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Biological Technician Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians in Philadelphia 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 Biological Technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,380
25th Percentile Wage
$39,360
50th Percentile Wage
$52,130
75th Percentile Wage
$62,410
90th Percentile Wage
$73,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,380.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$52,130
3.41% 6.50%
2016
$50,350
6.20% -
2015
$47,230
-5.19% -
2014
$49,680
2.58% -
2013
$48,400
-0.70% -
2012
$48,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Biological Technician Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,130 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Philadelphia is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Reading.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$64,120
East Stroudsburg
$60,930
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$59,690
State College
$56,200
Newark-Union
$53,090
Philadelphia
$52,130
Pittsburgh
$50,370
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$45,190
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$44,600
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,020
Lancaster
$39,520
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,250
Reading
$34,510