Forensic Science Technicians Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Forensic Science Technicians positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$67,440
National average
Salary Range
$45,560 – $110,710
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Forensic Science Technicians Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $131,390 | $85,250 | $155,130 |
| Illinois | $117,590 | $57,590 | $147,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $103,930 | $79,060 | $164,500 |
| Akron, OH | $102,230 | $58,220 | $107,100 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $100,800 | $52,650 | $137,020 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $99,670 | $57,590 | $146,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $98,110 | $62,920 | $134,180 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $97,040 | $61,380 | $149,930 |
| California | $96,850 | $61,380 | $137,020 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $96,770 | $71,500 | $133,540 |
| Toledo, OH | $93,560 | $61,360 | $107,100 |
| New Haven, CT | $93,290 | $76,550 | $110,750 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $91,340 | $79,570 | $123,960 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $86,150 | $48,350 | $129,220 |
| Connecticut | $84,920 | $40,450 | $105,530 |
| Columbus, OH | $83,790 | $48,110 | $118,100 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $82,600 | $61,400 | $105,170 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $82,140 | $50,670 | $114,430 |
| Modesto, CA | $81,860 | $63,090 | $124,980 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $80,400 | $64,080 | $99,430 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $80,300 | $46,910 | $132,130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $79,910 | $62,320 | $131,330 |
| Fresno, CA | $79,700 | $52,990 | $122,260 |
| Montana | $78,610 | $38,470 | $97,670 |
| Missoula, MT | $78,610 | $63,840 | $97,670 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $78,520 | $62,460 | $96,890 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $78,460 | $48,540 | $128,320 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $78,410 | $60,960 | $94,680 |
| Maryland | $78,220 | $58,440 | $110,760 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $78,170 | $61,220 | $101,370 |
| New York | $78,170 | $60,680 | $101,370 |
| Oregon | $78,100 | $53,090 | $129,220 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $77,990 | $60,000 | $104,660 |
| Colorado | $77,800 | $59,400 | $103,660 |
| Washington | $77,650 | $58,090 | $103,650 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $77,280 | $49,770 | $99,720 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $77,200 | $57,370 | $104,320 |
| Nevada | $76,540 | $52,350 | $127,890 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $76,540 | $52,350 | $127,890 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $76,450 | $52,770 | $107,830 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $75,480 | $47,300 | $103,820 |
| Massachusetts | $75,210 | $60,560 | $105,010 |
| Kansas | $75,150 | $49,620 | $99,720 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $74,910 | $59,650 | $115,510 |
| Jackson, TN | $74,730 | $46,790 | $124,480 |
| North Dakota | $74,470 | $54,410 | $95,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $74,190 | $48,850 | $144,100 |
| Knoxville, TN | $74,020 | $45,830 | $128,320 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $73,650 | $59,400 | $96,250 |
| Ohio | $73,310 | $50,720 | $118,100 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,070 | $50,420 | $101,150 |
| Boise City, ID | $71,930 | $48,810 | $112,390 |
| Tennessee | $70,500 | $45,830 | $127,040 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $70,450 | $34,240 | $97,220 |
| Michigan | $69,040 | $36,500 | $198,320 |
| Minnesota | $68,790 | $50,530 | $101,150 |
| Maine | $68,710 | $44,470 | $74,320 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $68,640 | $48,050 | $91,470 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $68,580 | $43,990 | $97,550 |
| Vermont | $67,750 | $54,680 | $91,540 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $67,440 | $44,040 | $83,320 |
| Roanoke, VA | $66,540 | $45,930 | $100,180 |
| Richmond, VA | $66,370 | $47,620 | $105,150 |
| Birmingham, AL | $66,020 | $50,480 | $78,540 |
| Indiana | $65,770 | $40,750 | $90,130 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,770 | $40,750 | $90,880 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $65,640 | $50,930 | $95,470 |
| Oklahoma | $64,990 | $43,990 | $95,690 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $64,700 | $51,500 | $134,390 |
| Missouri | $64,700 | $45,360 | $87,420 |
| Rochester, NY | $64,600 | $51,370 | $94,330 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $64,440 | $48,040 | $95,960 |
| Utah | $64,430 | $45,960 | $88,940 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,280 | $44,950 | $97,580 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,950 | $48,770 | $94,350 |
