SOC 19-4099 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$62,280
U.S. median hourly wage$29.94
U.S. employment73,910
Nationally, life, physical, and social science technicians, all other earned a median of $62,280 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 73,910 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”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $86,260 | $41.47 | 460 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | $79,230 | $38.09 | 150 | 0.2 |
| California | $78,350 | $37.67 | 10,090 | 0.6 |
| Washington | $73,530 | $35.35 | 980 | 0.3 |
| Alaska | $70,700 | $33.99 | 170 | 0.5 |
| Rhode Island | $69,630 | $33.48 | 210 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | $69,350 | $33.34 | 180 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | $69,320 | $33.33 | 2,230 | 0.5 |
| Maryland | $68,390 | $32.88 | 3,510 | 1.3 |
| Kentucky | $68,230 | $32.80 | 320 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | $67,240 | $32.33 | 2,710 | 0.7 |
| Maine | $66,730 | $32.08 | 390 | 0.6 |
| Connecticut | $66,710 | $32.07 | 320 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | $65,270 | $31.38 | 880 | 0.6 |
| Wyoming | $64,510 | $31.01 | 220 | 0.8 |
| New Hampshire | $64,250 | $30.89 | 360 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | $63,820 | $30.68 | 1,140 | 0.3 |
| New York | $63,810 | $30.68 | 7,390 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | $63,760 | $30.66 | 1,860 | 0.6 |
| Vermont | $63,460 | $30.51 | 160 | 0.5 |
| Florida | $63,180 | $30.38 | 1,830 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | $62,050 | $29.83 | 2,150 | 0.7 |
| Oregon | $60,810 | $29.24 | 1,690 | 0.9 |
| West Virginia | $59,750 | $28.73 | 230 | 0.3 |
| Alabama | $59,500 | $28.61 | 350 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | $59,490 | $28.60 | 330 | 0.3 |
| Illinois | $59,410 | $28.56 | 750 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $59,310 | $28.52 | 350 | 0.3 |
| Utah | $59,290 | $28.51 | Not published | Not published |
| Michigan | $59,100 | $28.42 | 1,040 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | $58,960 | $28.35 | 1,290 | 0.6 |
| Arizona | $58,240 | $28.00 | 420 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,680 | $27.73 | 2,630 | 0.4 |
| New Mexico | $56,420 | $27.13 | 180 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | $55,980 | $26.91 | 2,140 | 0.5 |
| Nevada | $54,070 | $26.00 | 350 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | $53,360 | $25.65 | 1,610 | 0.8 |
| Montana | $52,260 | $25.13 | 130 | 0.3 |
| South Dakota | $51,630 | $24.82 | 60 | 0.1 |
| Hawaii | $50,880 | $24.46 | 1,050 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | $50,600 | $24.33 | 550 | 0.6 |
| Iowa | $50,480 | $24.27 | 420 | 0.3 |
| Missouri | $50,410 | $24.24 | 2,100 | 0.7 |
| Minnesota | $49,410 | $23.75 | 1,350 | 0.5 |
| Ohio | $49,210 | $23.66 | 1,020 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | $49,200 | $23.65 | 2,310 | 0.5 |
| Texas | $48,960 | $23.54 | 9,170 | 0.7 |
| Indiana | $48,650 | $23.39 | 750 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | $48,640 | $23.39 | 300 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | $47,210 | $22.70 | 1,070 | 0.4 |
| Puerto Rico | $35,060 | $16.86 | 710 | 0.8 |
| Delaware | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 183 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.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton, OK | $115,090 | $55.33 | Not published | Not published |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $100,190 | $48.17 | 290 | 0.4 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $95,770 | $46.04 | Not published | Not published |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $90,900 | $43.70 | Not published | Not published |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $87,180 | $41.91 | 1,570 | 0.5 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $87,180 | $41.92 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $86,530 | $41.60 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $86,450 | $41.56 | Not published | Not published |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $83,160 | $39.98 | 350 | 0.3 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $80,600 | $38.75 | 2,110 | 0.7 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $80,470 | $38.69 | 70 | 0.3 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,830 | $38.38 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Vallejo, CA | $79,180 | $38.07 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,540 | $37.76 | 570 | 0.7 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $77,770 | $37.39 | 240 | 0.8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $77,670 | $37.34 | 1,880 | 0.8 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $77,510 | $37.26 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $77,000 | $37.02 | Not published | Not published |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,630 | $36.84 | 250 | 0.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $76,250 | $36.66 | 460 | 0.4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $75,970 | $36.52 | 1,900 | 1.2 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $74,100 | $35.63 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $72,100 | $34.66 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $71,540 | $34.40 | 550 | 0.2 |
| Peoria, IL | $71,280 | $34.27 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $69,440 | $33.39 | 230 | 0.2 |
| Wichita, KS | $68,640 | $33.00 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $68,560 | $32.96 | 130 | 0.4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $68,510 | $32.94 | 330 | 0.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $67,670 | $32.53 | 780 | 0.6 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $67,420 | $32.41 | 200 | 0.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $67,200 | $32.31 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $66,770 | $32.10 | 150 | 0.2 |
| New Haven, CT | $66,710 | $32.07 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $66,440 | $31.94 | 160 | 0.7 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $66,290 | $31.87 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Jackson, MS | $66,030 | $31.74 | 120 | 0.4 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $65,940 | $31.70 | 70 | 0.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $65,780 | $31.63 | 740 | 0.3 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $65,730 | $31.60 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Lincoln, NE | $65,480 | $31.48 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Tucson, AZ | $65,270 | $31.38 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Ames, IA | $65,020 | $31.26 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Anchorage, AK | $64,880 | $31.19 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $64,840 | $31.18 | 860 | 0.3 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $64,730 | $31.12 | 6,470 | 0.7 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $64,590 | $31.05 | 220 | 0.6 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $64,400 | $30.96 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $64,240 | $30.88 | 330 | 0.3 |
| State College, PA | $64,210 | $30.87 | 180 | 2.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,150 | $30.84 | Not published | Not published |
| Birmingham, AL | $64,140 | $30.84 | 60 | 0.1 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $64,130 | $30.83 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $64,030 | $30.79 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Reading, PA | $63,790 | $30.67 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $63,710 | $30.63 | Not published | Not published |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,560 | $30.56 | 1,520 | 1.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | $63,520 | $30.54 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Salinas, CA | $63,510 | $30.53 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $63,460 | $30.51 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $63,180 | $30.38 | 120 | 0.2 |
| Asheville, NC | $63,130 | $30.35 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Iowa City, IA | $62,920 | $30.25 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $62,820 | $30.20 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $62,660 | $30.12 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,660 | $30.13 | 1,230 | 1.0 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,610 | $30.10 | 110 | 0.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,540 | $30.07 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,510 | $30.05 | 160 | 0.8 |
| Huntsville, AL | $62,420 | $30.01 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Knoxville, TN | $62,050 | $29.83 | 810 | 1.9 |
| Tulsa, OK | $61,860 | $29.74 | 90 | 0.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,730 | $29.68 | 370 | 0.3 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $61,420 | $29.53 | 550 | 0.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,130 | $29.39 | 180 | 0.4 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $61,110 | $29.38 | 190 | 0.5 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $61,100 | $29.37 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Chico, CA | $60,900 | $29.28 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,590 | $29.13 | 800 | 1.8 |
| Charleston, WV | $60,420 | $29.05 | 30 | 0.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $60,380 | $29.03 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Tyler, TX | $60,300 | $28.99 | 90 | 0.8 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,150 | $28.92 | 370 | 0.7 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $60,080 | $28.89 | 30 | 0.3 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $59,960 | $28.83 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $59,950 | $28.82 | 30 | 0.3 |
| Morgantown, WV | $59,750 | $28.73 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,330 | $28.52 | 210 | 0.3 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $59,000 | $28.36 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $58,790 | $28.26 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $58,720 | $28.23 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,580 | $28.16 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Medford, OR | $58,280 | $28.02 | 70 | 0.8 |
| Savannah, GA | $58,280 | $28.02 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $58,240 | $28.00 | 270 | 0.1 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $58,000 | $27.89 | Not published | Not published |
| York-Hanover, PA | $57,910 | $27.84 | 40 | 0.2 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $57,680 | $27.73 | 200 | 0.2 |
| Dalton, GA | $57,540 | $27.67 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,530 | $27.66 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $57,420 | $27.61 | 330 | 0.2 |
| Fresno, CA | $57,310 | $27.55 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,220 | $27.51 | 150 | 0.1 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $57,160 | $27.48 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $57,110 | $27.46 | 60 | 0.7 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,060 | $27.43 | 100 | 0.3 |
