The highest-paying states 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 of biological technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,900, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for biological technicians. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $61,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of biological technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $62,900 |
$40,320 | 4,560 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $61,960 |
$39,050 | 1,620 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $60,030 |
$45,150 | 930 |
| 4 | California | $59,500 |
$39,260 | 10,510 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $59,450 |
$38,090 | 4,690 |
| 6 | New York | $58,000 |
$36,560 | 4,100 |
| 7 | Delaware | $56,660 |
$39,000 | 160 |
| 8 | West Virginia | $54,020 |
$31,930 | 190 |
| 9 | Louisiana | $50,690 |
$31,930 | 130 |
| 10 | Colorado | $50,250 |
$39,520 | 2,790 |
| 11 | Ohio | $50,100 |
$38,600 | 1,680 |
| 12 | Maryland | $50,010 |
$31,510 | 3,550 |
| 13 | Maine | $49,690 |
$33,220 | 430 |
| 14 | Mississippi | $49,650 |
$31,300 | 290 |
| 15 | Tennessee | $49,430 |
$37,090 | 1,760 |
| 16 | Washington | $49,380 |
$37,940 | 3,390 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $49,340 |
$36,280 | 260 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $49,230 |
$37,200 | 370 |
| 19 | Virginia | $49,010 |
$31,170 | 1,450 |
| 20 | Georgia | $48,760 |
$31,930 | 1,490 |
| 21 | Missouri | $48,590 |
$33,220 | 560 |
| 22 | Iowa | $48,480 |
$36,900 | 1,030 |
| 23 | Arkansas | $47,950 |
$32,500 | 410 |
| 24 | Oregon | $47,860 |
$36,110 | 2,980 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $47,720 |
$32,150 | 1,470 |
| 26 | Kansas | $46,870 |
$36,730 | 1,040 |
| 27 | Illinois | $46,800 |
$36,720 | 1,820 |
| 28 | Alaska | $46,700 |
$35,730 | 510 |
| 29 | Arizona | $46,220 |
$30,930 | 1,370 |
| 30 | Texas | $45,790 |
$31,700 | 4,420 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $45,510 |
$30,370 | 1,090 |
| 32 | Utah | $45,050 |
$31,350 | 660 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $44,280 |
$33,220 | 320 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $42,760 |
$30,950 | 370 |
| 35 | North Dakota | $42,530 |
$32,550 | 270 |
| 36 | Guam | $41,790 |
$30,640 | 90 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $41,350 |
$31,970 | 2,570 |
| 38 | Nevada | $40,620 |
$31,940 | 480 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $40,400 |
$30,860 | 470 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $40,250 |
$31,300 | 240 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $40,250 |
$33,220 | 210 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $40,220 |
$40,220 | 100 |
| 43 | Indiana | $40,140 |
$32,230 | 450 |
| 44 | Alabama | $39,480 |
$24,070 | 330 |
| 45 | Michigan | $39,300 |
$30,610 | 1,200 |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $38,660 |
$28,970 | 450 |
| 47 | Vermont | $38,520 |
$31,250 | 100 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $38,370 |
$32,280 | 210 |
| 49 | Hawaii | $37,530 |
$32,550 | 790 |
| 50 | Florida | $37,360 |
$29,520 | 2,460 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $36,490 |
$31,620 | 200 |
| 52 | Montana | $36,110 |
$29,850 | 640 |
| 53 | Idaho | $33,340 |
$27,910 | 610 |