| Iowa | $63,650 | $34,240 | $97,220 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $63,390 | $50,920 | $76,890 |
| Nebraska | $63,390 | $45,140 | $80,080 |
| Charleston, WV | $63,130 | $34,960 | $82,830 |
| Virginia | $62,860 | $46,900 | $107,210 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,420 | $49,360 | $109,850 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $62,050 | $45,240 | $82,360 |
| Jackson, MS | $62,010 | $36,950 | $88,090 |
| Wisconsin | $61,920 | $50,210 | $95,470 |
| New Mexico | $61,890 | $44,490 | $96,410 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $61,890 | $40,070 | $91,770 |
| Florida | $61,070 | $39,890 | $90,570 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $60,870 | $39,200 | $86,160 |
| Wyoming | $60,670 | $45,870 | $88,510 |
| Arizona | $60,620 | $45,590 | $109,850 |
| Idaho | $60,470 | $41,000 | $112,390 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $60,270 | $31,720 | $65,660 |
| Madison, WI | $60,150 | $42,100 | $80,870 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $60,110 | $50,810 | $84,760 |
| Wichita, KS | $59,990 | $49,620 | $80,050 |
| West Virginia | $59,930 | $38,190 | $80,550 |
| Alabama | $59,560 | $38,910 | $82,620 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,230 | $45,890 | $100,180 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,770 | $40,000 | $80,950 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $58,590 | $47,990 | $78,680 |
| Georgia | $58,500 | $39,060 | $83,600 |
| Savannah, GA | $58,500 | $41,580 | $83,600 |
| Kentucky | $58,230 | $46,980 | $70,670 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,120 | $45,520 | $84,410 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $57,950 | $35,990 | $79,970 |
| Tucson, AZ | $57,940 | $39,720 | $93,150 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,820 | $40,260 | $84,410 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $56,370 | $38,000 | $79,790 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $56,370 | $40,020 | $78,460 |
| Texas | $55,830 | $40,290 | $79,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $55,380 | $41,380 | $81,580 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $55,340 | $50,860 | $61,460 |
| Mississippi | $54,720 | $36,950 | $82,890 |
| New Jersey | $54,230 | $40,650 | $81,190 |
| El Paso, TX | $54,120 | $40,310 | $76,420 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $54,000 | $38,760 | $79,660 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $53,600 | $41,260 | $78,370 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $52,800 | $39,860 | $75,210 |
| Lubbock, TX | $52,610 | $40,520 | $83,300 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $52,410 | $46,560 | $62,710 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $52,150 | $46,370 | $70,450 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $51,660 | $38,460 | $61,420 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $51,280 | $40,290 | $76,420 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $50,640 | $40,260 | $71,510 |
| North Carolina | $50,460 | $42,720 | $77,720 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,460 | $42,850 | $61,130 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,420 | $45,450 | $78,660 |
| South Carolina | $49,960 | $37,490 | $69,510 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $49,490 | $41,070 | $62,690 |
| Tyler, TX | $49,470 | $40,520 | $60,500 |
| South Dakota | $49,280 | $24,960 | $80,050 |
| Asheville, NC | $48,860 | $39,220 | $60,790 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $48,250 | $37,390 | $78,190 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $48,220 | $47,340 | $74,740 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $47,880 | $36,350 | $55,060 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,660 | $40,000 | $70,660 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $47,130 | $32,280 | $63,270 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,080 | $44,560 | $66,810 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $46,880 | $45,430 | $57,750 |
| Arkansas | $46,210 | $39,680 | $62,370 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,000 | $43,300 | $45,000 |
| Columbia, SC | $44,490 | $37,490 | $59,850 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $42,720 | $42,720 | $51,650 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,680 | $39,680 | $45,920 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Forensic Science Technicians make?▾
The median annual salary for a Forensic Science Technicians is $67,440, with a typical range of $45,560 – $110,710 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Forensic Science Technicians?▾
Entry-level Forensic Science Technicians positions typically start around $45,560 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Forensic Science Technicianss earn the most?▾
Forensic Science Technicianss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.