SOC 19-4021 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Biological Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$57,510

U.S. median hourly wage$27.65

U.S. employment69,620

Nationally, biological technicians earned a median of $57,510 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 69,620 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Biological Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
California	$71,440	$34.34	9,210	0.5
New Jersey	$66,040	$31.75	1,290	0.3
District of Columbia	$64,770	$31.14	210	0.3
Connecticut	$62,360	$29.98	650	0.4
Massachusetts	$62,070	$29.84	8,430	2.3
North Carolina	$61,720	$29.67	2,460	0.5
New York	$61,210	$29.43	5,050	0.5
Washington	$60,800	$29.23	3,210	0.9
Maine	$60,160	$28.92	510	0.8
Colorado	$59,400	$28.56	1,990	0.7
Indiana	$58,790	$28.26	1,020	0.3
Delaware	$58,550	$28.15	180	0.4
Mississippi	$56,930	$27.37	330	0.3
Alaska	$56,470	$27.15	410	1.3
Illinois	$55,790	$26.82	790	0.1
New Hampshire	$55,540	$26.70	240	0.4
North Dakota	$55,330	$26.60	250	0.6
Pennsylvania	$54,950	$26.42	2,820	0.5
Virginia	$53,360	$25.65	1,820	0.4
Arizona	$53,290	$25.62	830	0.3
South Carolina	$53,040	$25.50	550	0.2
Utah	$52,960	$25.46	710	0.4
Maryland	$52,900	$25.44	3,470	1.3
Georgia	$52,420	$25.20	860	0.2
Oregon	$52,190	$25.09	1,590	0.8
Wisconsin	$51,750	$24.88	1,800	0.6
Nevada	$51,680	$24.85	280	0.2
Kansas	$51,630	$24.82	480	0.3
West Virginia	$51,440	$24.73	100	0.1
Vermont	$51,190	$24.61	220	0.7
Ohio	$51,080	$24.56	2,240	0.4
Michigan	$51,070	$24.55	1,160	0.3
Tennessee	$50,840	$24.44	1,240	0.4
Missouri	$50,640	$24.35	620	0.2
Texas	$50,130	$24.10	2,730	0.2
Montana	$49,920	$24.00	430	0.8
New Mexico	$49,570	$23.83	140	0.2
Alabama	$49,220	$23.66	270	0.1
Kentucky	$48,910	$23.52	260	0.1
Hawaii	$48,770	$23.45	830	1.3
Florida	$48,700	$23.41	3,170	0.3
Nebraska	$48,220	$23.18	600	0.6
Minnesota	$48,130	$23.14	1,400	0.5
Iowa	$48,050	$23.10	800	0.5
Oklahoma	$47,850	$23.01	360	0.2
Louisiana	$47,310	$22.74	190	0.1
Arkansas	$46,930	$22.56	420	0.3
Puerto Rico	$46,630	$22.42	670	0.7
Wyoming	$46,480	$22.35	190	0.7
Rhode Island	$45,530	$21.89	140	0.3
Guam	$44,950	$21.61	90	1.4
Idaho	$42,130	$20.25	450	0.5
South Dakota	$41,300	$19.86	230	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 173 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Biological Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$95,220	$45.78	2,690	1.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$77,170	$37.10	180	0.8
Tyler, TX	$77,020	$37.03	50	0.4
Boulder, CO	$75,390	$36.24	110	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$72,940	$35.07	790	0.7
Peoria, IL	$72,120	$34.67	50	0.3
Worcester, MA	$69,730	$33.52	740	2.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$67,060	$32.24	1,770	1.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$66,610	$32.02	1,830	0.3
Charlottesville, VA	$66,590	$32.02	280	2.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$66,240	$31.84	50	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$66,110	$31.79	70	0.3
Richmond, VA	$65,210	$31.35	500	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$65,140	$31.32	1,470	0.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$64,600	$31.06	40	0.3
Bloomington, IN	$64,570	$31.04	30	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$64,410	$30.96	710	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$64,360	$30.94	60	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$64,270	$30.90	80	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$64,200	$30.87	350	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$63,770	$30.66	2,020	1.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$63,510	$30.53	1,630	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$63,060	$30.32	170	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$62,960	$30.27	70	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$62,780	$30.18	3,270	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$62,630	$30.11	130	1.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$62,070	$29.84	80	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$62,060	$29.84	140	0.1
State College, PA	$62,000	$29.81	130	1.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$61,990	$29.80	40	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$61,640	$29.64	60	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$61,610	$29.62	7,320	2.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,280	$29.46	570	0.2
Barnstable Town, MA	$61,150	$29.40	110	1.2
Ithaca, NY	$60,900	$29.28	80	1.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$60,630	$29.15	1,950	0.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$60,580	$29.13	840	1.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$60,470	$29.07	130	0.1
Vallejo, CA	$60,360	$29.02	50	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$60,240	$28.96	110	0.6
Columbus, OH	$59,900	$28.80	330	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$59,890	$28.79	50	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$59,550	$28.63	490	0.4
Salinas, CA	$59,320	$28.52	40	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$59,170	$28.45	60	0.4
Jackson, MS	$58,550	$28.15	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$58,400	$28.08	1,040	3.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$58,240	$28.00	80	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,070	$27.92	50	0.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$57,840	$27.81	40	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$57,700	$27.74	470	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,200	$27.50	730	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$56,850	$27.33	170	0.2
Yakima, WA	$56,560	$27.19	40	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$55,700	$26.78	250	1.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$55,600	$26.73	220	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$55,520	$26.69	40	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$55,430	$26.65	110	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$54,810	$26.35	50	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$54,260	$26.09	130	0.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$54,190	$26.05	100	0.7
Springfield, MA	$54,140	$26.03	40	0.2
Burlington, NC	$53,980	$25.95	50	0.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$53,850	$25.89	30	0.2
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$53,560	$25.75	50	0.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$53,370	$25.66	320	0.1
