Fabrication Technician salary: $145K median
The median advertised Fabrication Technician salary is $145K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $120K to $170K: counted from 35 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $70 an hour or $12,083 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $188K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll fabrication technician jobs
$145Kmedian advertised salary
$120K – $170Kmiddle half of roles
$142Kaverage advertised salary
35roles counted
Fabrication Technician salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $148K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $142K | 34 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Relativity Space | $148K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Fabrication Technician roles
All fabrication technician jobs- Fabrication Shop ManagerSesame · Bellevue$175K - $280KOpticsCNC machiningGD&T
- Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Sheet MetalAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $222KSeniorComputer VisionSecurity clearancePerformance management
- Avionics Shop ManagerHermeus · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$138K - $220KERPTest equipmentAviation
- Fabrication LeadPacific Fusion · 🇺🇸San Leandro, CA$176K - $220KLead and above
- Production Manager, Structures Fabrication and MachiningRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$142K - $212KSQLMachine Learning
- Machine Shop ManagerAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $210K
- Microfabrication Engineer (R&D)Neuralink · 🇺🇸Fremont, California, United States$81K - $209K
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Chassis FabricationFluidstack · 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ$169K - $208KSenior
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer, FabricationAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$155K - $205KSenior
- Manager, Production (Precision Tube Fabrication)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $190KLean manufacturingSoldering
- Production Manager, Machining & FabricationK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $190KERPCNC machiningGD&T
- Fuel Fabrication Criticality Analysis & Nuclear Safety EngineerOklo · 🇺🇸Idaho Falls, ID or Remote$120K - $190KRemote
- Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Machine ShopRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$122K - $182KSenior
- Prototype Shop ManagerNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$120K - $180K
- Machine Shop ManagerAntora Energy · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$125K - $180K
- Microfabrication Scientist I/IILila Sciences · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA$108K - $170KPythonMachine Learning
- Production Supervisor, FabricationFluidstack · 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ$140K - $166K
- Senior Fabrication EstimatorLoenbro · 🇺🇸Westminster, CO$135K - $165KSeniorDriver's licenseCNC machiningWelding
- Supplier Industrialization Engineer, FabricationPanthalassa · 🇺🇸Portland, OR / Hybrid$110K - $160KHybrid
- Electronic Technician – Wire Harness FabricationSkild AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA$70K - $150KMachine Learning
Questions about Fabrication Technician pay
- What is the average Fabrication Technician salary?
- $142K a year on average and $145K at the median, across 35 open Fabrication Technician postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $120K to $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Fabrication Technician pay?
- Relativity Space ($148K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a fabrication technician a high-paying job?
- The median Fabrication Technician posting advertises $145K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a fabrication technician?
- A tenth of the postings offer $188K a year or more; the highest open Fabrication Technician role advertises up to $280K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Fabrication Technician salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $145K a year is about $70 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,083 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $58 to $82 an hour.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Fabrication Technician roles at companies is $145K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $120K to $170K. Counted from 35 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/fabrication-technician/
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