United States
Biological Technicians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$52,000
Biological Technicians in the United States earn a median of $52,000 a year, about $25.00 an hour.
Median
$52,000
per year
Hourly
$25.00
as published
Mean
$58,020
pulled up by top earners
Workers
76,190
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $64,020 | +23% |
| Massachusetts | State | $65,020 | +25% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $64,380 | +24% |
| New York | State | $58,750 | +13% |
| Washington | State | $52,680 | +1% |
| Maryland | State | $49,110 | -6% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $59,520 | +14% |
| Texas | State | $48,830 | -6% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $79,270 | +52% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $47,820 | -8% |
| Florida | State | $46,840 | -10% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $58,090 | +12% |
| Ohio | State | $49,910 | -4% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Metro | $49,110 | -6% |
| Oregon | State | $47,690 | -8% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $61,070 | +17% |
| North Carolina | State | $46,050 | -11% |
| Colorado | State | $54,600 | +5% |
| Virginia | State | $49,250 | -5% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $56,660 | +9% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $49,150 | -5% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $60,330 | +16% |
| Minnesota | State | $45,430 | -13% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $63,270 | +22% |
| Wisconsin | State | $49,570 | -5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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