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Biological Technician Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Biological Technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,700
25th Percentile Wage
$40,880
50th Percentile Wage
$49,890
75th Percentile Wage
$69,690
90th Percentile Wage
$91,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$49,890
-3.03% 0.46%
2016
$51,400
-7.14% -
2015
$55,070
-1.71% -
2014
$56,010
17.44% -
2013
$46,240
-7.40% -
2012
$49,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Biological Technician Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,890 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$69,010
Vallejo-Fairfield
$59,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$59,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$59,090
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$57,300
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$56,440
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$54,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$54,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$51,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$51,020
Salinas
$50,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$50,220
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$49,890
Stockton
$48,800
Modesto
$48,590
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$47,130
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$46,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$45,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$44,860
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,720
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$42,840
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$41,810
Redding
$40,680
Fresno
$40,250
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$40,250
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,760
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,620
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,610
Visalia-Porterville
$36,110