The highest-paying states for other life, physical, and social science 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 other life, physical, and social science technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $70,090, South Carolina is the highest paying state for other life, physical, and social science technicians. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $66,760). 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 other life, physical, and social science technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | $70,090 |
$39,630 | 840 |
| 2 | Washington | $66,760 |
$44,430 | 880 |
| 3 | Alaska | $64,710 |
$44,030 | 280 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $63,630 |
$39,590 | 200 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $62,450 |
$45,340 | 1,730 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $62,380 |
$36,390 | 370 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $60,920 |
$37,440 | 190 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | $60,200 |
$31,240 | 670 |
| 9 | New York | $60,020 |
$34,840 | 7,400 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $59,590 |
$40,310 | 1,190 |
| 11 | Indiana | $59,430 |
$38,870 | 2,170 |
| 12 | Georgia | $57,940 |
$34,530 | 1,670 |
| 13 | Maryland | $57,850 |
$34,690 | 2,960 |
| 14 | California | $56,840 |
$37,260 | 10,560 |
| 15 | Colorado | $56,320 |
$38,340 | 1,020 |
| 16 | Kentucky | $56,040 |
$31,320 | 1,840 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $55,330 |
$36,110 | 980 |
| 18 | Virginia | $55,180 |
$33,280 | 1,010 |
| 19 | Maine | $54,430 |
$31,070 | 250 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $52,330 |
$31,990 | 190 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $52,060 |
$36,110 | 90 |
| 22 | District of Columbia | $51,170 |
$38,510 | 1,160 |
| 23 | Delaware | $50,940 |
$40,050 | 80 |
| 24 | Illinois | $50,760 |
$31,050 | 1,070 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $50,690 |
$32,550 | 400 |
| 26 | Oregon | $50,690 |
$35,470 | 780 |
| 27 | Mississippi | $49,550 |
$29,770 | 390 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $49,150 |
$37,150 | 260 |
| 29 | Hawaii | $48,550 |
$30,300 | 710 |
| 30 | Missouri | $48,230 |
$30,830 | 2,010 |
| 31 | Kansas | $48,050 |
$37,830 | 740 |
| 32 | Utah | $47,520 |
$29,520 | 1,450 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $47,320 |
$37,450 | 370 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $47,220 |
$34,940 | 3,310 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $46,420 |
$30,160 | 190 |
| 36 | Iowa | $46,080 |
$32,220 | 660 |
| 37 | Ohio | $45,750 |
$34,850 | 1,310 |
| 38 | New Jersey | $45,010 |
$35,360 | 2,940 |
| 39 | Montana | $44,070 |
$36,780 | 220 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $43,680 |
$35,260 | 40 |
| 41 | Texas | $43,450 |
$24,440 | 4,810 |
| 42 | Nevada | $43,010 |
$31,320 | 400 |
| 43 | Florida | $42,520 |
$27,040 | 3,200 |
| 44 | Arizona | $42,090 |
$33,220 | 630 |
| 45 | Vermont | $41,600 |
$36,110 | 80 |
| 46 | Alabama | $41,600 |
$30,560 | 270 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $41,230 |
$30,540 | 800 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $41,120 |
$30,310 | 1,040 |
| 49 | Michigan | $39,520 |
$29,480 | 580 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $37,570 |
$23,740 | 1,110 |
| 51 | Idaho | $37,560 |
$22,780 | 460 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $28,980 |
$18,360 | 510 |