Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · SOC 19-4099

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Others

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for life, physical, and social science technicians, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 182 metro areas

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Lawton, OK	$115,090	Not published	Not published
2	Oklahoma City, OK	$100,190	290	0.4
3	Lynchburg, VA	$95,770	Not published	Not published
4	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$90,900	Not published	Not published
5	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$87,180	1,570	0.5
6	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$87,180	70	0.2
7	Fairbanks-College, AK	$86,530	30	0.9
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$86,450	Not published	Not published
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$83,160	350	0.3
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$80,600	2,110	0.7
11	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$80,470	70	0.3
12	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$79,830	40	0.1
13	Vallejo, CA	$79,180	50	0.3
14	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$78,540	570	0.7
15	Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,770	240	0.8
16	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$77,670	1,880	0.8
17	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$77,510	30	0.2
18	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$77,000	Not published	Not published
19	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$76,630	250	0.1
20	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$76,250	460	0.4
21	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$75,970	1,900	1.2
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$74,100	70	0.2
23	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$72,100	100	0.2
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$71,540	550	0.2
25	Peoria, IL	$71,280	40	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other overview.

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.