Biological Technicians Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Biological Technicians positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$52,000

National average

Salary Range

$38,060 – $81,990

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Biological Technicians Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$79,270$50,750$107,170
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$74,310$46,300$95,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$71,920$49,800$101,900
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$68,890$45,810$81,600
Worcester, MA$65,960$43,960$89,190
Massachusetts$65,020$48,010$94,390
Connecticut$64,860$51,630$84,280
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$64,380$48,160$94,400
Barnstable Town, MA$64,260$44,700$91,780
California$64,020$44,300$103,750
New Jersey$63,430$45,210$84,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$63,270$44,310$100,300
Charlottesville, VA$62,980$46,350$78,690
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$62,570$43,580$96,460
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,950$43,040$83,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,930$36,770$77,280
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$61,720$47,290$75,970
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,480$50,250$83,170
Richmond, VA$61,370$38,630$77,370
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61,070$46,180$91,090
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$60,740$40,750$63,770
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,660$39,560$74,610
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,620$37,900$66,210
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$60,330$39,920$82,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$60,160$38,350$84,830
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$59,600$44,750$96,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,520$38,840$83,150
Syracuse, NY$59,520$38,270$80,900
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$59,200$45,330$89,920
State College, PA$59,050$35,380$73,840
New York$58,750$37,900$81,600
Tennessee$58,520$40,280$92,250
Knoxville, TN$58,520$40,280$93,050
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,090$44,830$78,170
Omaha, NE-IA$57,930$43,280$84,550
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$57,720$34,990$63,730
Port St. Lucie, FL$57,430$35,960$83,010
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$57,350$46,280$77,940
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$57,140$39,940$78,530
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$56,660$38,500$83,090
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56,650$44,580$79,580
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$56,450$45,440$76,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$56,150$36,380$77,010
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$56,100$41,040$80,700
District of Columbia$55,910$40,000$78,020
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$55,760$46,960$78,460
Delaware$55,740$44,120$75,750
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$55,400$39,420$84,070
Anchorage, AK$55,370$42,090$82,840
Athens-Clarke County, GA$55,190$45,250$82,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA$54,910$44,040$79,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$54,720$38,120$73,920
Colorado$54,600$44,120$75,970
Bend, OR$54,580$39,560$79,540
Boulder, CO$54,500$43,990$101,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$54,200$41,320$73,510
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$54,190$45,450$93,410
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$54,110$41,950$76,720
Fargo, ND-MN$53,910$44,120$75,940
Alaska$53,830$42,600$79,710
Louisiana$53,620$34,110$77,940
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$53,510$38,790$80,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$53,410$42,600$80,100
Washington$52,680$40,500$76,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$52,680$39,230$84,440
Ames, IA$52,670$34,800$78,520
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$52,610$35,480$95,040
Kennewick-Richland, WA$52,430$42,330$73,140
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$52,290$39,560$77,870
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$51,980$39,000$63,600
New Hampshire$51,960$39,230$84,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$51,950$39,670$81,420
Arizona$51,850$39,560$73,070
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$51,700$41,120$80,100
Columbus, OH$51,670$39,580$79,930
Salinas, CA$51,500$35,940$89,560
Iowa$51,300$41,720$71,090
Iowa City, IA$51,300$41,720$65,310
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$51,190$38,860$64,400
Jacksonville, FL$51,180$35,450$69,920
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,940$40,560$71,900
Utah$50,690$36,900$76,220
Salem, OR$50,650$38,390$63,400
Mississippi$50,650$34,800$75,940
Yakima, WA$50,650$36,190$75,940
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,640$39,850$73,150
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$50,590$35,480$77,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$50,410$39,420$65,960
Albany, GA$50,330$39,840$77,940
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$50,310$48,260$59,820
