The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $34,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $53,740 | 7.80% | 18.48% |
| 2016 | $49,550 | 4.10% | - |
| 2015 | $47,520 | 5.87% | - |
| 2014 | $44,730 | 4.14% | - |
| 2013 | $42,880 | -2.17% | - |
| 2012 | $43,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,740 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Framingham | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Worcester | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |