19 Series · SOC 19-4021
Biological Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $57,510
- Median / year
- $84,940
- Top 10% earn
- +3.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 69,620
- US workers
Biological Technicians earn a median of $57,510 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $57,510, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,330 (10th percentile) to $84,940 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 69,620 US workers. California pays the most ($71,440), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Biological Technicians earn a median of $57,510, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 44% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Life, Physical, and Social Science, it ranks #43 of 48 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.5% by 2033.
- $57,510
- Median annual wage
- Top 56%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #43 of 48
- in Life, Physical, and Social Science
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $71,440. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Biological Technicians (SOC 19-4021) pays a national median of $57,510 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $40,330 at the 10th percentile to $84,940 at the 90th, with a mean of $61,380 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 69,620 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 218 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 9,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.7 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $71,440, which is +24% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $95,220 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$57,510
per year
Median Hourly
$27.65/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$61,380
average
Employment
69,620
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Biological Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$57,510 Bottom 44% higher than 44% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 19-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Biological Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 19-series occupations with growth data, Biological Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +3.5% growth and $57,510 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.5%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
9,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.5/100K
Injury Rate
0.7/100
Danger Index
3.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Biological Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
- ▸ Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-technology industrial applications to perform work duties.
- ▸ Participate in the research, development, or manufacturing of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations.
- ▸ Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.
- ▸ Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.
- ▸ Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.
- ▸ Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.
- ▸ Input data into databases.
- ▸ Isolate, identify and prepare specimens for examination.
- ▸ Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory and field equipment.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$40,330
25th Percentile
$48,130
Median
$57,510
75th Percentile
$71,520
90th Percentile
$84,940
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $71,440 | +24% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $66,040 | +15% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $64,770 | +13% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $62,360 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $62,070 | +8% above national |
| 6 | North Carolina | $61,720 | +7% above national |
| 7 | New York | $61,210 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $60,800 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Maine | $60,160 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $59,400 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Indiana | $58,790 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Delaware | $58,550 | +2% above national |
| 13 | Mississippi | $56,930 | 1% below national |
| 14 | Alaska | $56,470 | 2% below national |
| 15 | Illinois | $55,790 | 3% below national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $55,540 | 3% below national |
| 17 | North Dakota | $55,330 | 4% below national |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $54,950 | 4% below national |
| 19 | Virginia | $53,360 | 7% below national |
| 20 | Arizona | $53,290 | 7% below national |
| 21 | South Carolina | $53,040 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Utah | $52,960 | 8% below national |
| 23 | Maryland | $52,900 | 8% below national |
| 24 | Georgia | $52,420 | 9% below national |
| 25 | Oregon | $52,190 | 9% below national |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $51,750 | 10% below national |
| 27 | Nevada | $51,680 | 10% below national |
| 28 | Kansas | $51,630 | 10% below national |
| 29 | West Virginia | $51,440 | 11% below national |
| 30 | Vermont | $51,190 | 11% below national |
| 31 | Ohio | $51,080 | 11% below national |
| 32 | Michigan | $51,070 | 11% below national |
| 33 | Tennessee | $50,840 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $50,640 | 12% below national |
| 35 | Texas | $50,130 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Montana | $49,920 | 13% below national |
| 37 | New Mexico | $49,570 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Alabama | $49,220 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Kentucky | $48,910 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Hawaii | $48,770 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Florida | $48,700 | 15% below national |
| 42 | Nebraska | $48,220 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Minnesota | $48,130 | 16% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $48,050 | 16% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $47,850 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $47,310 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $46,930 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $46,630 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Wyoming | $46,480 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $45,530 | 21% below national |
| 51 | Guam | $44,950 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Idaho | $42,130 | 27% below national |
| 53 | South Dakota | $41,300 | 28% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $95,220 | +66% above national |
| 2 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,170 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Tyler, TX | $77,020 | +34% above national |
| 4 | Boulder, CO | $75,390 | +31% above national |
| 5 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $72,940 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Peoria, IL | $72,120 | +25% above national |
| 7 | Worcester, MA | $69,730 | +21% above national |
| 8 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $67,060 | +17% above national |
| 9 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $66,610 | +16% above national |
| 10 | Charlottesville, VA | $66,590 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $66,240 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $66,110 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $65,590 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,350 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Richmond, VA | $65,210 | +13% above national |
