The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $24,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,380.
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 | $38,160 | 3.69% | -2.36% |
| 2018 | $36,750 | -4.52% | - |
| 2017 | $38,410 | 18.48% | - |
| 2016 | $31,310 | 15.84% | - |
| 2015 | $26,350 | -27.40% | - |
| 2014 | $33,570 | -25.29% | - |
| 2013 | $42,060 | 7.13% | - |
| 2012 | $39,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,160 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 51.3 percent (51.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.