Trade pay
What do techs actually earn?
Real pay by trade, experience and metro, so you know if you are about to lose a good tech over a couple of dollars.
The role
On top of base pay. BLS puts private benefits near 30%.
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The going rate
Total comp (annual)$79,313base $61,010
Base pay (annual)BLS OEWS times the metro index
$61,010Base hourly
$29/hrEstimates from published sources, dated and editable. US pay is BLS OEWS (base wage, excludes the self-employed) times a BEA cost-of-living index. Italy is the CCNL minimo tabellare (a legal floor, not market pay, often 15-40% below real gross) times a regional index. Refresh on each new release and verify locally.