The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,860 | -10.59% | 1.47% |
| 2021 | $49,610 | 26.45% | - |
| 2018 | $36,490 | 9.65% | - |
| 2017 | $32,970 | 7.01% | - |
| 2015 | $30,660 | -19.83% | - |
| 2014 | $36,740 | 26.89% | - |
| 2013 | $26,860 | -64.56% | - |
| 2012 | $44,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,860 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.