Biological Technicians Salary in the US
A biological technicians earns a national median of $57,510 a year (mean $61,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #465 of 825.
How much does a biological technicians earn in the US?
A biological technicians in the United States earns a median of $57,510 a year (mean $61,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 69,620 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-4021), ranked #465 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$57,510
per year
Mean
$61,380
per year
Employment
69,620
US workers
National rank
#465
of 825 by median
What a biological technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a biological technicians (SOC 19-4021) earns a median annual wage of $57,510 and a mean (average) of $61,380. The median is the midpoint — half of biological technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a biological technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for biological technicians is $57,510, and the mean (average) is $61,380. The median is the midpoint — half of biological technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does biological technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $57,510, a biological technicians earns 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many biological technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 69,620 biological technicians employed nationally (SOC 19-4021), across all industries.
- Where does this biological technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-4021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-4021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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