Forensic Science Technicians salary
The median pay for forensic science technicians in the United States is $72,060 a year. About 19,120 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,250
- 25th percentile
- $57,830
- Median percentile
- $72,060
- 75th percentile
- $94,520
- 90th percentile
- $117,250
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
- Illinois $124,790
- California $102,100
- Connecticut $85,910
- Colorado $84,010
- Montana $82,200
- Maryland $82,140
- New York $81,670
- Washington $81,310
- Nevada $81,090
- Oregon $80,950
- Massachusetts $79,320
- Minnesota $76,960
- Vermont $74,110
- Wisconsin $72,280
- Idaho $71,160
- North Dakota $71,090
- Maine $70,870
- Tennessee $70,500
- Virginia $68,900
- Iowa $67,060
- Utah $66,780
- Indiana $66,520
- Oklahoma $65,940
- Nebraska $65,920
- New Mexico $65,570
- Florida $64,140
- Georgia $63,600
- West Virginia $63,330
- Arizona $63,250
- New Jersey $63,220
- Missouri $62,750
- Pennsylvania $61,580
- Kentucky $61,470
- Texas $59,870
- Alabama $59,560
- North Carolina $59,240
- Mississippi $52,850
- Wyoming $52,100
- South Carolina $51,830
- South Dakota $51,690
- Arkansas $44,670
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $137,280
- Chicago, IL $112,790
- San Francisco, CA $109,930
- Akron, OH $106,330
- San Diego, CA $105,320
- Los Angeles, CA $104,410
- Oxnard, CA $102,810
- Sacramento, CA $101,780
- New Haven, CT $98,250
- Seattle, WA $95,460
- Toledo, OH $95,330
- Lansing, MI $88,670
- Portland, OR $87,460
- Grand Rapids, MI $87,280
- Denver, CO $87,170
- Albany, NY $87,020
- Topeka, KS $86,670
- Fresno, CA $85,200
- Washington, DC $85,070
- Colorado Springs, CO $84,010
- Riverside, CA $82,320
- Missoula, MT $82,200
- Buffalo, NY $82,040
- Stockton, CA $81,930
- Baltimore, MD $81,780
- New York, NY $81,670
- Bakersfield, CA $79,970
- Boston, MA $79,320
- Nashville, TN $78,480
- Columbus, OH $78,170
- Miami, FL $77,820
- Indianapolis, IN $77,630
- Minneapolis, MN $76,960
- Naples, FL $76,230
- Boise City, ID $75,460
- Jackson, TN $74,020
- Milwaukee, WI $73,740
- Fort Wayne, IN $72,510
- Salt Lake City, UT $71,780
- Madison, WI $71,470
- Des Moines, IA $71,160
- Knoxville, TN $70,500
- Richmond, VA $70,160
- Austin, TX $70,130
- Oklahoma City, OK $69,390
- North Port, FL $67,750
- Cheyenne, WY $67,640
- Birmingham, AL $67,340
- Omaha, NE $67,160
- Houston, TX $66,440
- Rochester, NY $66,340
- Roanoke, VA $65,620
- Baton Rouge, LA $65,240
- Tampa, FL $65,230
- Phoenix, AZ $65,220
- Charleston, WV $63,920
- Atlanta, GA $63,840
- Savannah, GA $63,840
- Wichita, KS $63,420
- Bismarck, ND $63,360
- Cape Coral, FL $63,150
- Jackson, MS $63,040
- Raleigh, NC $62,790
- St. Louis, MO $62,760
- Pensacola, FL $62,270
- Harrisburg, PA $62,160
- Virginia Beach, VA $62,120
- Lincoln, NE $61,680
- Philadelphia, PA $61,580
- Tucson, AZ $61,380
- Greensboro, NC $61,130
- Orlando, FL $60,740
- San Antonio, TX $59,950
- Memphis, TN $59,660
- Charlotte, NC $59,240
- Jacksonville, FL $59,020
- El Paso, TX $58,890
- Greenville, SC $57,820
- Provo, UT $57,470
- Dallas, TX $57,180
- Lakeland, FL $55,820
- Tallahassee, FL $55,620
- Pittsburgh, PA $55,380
- McAllen, TX $55,150
- Lubbock, TX $54,970
- Corpus Christi, TX $51,710
- Palm Bay, FL $51,330
- Asheville, NC $51,050
- Fayetteville, NC $49,670
- Columbia, SC $45,990
- Winston, NC $45,950
- Little Rock, AR $43,800