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What appliance techs make
Typical
$50,990
Trainee
$36,190
Senior tech or owner
$80,660
The national median is $50,990 a year and the bottom tenth start near $36,190. The published range counts employees. Technicians who own their own van and book their own calls can earn well past the top of it, and carry the risk themselves.