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Forensic Science Technician Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forensic science technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 Forensic Science Technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$62,880
25th Percentile Wage	$64,490
50th Percentile Wage	$79,140
75th Percentile Wage	$103,040
90th Percentile Wage	$117,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,880.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	9-Year Growth
2022	$79,140	-1.30%	24.53%
2021	$80,170	18.59%	-
2020	$65,270	1.93%	-
2019	$64,010	2.12%	-
2018	$62,650	-8.40%	-
2017	$67,910	2.37%	-
2016	$66,300	2.61%	-
2015	$64,570	5.96%	-
2014	$60,720	1.63%	-
2013	$59,730	-	-

Table 2. Compare Forensic Science Technician Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,140, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for forensic science technicians in state of New York, following the highest paying city Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary of $79,930). Compared with Buffalo-Niagara Falls, the median annual salary of forensic science technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$79,930
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$79,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$69,240
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$61,590
Rochester	$54,100