Non-Destructive Testing Specialists salary by location
National median: $78,350 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $108,850 | +38.9% | 750 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $108,010 | +37.9% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $107,140 | +36.7% | 930 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $107,060 | +36.6% | 810 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $105,560 | +34.7% | 450 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $103,110 | +31.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $101,770 | +29.9% | 610 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $101,750 | +29.9% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $99,970 | +27.6% | 2,630 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $99,720 | +27.3% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $99,540 | +27.0% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $98,410 | +25.6% | 3,720 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $97,470 | +24.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $96,510 | +23.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $96,100 | +22.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $94,810 | +21.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $94,570 | +20.7% | 380 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $94,570 | +20.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $94,520 | +20.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $93,670 | +19.6% | 590 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $93,640 | +19.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $93,640 | +19.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $92,750 | +18.4% | 570 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $92,620 | +18.2% | 390 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $92,480 | +18.0% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $92,390 | +17.9% | 250 | 2025 |
| Wheeling, WV | metropolitan | $91,420 | +16.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $91,310 | +16.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $90,130 | +15.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $90,040 | +14.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $89,810 | +14.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $89,710 | +14.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $89,170 | +13.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $88,880 | +13.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Panama City, FL | metropolitan | $88,710 | +13.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $88,050 | +12.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $87,450 | +11.6% | 880 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $85,110 | +8.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $84,930 | +8.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $84,670 | +8.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $84,430 | +7.8% | 450 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $84,240 | +7.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $84,140 | +7.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $83,940 | +7.1% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | metropolitan | $83,780 | +6.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $83,780 | +6.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $83,780 | +6.9% | 390 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $83,520 | +6.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $82,430 | +5.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, NC | metropolitan | $82,340 | +5.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $82,310 | +5.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $81,980 | +4.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Kingsport, TN | metropolitan | $81,950 | +4.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $81,740 | +4.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $81,660 | +4.2% | 410 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $81,640 | +4.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $81,470 | +4.0% | 570 | 2025 |
| GU | state | $81,330 | +3.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $81,330 | +3.8% | 450 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $81,330 | +3.8% | 870 | 2025 |
| Yuma, AZ | metropolitan | $81,330 | +3.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $81,290 | +3.8% | 500 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $81,290 | +3.8% | 670 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $81,170 | +3.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $81,070 | +3.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $80,990 | +3.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $80,790 | +3.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $80,780 | +3.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $80,540 | +2.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $80,540 | +2.8% | 620 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $80,480 | +2.7% | 7,330 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $80,290 | +2.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $79,800 | +1.9% | — | 2025 |
| IL | state | $79,800 | +1.9% | 940 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $79,760 | +1.8% | — | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $79,440 | +1.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Pensacola, FL | metropolitan | $79,440 | +1.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $79,440 | +1.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $79,370 | +1.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $79,370 | +1.3% | 920 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $79,350 | +1.3% | 780 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $79,350 | +1.3% | 350 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $79,260 | +1.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $79,220 | +1.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $79,040 | +0.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $78,890 | +0.7% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $78,870 | +0.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $78,870 | +0.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $78,650 | +0.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $78,500 | +0.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $78,370 | +0.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $78,120 | −0.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $78,080 | −0.3% | 770 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $78,030 | −0.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $77,710 | −0.8% | 730 | 2025 |
| Hickory, NC | metropolitan | $77,590 | −1.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $77,590 | −1.0% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $77,500 | −1.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $77,400 | −1.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $77,070 | −1.6% | 90 | 2025 |