Average RBT Salary (By State & Country)

The average RBT salary in the United States is approximately $54,000 per year.

Mark Elias

March 6, 2025

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Salary

The average Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) salary in the United States is around $54,000 per year. Entry-level salaries begin at around $47,000 per year.

However, more experienced RBTs can earn over $66,000 per year. RBTs job growth rate over the next 10 years is 12% to 22%, which is much higher than the average job growth rate of 5%.

Years of Experience	RBT Hourly Rate
Less than 1 year	16.21/hour
1-4 years	$17.18/hour
5-9 years	$18.11/hour
10-19 years	$18.84/hour
20+ years	$20/hour

Several factors influence the amount you'll earn as an RBT, including:

Education
Skills
Location
Certifications
Experience
Demand

RBT Salary By State

Rank	State	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Hawaii	$54,222	$26.07	91
2	Connecticut	$45,739	$21.99	355
3	Montana	$48,478	$23.31	106
4	Massachusetts	$44,348	$21.32	912
5	Maine	$40,338	$19.39	146
6	West Virginia	$41,284	$19.85	146
7	Illinois	$40,998	$19.71	1,219
8	North Dakota	$42,073	$20.23	70
9	Alaska	$39,710	$19.09	119
10	Vermont	$41,975	$20.18	67
11	New Jersey	$42,006	$20.20	754
12	Rhode Island	$40,474	$19.46	101
13	Iowa	$38,966	$18.73	329
14	California	$45,691	$21.97	2,102
15	New York	$42,320	$20.35	1,021
16	Maryland	$42,515	$20.44	508
17	Washington	$42,307	$20.34	385
18	Pennsylvania	$36,241	$17.42	1,158
19	Alabama	$35,552	$17.09	462
20	Oregon	$41,137	$19.78	205
21	Arizona	$35,949	$17.28	720
22	Wisconsin	$35,427	$17.03	664
23	Mississippi	$38,237	$18.38	134
24	Michigan	$36,607	$17.60	623
25	New Hampshire	$39,093	$18.79	112
26	Nebraska	$37,824	$18.18	146
27	Virginia	$39,421	$18.95	735
28	Florida	$36,020	$17.32	1,628
29	Indiana	$34,902	$16.78	643
30	South Dakota	$34,530	$16.60	106
31	Colorado	$36,311	$17.46	560
32	Minnesota	$37,652	$18.10	450
33	Delaware	$36,676	$17.63	112
34	Wyoming	$35,795	$17.21	39
35	Texas	$35,348	$16.99	1,791
36	District of Columbia	$40,868	$19.65	74
37	South Carolina	$35,326	$16.98	364
38	North Carolina	$35,730	$17.18	713
39	Ohio	$34,699	$16.68	675
40	Georgia	$34,718	$16.69	966
41	Arkansas	$30,812	$14.81	306
42	Tennessee	$32,320	$15.54	553
43	New Mexico	$34,378	$16.53	141
44	Utah	$31,055	$14.93	297
45	Kentucky	$32,764	$15.75	266
46	Missouri	$30,643	$14.73	540
47	Nevada	$32,670	$15.71	136
48	Kansas	$33,115	$15.92	186
49	Louisiana	$29,478	$14.17	284
50	Oklahoma	$30,051	$14.45	197
51	Idaho	$25,291	$12.16	84

Highest Paying Cities For RBTs

Rank	City	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Urban Honolulu, HI	$54,234	$26.07
2	Campbell, CA	$46,546	$22.38
3	Worcester, MA	$44,464	$21.38
4	Baltimore, MD	$42,536	$20.45
5	New York, NY	$42,350	$20.36
6	Lakewood, WA	$42,347	$20.36
7	Lakewood, NJ	$42,115	$20.25
8	Chicago, IL	$41,072	$19.75
9	Saint Paul, MN	$37,623	$18.09
10	Lakewood, CO	$36,340	$17.47
11	Surprise, AZ	$36,073	$17.34
12	Tampa, FL	$36,054	$17.33
13	Jacksonville, NC	$35,770	$17.20
14	Houston, TX	$35,517	$17.08
15	Fond du Lac, WI	$35,503	$17.07

Average RBT Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$38,000	$18.28	+3.6%
2021	$36,700	$17.63	+2.7%
2020	$35,700	$17.15	+3.7%
2019	$34,400	$16.53	+2.2%
2018	$33,600	$16.16	-0.5%
2017	$33,800	$16.25	+0.0%
2016	$33,800	$16.25	+4.0%
2015	$32,400	$15.59	-0.6%
2014	$32,600	$15.68	+5.3%
2013	$30,900	$14.86	-