The median annual wage for Lighting Technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $86,510 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $92,270.
Pay spans roughly $57,790 at the 10th percentile to $129,950 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $41.59 per hour. An estimated 840 people work as lighting technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $86,510 |
| Mean (annual) | $92,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $41.59 |
| 10th percentile | $57,790 |
| 90th percentile | $129,950 |
| Employment | 840 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.