| 16 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $65,140 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $64,600 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Bloomington, IN | $64,570 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $64,410 | +12% above national |
| 20 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $64,360 | +12% above national |
| 21 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $64,270 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $64,200 | +12% above national |
| 23 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $64,160 | +12% above national |
| 24 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $63,770 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $63,510 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Syracuse, NY | $63,060 | +10% above national |
| 27 | Wilmington, NC | $62,960 | +9% above national |
| 28 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,780 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,630 | +9% above national |
| 30 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $62,510 | +9% above national |
| 31 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $62,070 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $62,060 | +8% above national |
| 33 | State College, PA | $62,000 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $61,990 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,940 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $61,640 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,610 | +7% above national |
| 38 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,280 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Barnstable Town, MA | $61,150 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Ithaca, NY | $60,900 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $60,630 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,580 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $60,470 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Vallejo, CA | $60,360 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Anchorage, AK | $60,240 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Columbus, OH | $59,900 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $59,890 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $59,550 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,430 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Salinas, CA | $59,320 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $59,170 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Jackson, MS | $58,550 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,440 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $58,430 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $58,430 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $58,400 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $58,240 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $58,070 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $57,840 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $57,700 | same as national |
| 61 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,200 | 1% below national |
| 62 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $57,110 | 1% below national |
| 63 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $56,850 | 1% below national |
| 64 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,800 | 1% below national |
| 65 | Yakima, WA | $56,560 | 2% below national |
| 66 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $56,470 | 2% below national |
| 67 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,740 | 3% below national |
| 68 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $55,700 | 3% below national |
| 69 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $55,600 | 3% below national |
| 70 | Roanoke, VA | $55,520 | 3% below national |
| 71 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $55,430 | 4% below national |
| 72 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $55,330 | 4% below national |
| 73 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $54,950 | 4% below national |
| 74 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $54,810 | 5% below national |
| 75 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $54,260 | 6% below national |
| 76 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $54,190 | 6% below national |
| 77 | Springfield, MA | $54,140 | 6% below national |
| 78 | Burlington, NC | $53,980 | 6% below national |
| 79 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $53,970 | 6% below national |
| 80 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $53,850 | 6% below national |
| 81 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $53,560 | 7% below national |
| 82 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $53,370 | 7% below national |
| 83 | Missoula, MT | $53,330 | 7% below national |
| 84 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $53,290 | 7% below national |
| 85 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $53,190 | 8% below national |
| 86 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $53,000 | 8% below national |
| 87 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $52,960 | 8% below national |
| 88 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $52,930 | 8% below national |
| 89 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $52,900 | 8% below national |
| 90 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $52,700 | 8% below national |
| 91 | Cleveland, OH | $52,690 | 8% below national |
| 92 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $52,630 | 8% below national |
| 93 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $52,570 | 9% below national |
| 94 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $52,510 | 9% below national |
| 95 | Asheville, NC | $52,440 | 9% below national |
| 96 | Colorado Springs, CO | $52,300 | 9% below national |
| 97 | Salem, OR | $52,190 | 9% below national |
| 98 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $52,150 | 9% below national |
| 99 | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,110 | 9% below national |
| 100 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $51,900 | 10% below national |
| 101 | Ogden, UT | $51,780 | 10% below national |
| 102 | Toledo, OH | $51,760 | 10% below national |
| 103 | Madison, WI | $51,750 | 10% below national |
| 104 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $51,710 | 10% below national |
| 105 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $51,680 | 10% below national |
| 106 | Corvallis, OR | $51,670 | 10% below national |
| 107 | Bismarck, ND | $51,630 | 10% below national |
| 108 | Columbia, MO | $51,630 | 10% below national |
| 109 | Grand Junction, CO | $51,630 | 10% below national |
| 110 | Jacksonville, FL | $51,560 | 10% below national |
| 111 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $51,330 | 11% below national |
| 112 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $51,320 | 11% below national |
| 113 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $51,240 | 11% below national |
| 114 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $51,190 | 11% below national |
| 115 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,840 | 12% below national |
| 116 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $50,790 | 12% below national |
| 117 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $50,660 | 12% below national |
| 118 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $50,580 | 12% below national |
| 119 | Reno, NV | $50,540 | 12% below national |
