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Marching Tech Pay

Posted by Can't Believe It on 3/3/2026, 2:35 pm

I just saw a post on facebook for a marching tech position with a high school. They pay their techs more than our entire show costs! How is this possible?

Marching band is OUT OF CONTROL!

Re: Marching Tech Pay

Posted by Adam Smith on 3/6/2026, 11:24 am, in reply to "Marching Tech Pay"

The seller (tech/designer/etc.) will charge what the buyer is willing to pay.

If enough people refuse to pay what they are charging, then the price will eventually come down.

It is possible because: 1. the boosters raise enough money to pay for it, and/or 2. since the band budget, as part of the district budget, has to be approved by the school board, the district green lit the budget and the money is there to be spent.

Re: Marching Tech Pay

Posted by Warhawk on 3/4/2026, 12:10 pm, in reply to "Marching Tech Pay"

I've heard rumors of 6 figure marching band seasons.

Re: Marching Tech Pay

Posted by Broke on 3/4/2026, 12:09 pm, in reply to "Marching Tech Pay"

Last year someone was passing around the public filings from one of the big-name marching schools' boosters...maybe it was FloMo? Their annual fundraising was over $1,000,000. You can hire a lot of marching techs with that kind of money.

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