Missoula, MT$50,310$36,190$60,980
Portland-South Portland, ME$50,210$47,370$65,260
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,140$38,380$80,460
Indiana$50,070$41,560$78,460
Cleveland, OH$50,040$37,900$92,180
Georgia$49,970$38,120$70,570
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$49,920$34,160$77,200
Ohio$49,910$37,900$79,920
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$49,870$35,480$65,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,860$33,470$94,060
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,710$38,010$77,170
Illinois$49,710$35,730$81,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,650$31,200$78,600
Madison, WI$49,630$41,560$74,870
Wisconsin$49,570$39,560$69,950
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$49,520$38,030$63,960
Fairbanks-College, AK$49,480$43,870$69,980
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$49,460$32,010$62,340
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,400$43,270$60,780
Maine$49,280$42,150$65,000
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$49,280$45,050$63,650
Virginia$49,250$37,900$70,400
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$49,150$37,810$78,530
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,140$39,990$67,870
Maryland$49,110$39,160$76,640
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$49,110$38,240$66,330
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,040$39,560$66,420
Manhattan, KS$49,000$34,110$73,940
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$49,000$39,560$64,770
Columbia, SC$48,980$36,200$63,450
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$48,910$38,470$61,640
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$48,880$35,010$66,470
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$48,870$37,690$66,960
Texas$48,830$35,150$76,580
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$48,800$39,560$63,730
Nevada$48,650$35,440$62,340
North Dakota$48,550$35,480$65,960
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$48,530$34,110$82,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,470$37,860$60,320
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$48,450$32,490$74,930
Vermont$48,420$40,290$63,510
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$48,420$41,990$63,510
Kansas$48,400$37,030$62,440
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,260$40,800$62,030
Gainesville, FL$48,180$31,200$75,940
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,120$38,240$81,330
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$48,010$39,790$66,680
Michigan$47,900$36,800$65,240
Ann Arbor, MI$47,900$35,820$72,740
Pennsylvania$47,820$37,650$78,530
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,810$34,770$64,770
Toledo, OH$47,790$33,670$62,200
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$47,750$37,470$60,760
Bellingham, WA$47,700$36,180$64,750
Oregon$47,690$39,360$68,190
Corvallis, OR$47,690$36,720$75,690
Reading, PA$47,680$35,380$55,070
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$47,680$38,340$60,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$47,660$31,200$63,490
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,630$33,860$75,230
Tulsa, OK$47,520$35,480$68,080
Bozeman, MT$47,420$26,480$67,170
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$47,390$40,640$71,100
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,360$36,220$80,040
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,360$38,000$78,710
Missouri$47,360$36,190$78,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$47,310$33,020$62,340
Nebraska$47,210$35,480$64,990
Johnson City, TN$47,200$37,670$73,260
South Carolina$47,190$35,620$73,950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,170$31,040$79,540
West Virginia$47,130$35,480$88,920
Montana$47,090$35,480$61,620
Helena, MT$47,090$36,190$52,290
Arkansas$47,050$35,480$64,260
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$47,050$34,110$71,950
Wilmington, NC$46,960$38,150$57,640
Akron, OH$46,860$36,800$76,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$46,840$33,950$82,890
Florida$46,840$33,950$78,330
Ithaca, NY$46,800$39,420$63,980
Birmingham, AL$46,680$37,440$69,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$46,630$40,370$65,870
Huntsville, AL$46,500$34,090$56,930
Tucson, AZ$46,460$35,480$63,160
Oklahoma$46,440$22,880$73,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$46,380$34,110$72,930
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,340$32,060$62,570
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$46,320$34,800$63,730
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$46,230$34,990$61,020
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,130$31,710$56,200
North Carolina$46,050$35,050$66,500
Urban Honolulu, HI$46,030$35,480$58,520
Alabama$45,880$32,410$64,360
Grand Forks, ND-MN$45,650$45,650$63,200
Fayetteville, NC$45,630$39,140$61,360
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$45,570$34,440$57,350
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$45,570$39,560$64,770
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$45,570$34,110$75,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,570$35,480$63,730
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$45,570$34,110$77,940
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$45,570$39,560$59,950