Missoula, MT	$53,330	$25.64	80	1.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$53,290	$25.62	80	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,190	$25.57	60	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$53,000	$25.48	160	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$52,960	$25.46	500	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$52,930	$25.45	50	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$52,900	$25.44	Not published	Not published
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$52,700	$25.34	100	0.8
Cleveland, OH	$52,690	$25.33	590	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$52,630	$25.30	410	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$52,570	$25.27	860	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$52,510	$25.24	120	0.2
Asheville, NC	$52,440	$25.21	30	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$52,300	$25.15	40	0.1
Salem, OR	$52,190	$25.09	40	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$52,150	$25.07	330	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$52,110	$25.05	160	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$51,900	$24.95	40	0.1
Ogden, UT	$51,780	$24.89	30	0.1
Toledo, OH	$51,760	$24.88	50	0.2
Madison, WI	$51,750	$24.88	1,310	3.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$51,710	$24.86	280	3.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$51,680	$24.85	190	0.2
Corvallis, OR	$51,670	$24.84	220	5.8
Bismarck, ND	$51,630	$24.82	40	0.5
Columbia, MO	$51,630	$24.82	50	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$51,630	$24.82	30	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$51,560	$24.79	150	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$51,320	$24.67	120	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$51,240	$24.64	110	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$51,190	$24.61	170	1.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$50,840	$24.44	320	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$50,790	$24.42	130	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,660	$24.35	80	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$50,580	$24.32	240	0.1
Reno, NV	$50,540	$24.30	50	0.2
Helena, MT	$50,430	$24.25	60	1.2
Reading, PA	$50,400	$24.23	40	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$50,330	$24.20	Not published	Not published
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,320	$24.19	170	0.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$50,320	$24.19	40	0.8
Savannah, GA	$50,260	$24.16	40	0.2
Akron, OH	$50,220	$24.14	130	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$50,210	$24.14	90	0.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$50,200	$24.14	40	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,140	$24.11	1,660	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$50,000	$24.04	470	1.0
Flagstaff, AZ	$49,940	$24.01	50	0.7
Gainesville, FL	$49,940	$24.01	80	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,730	$23.91	40	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$49,650	$23.87	30	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$49,570	$23.83	70	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$49,550	$23.82	100	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$49,470	$23.78	40	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,440	$23.77	180	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,430	$23.77	170	0.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$49,230	$23.67	470	0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,180	$23.64	810	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$49,160	$23.63	60	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$48,670	$23.40	Not published	Not published
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$48,600	$23.37	160	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,510	$23.32	640	0.6
Medford, OR	$48,420	$23.28	80	1.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$48,210	$23.18	50	0.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$48,190	$23.17	30	0.6
Iowa City, IA	$48,050	$23.10	520	5.5
Wichita, KS	$47,930	$23.04	60	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$47,910	$23.04	40	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,810	$22.99	320	0.3
Rochester, NY	$47,670	$22.92	110	0.2
Gainesville, GA	$47,620	$22.89	90	0.8
Fayetteville, NC	$47,580	$22.88	30	0.2
Kingston, NY	$47,530	$22.85	30	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,530	$22.85	240	0.4
Fairbanks-College, AK	$47,380	$22.78	60	1.5
Warner Robins, GA	$47,350	$22.76	40	0.5
Bellingham, WA	$47,310	$22.74	30	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$47,180	$22.68	40	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,110	$22.65	Not published	Not published
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,930	$22.56	110	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$46,860	$22.53	40	0.1
Fresno, CA	$46,450	$22.33	110	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,750	$21.99	220	0.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$45,360	$21.81	40	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$45,290	$21.77	440	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$44,960	$21.61	70	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$44,950	$21.61	40	0.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$44,550	$21.42	30	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$42,630	$20.49	60	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$42,630	$20.49	170	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$41,450	$19.93	60	0.3
Visalia, CA	$41,080	$19.75	50	0.3
Logan, UT-ID	$40,500	$19.47	60	0.9
Boise City, ID	$40,330	$19.39	150	0.4
Idaho Falls, ID	$39,080	$18.79	40	0.5
Lubbock, TX	$38,640	$18.58	30	0.2
Twin Falls, ID	$38,210	$18.37	40	0.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$36,090	$17.35	30	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$36,090	$17.35	40	0.4
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$36,090	$17.35	140	1.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$36,050	$17.33	100	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$34,690	$16.68	120	0.9
Bend, OR	Not published	Not published	80	0.7
Knoxville, TN	Not published	Not published	170	0.4
Lincoln, NE	Not published	Not published	340	1.9
Traverse City, MI	Not published	Not published	40	0.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Not published	Not published	70	1.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.