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What technologists make
Typical technologist
$78,190
New technician
$49,510
Senior or lead
$115,700
The national median is $78,190 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $49,510. The survey lumps technologists and technicians into one occupation. Technologists, who usually hold a four-year technology degree, sit in the upper half of that range and technicians in the lower half.