| Bangor, ME | $57,040 | $27.42 | 40 | 0.6 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $56,910 | $27.36 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $56,590 | $27.21 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $56,530 | $27.18 | Not published | Not published |
| Bismarck, ND | $56,420 | $27.13 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,180 | $27.01 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $55,660 | $26.76 | 420 | 0.4 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $55,230 | $26.55 | 50 | 0.3 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $55,070 | $26.47 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $55,050 | $26.47 | 60 | 0.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $54,420 | $26.17 | Not published | Not published |
| Boise City, ID | $54,390 | $26.15 | 210 | 0.5 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $54,350 | $26.13 | 120 | 0.2 |
| Reno, NV | $54,140 | $26.03 | 120 | 0.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $54,130 | $26.03 | 70 | 0.3 |
| Lancaster, PA | $53,880 | $25.90 | 90 | 0.3 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $53,750 | $25.84 | 90 | 0.2 |
| Waco, TX | $53,750 | $25.84 | 90 | 0.7 |
| Ogden, UT | $53,430 | $25.69 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $53,360 | $25.65 | 580 | 1.4 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $53,250 | $25.60 | 50 | 0.1 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $53,090 | $25.53 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $52,900 | $25.43 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $52,510 | $25.25 | 90 | 0.4 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $52,420 | $25.20 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Missoula, MT | $52,260 | $25.13 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Columbia, SC | $51,840 | $24.92 | 540 | 1.4 |
| Syracuse, NY | $51,770 | $24.89 | 220 | 0.7 |
| Lubbock, TX | $51,680 | $24.85 | 130 | 0.8 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $51,490 | $24.76 | 690 | 0.6 |
| Rochester, NY | $51,370 | $24.70 | 220 | 0.4 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $50,900 | $24.47 | 90 | 0.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $50,750 | $24.40 | 220 | 0.7 |
| Bozeman, MT | $50,700 | $24.37 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,630 | $24.34 | 750 | 1.7 |
| Binghamton, NY | $50,500 | $24.28 | Not published | Not published |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $50,180 | $24.13 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Corvallis, OR | $50,130 | $24.10 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $49,830 | $23.96 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $49,810 | $23.95 | 70 | 1.3 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,790 | $23.94 | 130 | 0.4 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $49,630 | $23.86 | 500 | 0.4 |
| Bend, OR | $49,420 | $23.76 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,410 | $23.75 | 1,100 | 0.6 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $49,360 | $23.73 | 200 | 0.6 |
| Lafayette, LA | $49,280 | $23.69 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Akron, OH | $49,240 | $23.67 | 50 | 0.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $49,090 | $23.60 | 190 | 0.2 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,040 | $23.58 | 70 | 0.3 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $49,030 | $23.57 | Not published | Not published |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,960 | $23.54 | 2,100 | 0.5 |
| Columbus, OH | $48,840 | $23.48 | 310 | 0.3 |
| Salem, OR | $48,840 | $23.48 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,680 | $23.41 | 2,520 | 0.8 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $48,610 | $23.37 | 200 | 0.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,480 | $23.31 | 240 | 0.2 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,100 | $23.13 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,220 | $22.70 | Not published | Not published |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,760 | $22.48 | 570 | 1.3 |
| Ithaca, NY | $46,640 | $22.43 | 160 | 3.4 |
| Madison, WI | $46,540 | $22.37 | 180 | 0.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,190 | $22.21 | Not published | Not published |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $44,390 | $21.34 | Not published | Not published |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,960 | $21.14 | 130 | 0.3 |
| Greeley, CO | $42,530 | $20.45 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $42,360 | $20.36 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Gainesville, FL | $40,000 | $19.23 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Longview, TX | $38,890 | $18.70 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Johnson City, TN | $38,410 | $18.46 | 340 | 4.2 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $37,980 | $18.26 | 110 | 0.6 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $36,750 | $17.67 | 300 | 3.7 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,970 | $15.85 | 480 | 0.7 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $31,200 | $15.00 | Not published | Not published |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $31,100 | $14.95 | Not published | Not published |
| Ponce, PR | $29,900 | $14.38 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Amarillo, TX | $27,910 | $13.42 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | Not published | Not published | 130 | 0.6 |
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.