Labor
Instrumentation technician charge-out rates
Also called I&C tech, instrument tech, controls technician. Rates by SubTrack.
Instrumentation technician charge-out is industrial I&C T&M labor. Plant and turnaround work sit at the high end. These are fully loaded billable hours, not a staff-aug wage.
Each row is one region. Open a region page for the rest of the book.
Instrumentation technician by region
| Region | Unit | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $80 | $90 | $100 |
| Alaska Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $140 | $160 | $175 |
| Alberta Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $120 | $135 | $150 |
| Arizona Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $120 |
| Arkansas Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $80 | $90 | $100 |
| British Columbia Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $125 | $140 | $160 |
| California Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $120 | $140 | $155 |
| Colorado Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $130 |
| Connecticut Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $115 | $135 | $145 |
| Delaware Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $130 |
| Florida Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
| Georgia Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
| Hawaii Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $140 | $160 | $175 |
| Idaho Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $115 |
| Illinois Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $135 |
| Indiana Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
| Iowa Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $105 |
| Kansas Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $95 | $105 |
| Kentucky Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $105 |
| Louisiana Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Maine Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $125 |
| Manitoba Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $110 | $125 | $140 |
| Maryland Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $110 | $130 | $140 |
| Massachusetts Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $120 | $140 | $150 |
| Michigan Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
| Minnesota Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Mississippi Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $75 | $90 | $95 |
| Missouri Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
| Montana Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $115 |
| Nebraska Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $105 |
| Nevada Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $130 |
| New Brunswick Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $135 |
| New Hampshire Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $130 |
| New Jersey Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $120 | $135 | $150 |
| New Mexico Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| New York Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $125 | $140 | $160 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $115 | $130 | $145 |
| North Carolina Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $110 |
| North Dakota Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $125 |
| Northern Canada (YT/NT/NU) Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $145 | $165 | $185 |
| Nova Scotia Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $105 | $120 | $135 |
| Ohio Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Oklahoma Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Ontario Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $120 | $140 | $155 |
| Oregon Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $105 | $125 | $135 |
| Pennsylvania Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $130 |
| Quebec Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $115 | $130 | $150 |
| Rhode Island Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $110 | $125 | $135 |
| Saskatchewan Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $110 | $130 | $145 |
| South Carolina Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $80 | $95 | $105 |
| South Dakota Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $100 | $105 |
| Tennessee Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $85 | $95 | $105 |
| Texas Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Utah Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Vermont Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $130 |
| Virginia Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $95 | $110 | $120 |
| Washington Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $115 | $130 | $145 |
| West Virginia Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $80 | $90 | $100 |
| Wisconsin Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $90 | $105 | $110 |
| Wyoming Instrumentation and controls, industrial plants. | /hr | $100 | $115 | $125 |
Instrumentation technician rates FAQ
What is a typical instrumentation technician charge-out rate?
Instrumentation technician charge-out is industrial I&C T&M labor. Plant and turnaround work sit at the high end. These are fully loaded billable hours, not a staff-aug wage. Open a region page for the local number, or a region plus instrumentation technician page for a single market.
Is instrumentation technician a rental rate or a T&M charge-out?
A T&M charge-out for the ticket. Yard rental, fuel, and attachments are often extra. Do not paste a rental-yard weekend price onto a signed LEM.
Can I bill the median instrumentation technician rate?
Not from this page alone. The median is a public check. SubTrack rate sheets are where your class, standby, and OT actually live.
What else is instrumentation technician called?
People also search I&C tech, instrument tech, controls technician. Those queries belong on this page, not on a second URL.
The index is a benchmark. Rate sheets are how you bill.
Rates shows public charge-out ranges. SubTrack rate sheets lock your crew numbers into a template the field actually bills from, on every LEM.
One template, every job
Labor, equipment, materials, and subs live in one sheet. Assign it to a project and tickets read the same numbers.
OT and markup apply themselves
Standby, overtime, and markup rules ride with the sheet. The field does not retype them.
The client sees what they signed
Line items match the agreed rates. Fewer disputes, faster approvals.
Project rate sheet
Labor · assigned to the job
| Position | Reg. rate | OT rate |
|---|---|---|
| Foreman | $72/hr | $108/hr |
| Operator | $68/hr | $102/hr |
| Laborer | $35/hr | $52.50/hr |