The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biological technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $32,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,680 | 9.82% | 3.84% |
| 2021 | $43,900 | 6.83% | - |
| 2020 | $40,900 | 1.17% | - |
| 2019 | $40,420 | 9.10% | - |
| 2018 | $36,740 | -5.25% | - |
| 2017 | $38,670 | -0.36% | - |
| 2016 | $38,810 | -12.39% | - |
| 2015 | $43,620 | -4.47% | - |
| 2014 | $45,570 | 3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $44,040 | -6.29% | - |
| 2012 | $46,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,680, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for biological technicians in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $49,920). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of biological technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.