64,990 | $78,520 | $84,080 |
| 331200 · 4-digit | Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | 150 | $62,770 | $89,570 | $100,010 |
| 311200 · 4-digit | Grain and Oilseed Milling | 130 | $77,290 | $78,240 | $100,470 |
| 336100 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 130 | $66,070 | $71,440 | $74,860 |
| 323000 · 3-digit | Printing and Related Support Activities | 120 | $60,350 | $65,020 | $79,020 |
| 323100 · 4-digit | Printing and Related Support Activities | 120 | $60,350 | $65,020 | $79,020 |
| 3320A2 · 4-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | 120 | $72,440 | $79,130 | $97,150 |
| 333300 · 4-digit | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 110 | $62,780 | $71,430 | $81,950 |
| 334100 · 4-digit | Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 90 | $39,750 | $46,760 | $56,590 |
| 311800 · 4-digit | Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | 80 | $86,630 | $93,470 | $97,520 |
| 312200 · 4-digit | Tobacco Manufacturing | 80 | $77,900 | $77,900 | $87,880 |
| 3250A2 · 4-digit | Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | 80 | $75,350 | $80,470 | $94,640 |
| 339900 · 4-digit | Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 80 | $37,020 | $56,490 | $61,370 |
| 311300 · 4-digit | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | 70 | $78,820 | $93,510 | $99,560 |
| 337000 · 3-digit | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | 70 | $62,150 | $74,490 | $78,710 |
| 313200 · 4-digit | Fabric Mills | 60 | $62,490 | $65,030 | $66,480 |
| 321900 · 4-digit | Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 60 | $87,470 | $94,630 | $97,060 |
| 336200 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | 60 | $54,410 | $62,280 | $69,920 |
| 326200 · 4-digit | Rubber Product Manufacturing | 50 | $71,540 | $79,790 | $79,790 |
| 3370A1 · 4-digit | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | 50 | $61,760 | $75,900 | $80,510 |
| 332800 · 4-digit | Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | 40 | $66,410 | $70,580 | $78,380 |
| 336600 · 4-digit | Ship and Boat Building | 40 | $73,200 | $75,430 | $75,430 |
| 311100 · 4-digit | Animal Food Manufacturing | 30 | $63,460 | $71,750 | $77,080 |
| 332700 · 4-digit | Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | Not published by BLS | $47,160 | $48,630 | $63,170 |
| 332710 · 5-digit | Machine Shops | Not published by BLS | $47,160 | $47,930 | $59,030 |
| 333500 · 4-digit | Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | Not published by BLS | $71,180 | $93,700 | $95,010 |
| 333600 · 4-digit | Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | Not published by BLS | $36,380 | $36,690 | $75,270 |
What should you know about manufacturing pay mix?
For Semiconductor Equipment Technician, write the straight-time rate separately from shift coverage and extra hours. OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. It includes base rate, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits.
An attendance bonus is not a production bonus; confirm its purpose and treatment rather than adding every bonus to the BLS figure. Skills-based pay steps affect the base rate when they are part of straight-time pay; BLS does not publish a separate rate for each plant's skill grade. Ask whether a tool allowance is expense reimbursement or wage pay. OEWS does not publish a separate tool-allowance component. Keep these items separate in the offer so the published wage is not mistaken for the whole package.
Pay mix here means how published medians for this one BLS occupation differ across manufacturing industries and against the all-industry median. It does not split pay into base, incentive or overtime. BLS wages are straight-time gross pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses.
What should you know about two BLS releases?
| Release period | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | $56,750 | $71,300 | $85,160 |
| May 2025 | $60,040 | $74,090 | $88,710 |
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.
What should you know about supervisory and worker occupations?
BLS publishes these as separate occupations. Pay for one is not a pay step for the other.
- Supervisor occupation: Maintenance Manager pay (SOC 49-1011)
Recruiter's read. Qualitative, not BLS data.
What should you know about practical qualification?
We ask the candidate to describe a serious tool failure, from first alarm to return to production. They should mention checks, isolation, parts, verification and qualification wafers. The order and detail of the story show real ownership. We also ask what they learned.
What should you know about questions?
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
What is the median pay for a Semiconductor Equipment Technician?
The median annual wage for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment in the United States was $74,090 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $60,040 and $88,710. This is the closest proxy BLS publishes, not a figure for this exact title.
What does the 10th percentile mean here?
10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than $46,840. 90% earned less than $105,590.
Does this include overtime or bonuses?
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
Is this the pay for a Semiconductor Equipment Technician at a plant?
The Semiconductor Equipment 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. These are occupation estimates across all industries, not an offer for a particular manufacturing title.
How many people work in this occupation?
BLS estimated 65,010 workers employed in this occupation in the United States.
What should you know about related?
What does this data mean for your opening?
The Semiconductor Equipment Technician role is measured under SOC 49-2094, a broad occupation covering Electrical and Electronics Repairers for commercial and industrial equipment. For Semiconductor Equipment Technician in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $74,090; the May 2024 median is $71,300. Their arithmetic difference is $2,790.
They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause. The middle-band width is $28,670, spanning from $60,040 at the P25 to $88,710 at the P75. This significant spread highlights the diverse technical requirements of this occupation, ranging from routine maintenance to complex troubleshooting of vacuum, RF, and wafer robotics. Because this is a proxy mapping, the data encompasses various repair environments beyond semiconductor cleanrooms.
In terms of regional hiring hubs, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands reports a median of $77,880, while the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro has a median of $73,530. The Houston metro maintains a high location quotient of 3.41, indicating a heavy concentration of industrial equipment repair activity, likely tied to regional petrochemical infrastructure. This differs from the Dallas market, where the technology sector exerts a different type of demand. Managers in these hubs should understand that these figures represent a broader occupational category, meaning the data includes repairers working on equipment completely unrelated to semiconductor manufacturing.
Industry-specific national data provides more context for high-value technical repair. Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing reports a median of $109,570, while Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing reports $105,590. These industries utilize the same SOC 49-2094 classification but clearly value specialized equipment maintenance at higher levels than the general median. Hiring managers at Semiconductor firms should be aware that the national manufacturing industry medians often exceed the general occupation median by a wide margin. These figures omit non-salary benefits and specialized tool experience like lithography or implant systems, which are critical for recruitment. The $28,670 middle-band width serves as a marker for the disparity between general maintenance and high-complexity tool repair in specialized manufacturing settings.
Which pay questions should you settle before hiring?
Why is the Houston median higher than the Dallas median?
The Houston median of $77,880 likely reflects the intense demand for high-level maintenance within the regional petrochemical and heavy industrial sectors. The Dallas median of $73,530 is closer to the national average of $74,090.
Does the SOC 49-2094 classification include all semiconductor equipment repair?
No, this SOC classification is a broad proxy that captures various commercial and industrial electronics repairers. It does not exclusively isolate semiconductor-specific cleanroom technician tasks.
What do the industry medians indicate for talent acquisition?
Managers should expect to compete with these sectors for top technical talent.
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