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$45,480$29,120$71,010
Minnesota$45,430$38,640$69,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$45,410$39,560$62,090
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,390$45,390$94,880
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,130$39,560$70,080
Hawaii$45,000$35,480$59,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY$44,980$30,980$63,960
Pittsburgh, PA$44,830$38,410$73,320
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$44,810$35,630$53,650
Rochester, NY$44,780$35,480$62,400
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$44,780$31,820$63,730
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$44,580$26,470$60,600
Puerto Rico$44,570$30,870$60,540
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$44,490$34,300$60,250
Wyoming$44,490$38,920$60,270
Fresno, CA$44,460$36,160$73,690
Winston-Salem, NC$44,450$35,460$62,090
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,340$39,310$76,670
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$44,300$44,270$62,940
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$44,270$36,040$46,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$44,270$36,040$66,930
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$44,240$39,560$54,080
Killeen-Temple, TX$44,230$34,110$68,760
Reno, NV$44,220$38,420$78,150
Redding, CA$44,120$38,790$55,030
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$44,120$36,190$55,870
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$44,120$36,130$62,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$44,120$37,130$61,020
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$43,980$38,620$55,320
Mayaguez, PR$43,950$34,110$57,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,880$38,120$64,880
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$43,770$36,190$61,020
Coeur d'Alene, ID$43,660$34,440$58,880
Rhode Island$43,390$41,790$76,720
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$43,060$35,480$64,580
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$42,900$35,440$57,350
Kentucky$42,890$31,710$61,080
Oklahoma City, OK$42,820$22,880$67,480
Guam$42,740$33,760$55,870
Warner Robins, GA$42,570$34,800$66,960
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$42,570$36,400$52,520
Tallahassee, FL$41,200$34,950$82,910
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$41,140$39,560$64,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$41,060$31,500$58,340
Bismarck, ND$40,890$34,800$64,680
Rapid City, SD$40,570$39,530$57,530
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$40,450$34,800$63,960
Lincoln, NE$40,420$34,110$65,960
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$40,210$31,960$59,800
Visalia, CA$39,690$36,640$49,150
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$39,560$32,670$54,160
Idaho$39,560$34,440$59,950
South Dakota$39,560$38,510$53,320
Boise City, ID$39,560$34,440$60,440
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$39,560$27,550$64,420
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$39,560$33,790$60,440
Columbia, MO$39,560$35,480$67,950
Duluth, MN-WI$39,560$38,950$57,350
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$39,560$36,190$52,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$39,560$39,560$57,350
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$39,560$34,440$73,940
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$39,560$36,040$61,080
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$39,560$36,190$53,910
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$39,560$36,190$52,290
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$39,560$39,560$63,340
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$39,560$35,990$63,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$38,920$31,200$44,120
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$38,620$35,480$53,320
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$38,420$24,260$57,350
Kingston, NY$37,900$37,900$61,320
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$37,900$31,200$56,610
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$37,900$36,440$61,490
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,600$23,990$63,730
Mobile, AL$37,520$22,960$67,950
Twin Falls, ID$36,190$34,110$59,950
Corpus Christi, TX$36,190$35,150$50,900
Idaho Falls, ID$36,190$35,480$53,660
Logan, UT-ID$36,150$34,110$62,090
Amarillo, TX$35,970$33,290$65,960
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,620$35,620$62,940
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$35,480$35,480$58,250
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,320$33,990$58,820
Lubbock, TX$34,800$34,110$77,940
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,120$29,120$39,830

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Biological Technicians make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Biological Technicians is $52,000, with a typical range of $38,060 – $81,990 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Biological Technicians?β–Ύ

Entry-level Biological Technicians positions typically start around $38,060 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Biological Technicianss earn the most?β–Ύ

Biological Technicianss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.