Biological Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$57,510
per year
Hourly Rate
$27.65
per hour
Employment
69,620
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$40,330
25th percentile
$48,130
Median
$57,510
75th percentile
$71,520
90th percentile
$84,940

💰 Biological Technicians Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$71,440+24.2%
New Jersey$66,040+14.8%
District of Columbia$64,770+12.6%
Connecticut$62,360+8.4%
Massachusetts$62,070+7.9%
North Carolina$61,720+7.3%
New York$61,210+6.4%
Washington$60,800+5.7%
Maine$60,160+4.6%
Colorado$59,400+3.3%
Indiana$58,790+2.2%
Delaware$58,550+1.8%
Mississippi$56,930-1.0%
Alaska$56,470-1.8%
Illinois$55,790-3.0%
New Hampshire$55,540-3.4%
North Dakota$55,330-3.8%
Pennsylvania$54,950-4.5%
Virginia$53,360-7.2%
Arizona$53,290-7.3%
South Carolina$53,040-7.8%
Utah$52,960-7.9%
Maryland$52,900-8.0%
Georgia$52,420-8.9%
Oregon$52,190-9.3%
Wisconsin$51,750-10.0%
Nevada$51,680-10.1%
Kansas$51,630-10.2%
West Virginia$51,440-10.6%
Vermont$51,190-11.0%
Ohio$51,080-11.2%
Michigan$51,070-11.2%
Tennessee$50,840-11.6%
Missouri$50,640-11.9%
Texas$50,130-12.8%
Montana$49,920-13.2%
New Mexico$49,570-13.8%
Alabama$49,220-14.4%
Kentucky$48,910-15.0%
Hawaii$48,770-15.2%
Florida$48,700-15.3%
Nebraska$48,220-16.2%
Minnesota$48,130-16.3%
Iowa$48,050-16.4%
Oklahoma$47,850-16.8%
Louisiana$47,310-17.7%
Arkansas$46,930-18.4%
Wyoming$46,480-19.2%
Rhode Island$45,530-20.8%
Idaho$42,130-26.7%
South Dakota$41,300-28.2%

🏙️ Biological Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$95,220+65.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,170+34.2%
Tyler, TX$77,020+33.9%
Boulder, CO$75,390+31.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$72,940+26.8%
Peoria, IL$72,120+25.4%
Worcester, MA$69,730+21.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$67,060+16.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$66,610+15.8%
Charlottesville, VA$66,590+15.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$66,240+15.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$66,110+15.0%
Richmond, VA$65,210+13.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$65,140+13.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$64,600+12.3%
Bloomington, IN$64,570+12.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$64,410+12.0%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$64,360+11.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$64,270+11.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$64,200+11.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$63,770+10.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$63,510+10.4%
Syracuse, NY$63,060+9.7%
Wilmington, NC$62,960+9.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$62,780+9.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$62,630+8.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$62,070+7.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$62,060+7.9%
State College, PA$62,000+7.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$61,990+7.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,640+7.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$61,610+7.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,280+6.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$61,150+6.3%
Ithaca, NY$60,900+5.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$60,630+5.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$60,580+5.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$60,470+5.1%
Vallejo, CA$60,360+5.0%
Anchorage, AK$60,240+4.7%
Columbus, OH$59,900+4.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,890+4.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$59,550+3.5%
Salinas, CA$59,320+3.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$59,170+2.9%
Jackson, MS$58,550+1.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$58,400+1.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$58,240+1.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$58,070+1.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$57,840+0.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,700+0.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$57,200-0.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$56,850-1.1%
Yakima, WA$56,560-1.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$55,700-3.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$55,600-3.3%
Roanoke, VA$55,520-3.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$55,430-3.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$54,810-4.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$54,260-5.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$54,190-5.8%
Springfield, MA$54,140-5.9%
Burlington, NC$53,980-6.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$53,850-6.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$53,560-6.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$53,370-7.2%
Missoula, MT$53,330-7.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$53,290-7.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$53,190-7.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$53,000-7.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,960-7.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$52,930-8.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$52,900-8.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$52,700-8.4%
Cleveland, OH$52,690-8.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$52,630-8.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$52,570-8.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$52,510-8.7%
Asheville, NC$52,440-8.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$52,300-9.1%
Salem, OR$52,190-9.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$52,150-9.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$52,110-9.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$51,900-9.8%
Ogden, UT$51,780-10.0%
Toledo, OH$51,760-10.0%
Madison, WI$51,750-10.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,710-10.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$51,680-10.1%
Corvallis, OR$51,670-10.2%
Bismarck, ND$51,630-10.2%
Columbia, MO$51,630-10.2%
Grand Junction, CO$51,630-10.2%
Jacksonville, FL$51,560-10.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$51,320-10.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$51,240-10.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,190-11.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$50,840-11.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$50,790-11.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$50,660-11.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,580-12.1%
Reno, NV$50,540-12.1%
Helena, MT$50,430-12.3%
Reading, PA$50,400-12.4%
Huntsville, AL$50,330-12.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$50,320-12.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$50,320-12.5%
Savannah, GA$50,260-12.6%
Akron, OH$50,220-12.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,210-12.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$50,200-12.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,140-12.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$50,000-13.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$49,940-13.2%
Gainesville, FL$49,940-13.2%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$49,730-13.5%
Tulsa, OK$49,650-13.7%
Albuquerque, NM$49,570-13.8%
Tucson, AZ$49,550-13.8%
Bozeman, MT$49,470-14.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$49,440-14.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$49,430-14.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$49,230-14.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,180-14.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,160-14.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$48,670-15.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,600-15.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,510-15.6%
Medford, OR$48,420-15.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$48,210-16.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$48,190-16.2%
Iowa City, IA$48,050-16.4%
Wichita, KS$47,930-16.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$47,910-16.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$47,810-16.9%
Rochester, NY$47,670-17.1%
Gainesville, GA$47,620-17.2%
Fayetteville, NC$47,580-17.3%
Kingston, NY$47,530-17.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$47,530-17.4%
Fairbanks-College, AK$47,380-17.6%
Warner Robins, GA$47,350-17.7%
Bellingham, WA$47,310-17.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,180-18.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,110-18.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46,930-18.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$46,860-18.5%
Puerto Rico$46,630-18.9%
Fresno, CA$46,450-19.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,750-20.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$45,360-21.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,290-21.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$44,960-21.8%
Guam$44,950-21.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$44,950-21.8%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$44,550-22.5%
Green Bay, WI$42,630-25.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42,630-25.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$41,450-27.9%
Visalia, CA$41,080-28.6%
Logan, UT-ID$40,500-29.6%
Boise City, ID$40,330-29.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$39,080-32.0%
Lubbock, TX$38,640-32.8%
Twin Falls, ID$38,210-33.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$36,090-37.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,090-37.2%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$36,090-37.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$36,050-37.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,690-39.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.