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Biological Technician Salary in Stockton, California

The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Stockton, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biological technicians in Stockton 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 Stockton, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,830
25th Percentile Wage
$44,370
50th Percentile Wage
$48,800
75th Percentile Wage
$58,610
90th Percentile Wage
$62,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Stockton, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,830.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$48,800
5.98% 18.98%
2021
$45,880
0.96% -
2020
$45,440
3.68% -
2017
$43,770
-5.53% -
2016
$46,190
9.89% -
2015
$41,620
-3.96% -
2014
$43,270
8.57% -
2013
$39,560
0.05% -
2012
$39,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Biological Technician Salary in Stockton with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,800 in Stockton is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Stockton is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.0 percent (26.0%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Stockton, California.