| 120 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $50,520 | 12% below national |
| 121 | Helena, MT | $50,430 | 12% below national |
| 122 | Reading, PA | $50,400 | 12% below national |
| 123 | Huntsville, AL | $50,330 | 12% below national |
| 124 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $50,320 | 13% below national |
| 125 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $50,320 | 13% below national |
| 126 | Savannah, GA | $50,260 | 13% below national |
| 127 | Akron, OH | $50,220 | 13% below national |
| 128 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $50,210 | 13% below national |
| 129 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $50,200 | 13% below national |
| 130 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,140 | 13% below national |
| 131 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | 13% below national |
| 132 | Flagstaff, AZ | $49,940 | 13% below national |
| 133 | Gainesville, FL | $49,940 | 13% below national |
| 134 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | 13% below national |
| 135 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | 13% below national |
| 136 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $49,730 | 14% below national |
| 137 | Tulsa, OK | $49,650 | 14% below national |
| 138 | Albuquerque, NM | $49,570 | 14% below national |
| 139 | Tucson, AZ | $49,550 | 14% below national |
| 140 | Bozeman, MT | $49,470 | 14% below national |
| 141 | Omaha, NE-IA | $49,440 | 14% below national |
| 142 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $49,440 | 14% below national |
| 143 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $49,430 | 14% below national |
| 144 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $49,300 | 14% below national |
| 145 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $49,230 | 14% below national |
| 146 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,180 | 14% below national |
| 147 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $49,180 | 14% below national |
| 148 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,160 | 15% below national |
| 149 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $48,940 | 15% below national |
| 150 | Utica-Rome, NY | $48,670 | 15% below national |
| 151 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,600 | 15% below national |
| 152 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $48,510 | 16% below national |
| 153 | Medford, OR | $48,420 | 16% below national |
| 154 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | 16% below national |
| 155 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | 16% below national |
| 156 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | 16% below national |
| 157 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $48,210 | 16% below national |
| 158 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $48,190 | 16% below national |
| 159 | Iowa City, IA | $48,050 | 16% below national |
| 160 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 17% below national |
| 161 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 17% below national |
| 162 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 17% below national |
| 163 | Wichita, KS | $47,930 | 17% below national |
| 164 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,910 | 17% below national |
| 165 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | 17% below national |
| 166 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 17% below national |
| 167 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,810 | 17% below national |
| 168 | Rochester, NY | $47,670 | 17% below national |
| 169 | Gainesville, GA | $47,620 | 17% below national |
| 170 | Fayetteville, NC | $47,580 | 17% below national |
| 171 | Kingston, NY | $47,530 | 17% below national |
| 172 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,530 | 17% below national |
| 173 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $47,380 | 18% below national |
| 174 | Warner Robins, GA | $47,350 | 18% below national |
| 175 | Bellingham, WA | $47,310 | 18% below national |
| 176 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,180 | 18% below national |
| 177 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,110 | 18% below national |
| 178 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,930 | 18% below national |
| 179 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,910 | 18% below national |
| 180 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,900 | 18% below national |
| 181 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,870 | 19% below national |
| 182 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $46,860 | 19% below national |
| 183 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $46,590 | 19% below national |
| 184 | Fresno, CA | $46,450 | 19% below national |
| 185 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $45,750 | 20% below national |
| 186 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $45,360 | 21% below national |
| 187 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,290 | 21% below national |
| 188 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,280 | 21% below national |
| 189 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | 21% below national |
| 190 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,180 | 21% below national |
| 191 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,960 | 22% below national |
| 192 | Baton Rouge, LA | $44,950 | 22% below national |
| 193 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,950 | 22% below national |
| 194 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $44,950 | 22% below national |
| 195 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $44,950 | 22% below national |
| 196 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,800 | 22% below national |
| 197 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $44,550 | 23% below national |
| 198 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $43,010 | 25% below national |
| 199 | Green Bay, WI | $42,630 | 26% below national |
| 200 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $42,630 | 26% below national |
| 201 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $42,080 | 27% below national |
| 202 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $41,450 | 28% below national |
| 203 | Visalia, CA | $41,080 | 29% below national |
| 204 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $40,720 | 29% below national |
| 205 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $40,550 | 29% below national |
| 206 | Logan, UT-ID | $40,500 | 30% below national |
| 207 | Boise City, ID | $40,330 | 30% below national |
| 208 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,330 | 30% below national |
| 209 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $40,080 | 30% below national |
| 210 | Idaho Falls, ID | $39,080 | 32% below national |
| 211 | Lubbock, TX | $38,640 | 33% below national |
| 212 | Twin Falls, ID | $38,210 | 34% below national |
| 213 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $36,090 | 37% below national |
| 214 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $36,090 | 37% below national |
| 215 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $36,090 | 37% below national |
| 216 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $36,050 | 37% below national |
| 217 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $34,690 | 40% below national |
| 218 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 46% below national |
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