Biological Technicians salary
The median pay for biological technicians in the United States is $57,510 a year. About 69,620 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,330
- 25th percentile
- $48,130
- Median percentile
- $57,510
- 75th percentile
- $71,520
- 90th percentile
- $84,940
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $71,440
- New Jersey $66,040
- District of Columbia $64,770
- Connecticut $62,360
- Massachusetts $62,070
- North Carolina $61,720
- New York $61,210
- Washington $60,800
- Maine $60,160
- Colorado $59,400
- Indiana $58,790
- Delaware $58,550
- Mississippi $56,930
- Alaska $56,470
- Illinois $55,790
- New Hampshire $55,540
- North Dakota $55,330
- Pennsylvania $54,950
- Virginia $53,360
- Arizona $53,290
- South Carolina $53,040
- Utah $52,960
- Maryland $52,900
- Georgia $52,420
- Oregon $52,190
- Wisconsin $51,750
- Nevada $51,680
- Kansas $51,630
- West Virginia $51,440
- Vermont $51,190
- Ohio $51,080
- Michigan $51,070
- Tennessee $50,840
- Missouri $50,640
- Texas $50,130
- Montana $49,920
- New Mexico $49,570
- Alabama $49,220
- Kentucky $48,910
- Hawaii $48,770
- Florida $48,700
- Nebraska $48,220
- Minnesota $48,130
- Iowa $48,050
- Oklahoma $47,850
- Louisiana $47,310
- Arkansas $46,930
- Wyoming $46,480
- Rhode Island $45,530
- Idaho $42,130
- South Dakota $41,300
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $95,220
- Trenton, NJ $77,170
- Tyler, TX $77,020
- Boulder, CO $75,390
- San Jose, CA $72,940
- Peoria, IL $72,120
- Worcester, MA $69,730
- San Diego, CA $67,060
- Los Angeles, CA $66,610
- Charlottesville, VA $66,590
- Santa Cruz, CA $66,240
- Santa Maria, CA $66,110
- Richmond, VA $65,210
- Denver, CO $65,140
- Norwich, CT $64,600
- Bloomington, IN $64,570
- Sacramento, CA $64,410
- Athens, GA $64,360
- Champaign, IL $64,270
- Raleigh, NC $64,200
- Seattle, WA $63,770
- Washington, DC $63,510
- Syracuse, NY $63,060
- Wilmington, NC $62,960
- New York, NY $62,780
- Lafayette, IN $62,630
- Port St. Lucie, FL $62,070
- Charlotte, NC $62,060
- State College, PA $62,000
- Bridgeport, CT $61,990
- Charleston, SC $61,640
- Boston, MA $61,610
- Phoenix, AZ $61,280
- Barnstable Town, MA $61,150
- Ithaca, NY $60,900
- Philadelphia, PA $60,630
- Albany, NY $60,580
- Riverside, CA $60,470
- Vallejo, CA $60,360
- Anchorage, AK $60,240
- Columbus, OH $59,900
- Greensboro, NC $59,890
- Indianapolis, IN $59,550
- Salinas, CA $59,320
- Naples, FL $59,170
- Jackson, MS $58,550
- Durham, NC $58,400
- Oxnard, CA $58,240
- Stockton, CA $58,070
- Bremerton, WA $57,840
- Chicago, IL $57,700
- Portland, OR $57,200
- Providence, RI $56,850
- Yakima, WA $56,560
- Fort Collins, CO $55,700
- St. Louis, MO $55,600
- Roanoke, VA $55,520
- Lansing, MI $55,430
- Lexington, KY $54,810
- Austin, TX $54,260
- Olympia, WA $54,190
- Springfield, MA $54,140
- Burlington, NC $53,980
- Manchester, NH $53,850
- Amherst Town, MA $53,560
- Atlanta, GA $53,370
- Missoula, MT $53,330
- Eugene, OR $53,290
- Gulfport, MS $53,190
- Portland, ME $53,000
- Salt Lake City, UT $52,960
- Hickory, NC $52,930
- Kennewick, WA $52,700
- Cleveland, OH $52,690
- Kansas City, MO $52,630
- Miami, FL $52,570
- Hartford, CT $52,510
- Asheville, NC $52,440
- Colorado Springs, CO $52,300
- Salem, OR $52,190
- Minneapolis, MN $52,150
- Ann Arbor, MI $52,110
- Provo, UT $51,900
- Ogden, UT $51,780
- Toledo, OH $51,760
- Madison, WI $51,750
- Blacksburg, VA $51,710
- Las Vegas, NV $51,680
- Corvallis, OR $51,670
- Bismarck, ND $51,630
- Columbia, MO $51,630
- Grand Junction, CO $51,630
- Jacksonville, FL $51,560
- Harrisburg, PA $51,320
- Grand Rapids, MI $51,240
- Burlington, VT $51,190
- Memphis, TN $50,840
- Greenville, SC $50,790
- Dayton, OH $50,660
- Detroit, MI $50,580
- Reno, NV $50,540
- Helena, MT $50,430
- Reading, PA $50,400
- Milwaukee, WI $50,320
- Mount Vernon, WA $50,320
- Savannah, GA $50,260
- Akron, OH $50,220
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,210
- New Orleans, LA $50,200
- Houston, TX $50,140
- Urban Honolulu, HI $50,000
- Flagstaff, AZ $49,940
- Gainesville, FL $49,940
- Augusta, GA $49,730
- Tulsa, OK $49,650
- Albuquerque, NM $49,570
- Tucson, AZ $49,550
- Bozeman, MT $49,470
- Omaha, NE $49,440
- San Antonio, TX $49,430