The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,470 | 16.01% | 4.51% |
| 2021 | $38,190 | -18.85% | - |
| 2020 | $45,390 | 4.36% | - |
| 2019 | $43,410 | -0.02% | - |
| 2018 | $43,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,470 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Augusta-Richmond County is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Florence | |
| Sumter | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley |