Restoration Technician Hourly Pay & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 3,433 US job postings by 1,050 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for restoration technicians: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 3,433 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for restoration technicians in US job postings is $20.00 an hour (708 postings from 278 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $18.00 to $22.50 an hour.
- The skills that most set restoration technician postings apart are responsible, proactive, self-motivated.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 1 year of experience.
Restoration Technician job postings in the US, October 2026
- $20.00/hr
- Median advertised pay (708 postings)
- $18.00–$22.50
- Middle 50% of postings
- 3,433
- US job postings from 1,050 employers
- 1 year
- Median experience asked
How much does a restoration technician make an hour?
The median advertised pay is $20.00 an hour, from 708 US job postings by 278 employers that state pay. That is about $44,000 a year at 2,080 hours.
Advertised pay in 708 US restoration technician job postings: median $44,000 a year ($20.00 an hour), middle half $38,000 to $50,000.
- Median: $44,000 ($20.00/hr)
- 25th percentile: $38,000
- 75th percentile: $50,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $20K–$30K | 1.6% |
| $30K–$40K | 33.2% |
| $40K–$50K | 42.2% |
| $50K–$60K | 14.5% |
| $60K–$70K | 3.3% |
| $70K–$80K | 1.6% |
| $80K–$90K | 1.6% |
| $90K–$100K | 1.0% |
Midpoint of each posting's pay range, hourly pay × 2,080 hours; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
| Median | Middle 50% | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postings that state an hourly rate | $20.00 | $18.00–$22.50 | 536 |
| All pay postings, annualised | $44,000 | $38K–$50K | 708 |
What is the starting salary for a restoration technician?
Figure withheld: fewer than 250 US postings list pay. How we decide.
Highest-paying restoration technician jobs
Specializations with at least 250 postings that state pay.
| Specialization | Median pay | Postings with pay | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration Technician (general) | $20.50/hr | 535 | 234 |
Skills employers ask for in restoration technician job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Self-motivated | 38% |
| Communication | 34% |
| Proactive | 33% |
| Responsible | 32% |
| Customer service | 24% |
| Attention to detail | 15% |
| Positive attitude | 12% |
| Work with/around cleaning agents | 12% |
| Interpersonal skills | 9% |
| Strong work ethic | 9% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set restoration technicians apart
- Responsible80.2× as often as in all postings · 32%
- Proactive20.4× as often as in all postings · 33%
- Self-motivated9.7× as often as in all postings · 38%
- Work with/around cleaning agents976.2× as often as in all postings · 12%
- Servpro780.4× as often as in all postings · 8%
- Water extraction1041.6× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Serious multi-tasker683× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Meeting new people274.8× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Mold remediation921.1× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Supervising others341.8× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Highly dependable227.9× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Construction34× as often as in all postings · 5%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does a restoration technician do?
Employers post these jobs as Restoration Supervisor, Mitigation Technician, Water Restoration Technician, Restoration Crew Chief, Cleaning Technician and other titles.
How much experience do you need to be a restoration technician?
Among 251 postings that state a minimum, the median is 1 year. 0% say 0 years and 53% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 251 US restoration technician job postings: median 1 year, and 53% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 2% |
| 1 yr | 51% |
| 2 yrs | 27% |
| 3-4 yrs | 12% |
| 5-7 yrs | 8% |
| 8-9 yrs | 0% |
| 10+ yrs | under 1% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Other names for a restoration technician: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Restoration Technician | 461 (43.9%) |
| Restoration Supervisor | 125 (11.9%) |
| Mitigation Technician | 84 (8.0%) |
| Water Restoration Technician | 57 (5.4%) |
| Restoration Crew Chief | 56 (5.3%) |
| Cleaning Technician | 36 (3.4%) |
| Cleaning and Restoration Technician | 32 (3.0%) |
| Water Mitigation Technician | 32 (3.0%) |
| Lead Technician | 31 (2.9%) |
| Lead Restoration Technician | 29 (2.8%) |
| Production Technician | 29 (2.8%) |
| Water Technician | 27 (2.6%) |
| Restoration Manager | 26 (2.5%) |
| Mitigation Manager | 24 (2.3%) |
| Mold Remediation Technician | 24 (2.3%) |
| Contents Restoration Technician | 23 (2.2%) |
| Water Damage Technician | 22 (2.1%) |
| Water Damage Restoration Technician | 22 (2.1%) |
| Crew Chief | 21 (2.0%) |
| Lead Mitigation Technician | 19 (1.8%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Restoration Technician compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration Technician | $20.00/hr | 1 year | 3,433 | – |
| Animal Caretaker | $17.02/hr | 1 year | 6,285 | 12 |
| Custodian | $17.85/hr | 1 year | 27,601 | 14 |
| Groundskeeper | $19.73/hr | 2 years | 5,631 | 14 |
| General Laborer | $20.00/hr | 1 year | 6,220 | 14 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Caretaker | 12 | $17.02/hr |
| Custodian | 14 | $17.85/hr |
| Groundskeeper | 14 | $19.73/hr |
| General Laborer | 14 | $20.00/hr |
| Automotive Detailer | 11 | $17.50/hr |
| Painter | 13 | $23.50/hr |
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Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 20 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 20 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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