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Highest Paying Industries for Biological Technicians

The top 76 highest paying industries for biological technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $59,390, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for biological technicians. It is followed by offices of physicians industry (average annual salary $58,850). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of biological technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 76 Highest Paying Industries for Biological Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$59,390	$33,990	110
2	Offices of Physicians	$58,850	$27,860	540
3	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$58,750	$30,220	220
4	Hospitals - Local government owned	$58,750	$30,220	220
5	Transportation and Warehousing	$51,980	$27,840	n/a
6	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$49,690	$32,900	170
7	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$49,690	$32,900	170
8	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$49,480	$28,990	80
9	Chemical Manufacturing	$47,280	$31,220	6,690
10	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$47,110	$31,160	6,130
11	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$46,680	$32,030	360
12	Manufacturing	$46,500	$30,880	7,550
13	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$46,450	$27,480	n/a
14	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$45,960	$27,070	n/a
15	Wholesale Trade	$45,490	$23,670	210
16	Engineering Services	$45,180	$29,880	140
17	Hospitals - State government owned	$45,100	$26,560	1,150
18	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,820	$28,350	900
19	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$44,410	$27,810	21,080
20	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,380	$27,710	21,710
21	Temporary Help Services	$43,500	$24,950	620
22	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$43,230	$26,690	25,750
23	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$43,160	$24,030	630
24	Employment Services	$43,010	$25,430	680
25	Administrative and Support Services	$43,010	$25,430	680
26	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$43,010	$25,430	680
27	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$42,930	$29,730	60
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$42,510	$31,350	5,910
29	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,500	$31,340	5,910
30	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$42,500	$26,950	720
31	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$42,090	$27,340	2,150
32	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$41,660	$28,890	50
33	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$41,410	$27,050	600
34	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$41,410	$27,050	600
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$40,800	$23,030	310
36	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$40,650	$26,180	6,190
37	Outpatient Care Centers	$40,330	$31,190	360
38	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,200	$26,160	8,130
39	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,070	$26,660	17,030
40	Educational Services	$39,980	$26,570	17,300
41	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,240	$25,980	4,820
42	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$38,930	$26,100	1,940
43	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,920	$25,060	10,320
44	Educational Services - State government owned	$38,900	$25,040	10,360
45	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$38,830	$25,840	4,030
46	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$38,640	$27,630	800
47	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,280	$25,990	3,500
48	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,230	$25,190	14,190
49	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,070	$25,190	25,290
50	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$38,060	$26,690	30
51	Educational Services - Local government owned	$37,870	$26,560	1,030
52	Federal government, including USPS	$36,440	$25,180	8,960
53	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$36,440	$25,180	8,960
54	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$36,280	$25,180	12,530
55	Federal, State, and Local Government	$36,280	$25,180	12,530
56	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$36,160	$22,480	3,210
57	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$36,060	$32,020	n/a
58	Testing Laboratories	$35,830	$22,320	3,070
59	Support Activities for Animal Production	$35,810	$25,530	80
60	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$35,810	$25,530	80
61	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$35,810	$25,530	80
62	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$35,650	$25,140	990
63	Food Manufacturing	$35,580	$31,160	170
64	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$35,010	$30,630	90
65	Junior colleges - State government owned	$34,930	$22,810	40
66	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$34,260	$25,090	40
67	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$34,240	$25,070	40
68	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$34,020	$25,990	n/a
69	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$34,020	$25,990	n/a
70	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$33,920	$24,520	250
71	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,750	$24,930	2,670
72	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$33,730	$24,740	210
73	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$32,820	$26,520	n/a
74	Social Advocacy Organizations	$32,400	$24,940	30
75	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$31,980	$22,340	110
76	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$31,550	$21,840	90