19 Series · SOC 19-4099
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $62,280
- Median / year
- $102,690
- Top 10% earn
- +3.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 73,910
- US workers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other earn a median of $62,280 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $62,280, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $39,000 (10th percentile) to $102,690 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 73,910 US workers. Oklahoma pays the most ($86,260), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other earn a median of $62,280, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 52% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Life, Physical, and Social Science, it ranks #39 of 48 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.5% by 2033.
- $62,280
- Median annual wage
- Top 48%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #39 of 48
- in Life, Physical, and Social Science
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Oklahoma at $86,260. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (SOC 19-4099) pays a national median of $62,280 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $39,000 at the 10th percentile to $102,690 at the 90th, with a mean of $66,280 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 73,910 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 221 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 10,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Associate'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. Oklahoma pays the highest state median at $86,260, which is +39% above the national figure. The top metro is Lawton, OK at $115,090 - 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
$62,280
per year
Median Hourly
$29.94/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$66,280
average
Employment
73,910
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$62,280 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 19-series occupations with growth data, Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +3.5% growth and $62,280 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
10,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Associate'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 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- ▸ Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.
- ▸ Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on appropriateness of data for release.
- ▸ Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.
- ▸ Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained.
- ▸ Perform visual inspections of finished products.
- ▸ Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- ▸ Complete documentation needed to support testing procedures, including data capture forms, equipment logbooks, or inventory forms.
- ▸ Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses.
- ▸ Identify and troubleshoot equipment problems.
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
$39,000
25th Percentile
$48,030
Median
$62,280
75th Percentile
$79,780
90th Percentile
$102,690
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | $86,260 | +39% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $79,230 | +27% above national |
| 3 | California | $78,350 | +26% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $73,530 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Alaska | $70,700 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $69,630 | +12% above national |
| 7 | North Dakota | $69,350 | +11% above national |
| 8 | Georgia | $69,320 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Maryland | $68,390 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Kentucky | $68,230 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Virginia | $67,240 | +8% above national |
| 12 | Maine | $66,730 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $66,710 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Kansas | $65,270 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Wyoming | $64,510 | +4% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $64,250 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $63,820 | +2% above national |
| 18 | New York | $63,810 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Colorado | $63,760 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Vermont | $63,460 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Florida | $63,180 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Tennessee | $62,050 | same as national |
| 23 | Oregon | $60,810 | 2% below national |
| 24 | West Virginia | $59,750 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Alabama | $59,500 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Mississippi | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $59,410 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Arkansas | $59,310 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Utah | $59,290 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Michigan | $59,100 | 5% below national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $58,960 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Arizona | $58,240 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $57,680 | 7% below national |
| 34 | New Mexico | $56,420 | 9% below national |
| 35 | New Jersey | $55,980 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Nevada | $54,070 | 13% below national |
| 37 | Louisiana | $53,360 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Montana | $52,260 | 16% below national |
| 39 | South Dakota | $51,630 | 17% below national |
| 40 | Hawaii | $50,880 | 18% below national |
| 41 | Idaho | $50,600 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Iowa | $50,480 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $50,410 | 19% below national |
| 44 | Minnesota | $49,410 | 21% below national |
| 45 | Ohio | $49,210 | 21% below national |
| 46 | North Carolina | $49,200 | 21% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $48,960 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Indiana | $48,650 | 22% below national |
| 49 | Nebraska | $48,640 | 22% below national |
| 50 | Wisconsin | $47,210 | 24% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $35,060 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawton, OK | $115,090 | +85% above national |
| 2 | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,190 | +61% above national |
| 3 | Lynchburg, VA | $95,770 | +54% above national |
| 4 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $90,900 | +46% above national |
| 5 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $87,180 | +40% above national |
| 6 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $87,180 | +40% above national |
| 7 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $86,530 | +39% above national |
| 8 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $86,450 | +39% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $83,160 | +34% above national |
| 10 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $80,750 | +30% above national |
| 11 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $80,600 | +29% above national |
| 12 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $80,470 | +29% above national |
| 13 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $80,080 | +29% above national |
| 14 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,830 | +28% above national |
| 15 | Vallejo, CA | $79,180 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,540 | +26% above national |
| 17 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $77,770 | +25% above national |
| 18 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $77,670 | +25% above national |
| 19 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $77,510 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $77,000 | +24% above national |
| 21 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,630 | +23% above national |
| 22 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $76,250 | +22% above national |
| 23 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $75,970 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $74,100 | +19% above national |
| 25 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $72,100 | +16% above national |
| 26 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $71,600 | +15% above national |
| 27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $71,540 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Peoria, IL | $71,280 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $69,440 | +11% above national |
| 30 | Wichita, KS | $68,640 | +10% above national |
| 31 | Colorado Springs, CO | $68,560 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $68,510 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $68,270 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $67,880 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $67,670 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $67,420 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $67,200 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $67,010 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $66,770 | +7% above national |
| 40 | New Haven, CT | $66,710 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $66,440 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $66,290 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Jackson, MS | $66,030 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Fayetteville, NC | $65,940 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $65,780 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Winston-Salem, NC | $65,730 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Lincoln, NE | $65,480 | +5% above national |
| 48 | Tucson, AZ | $65,270 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Ames, IA | $65,020 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Anchorage, AK | $64,880 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $64,840 | +4% above national |
| 52 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $64,730 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $64,590 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $64,510 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $64,400 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $64,240 | +3% above national |
| 57 | State College, PA | $64,210 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,150 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Birmingham, AL | $64,140 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $64,130 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Utica-Rome, NY | $64,030 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $63,880 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Reading, PA | $63,790 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $63,730 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $63,710 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $63,560 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Wilmington, NC | $63,520 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Salinas, CA | $63,510 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $63,460 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Jacksonville, FL | $63,180 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Asheville, NC | $63,130 | +1% above national |
| 72 | Iowa City, IA | $62,920 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $62,820 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $62,660 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,660 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Richmond, VA | $62,610 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,540 | same as national |
| 78 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,510 | same as national |
| 79 | Huntsville, AL | $62,420 | same as national |
| 80 | Knoxville, TN | $62,050 | same as national |
| 81 | Tulsa, OK | $61,860 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,730 | 1% below national |
| 83 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $61,610 | 1% below national |
| 84 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $61,420 | 1% below national |
| 85 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,130 | 2% below national |
| 86 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $61,110 | 2% below national |
| 87 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $61,100 | 2% below national |
| 88 | Chico, CA | $60,900 | 2% below national |
| 89 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,590 | 3% below national |
| 90 | Charleston, WV | $60,420 | 3% below national |
| 91 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $60,380 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Tyler, TX | $60,300 | 3% below national |
| 93 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,150 | 3% below national |
| 94 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $60,080 | 4% below national |
| 95 | Las Cruces, NM | $59,960 | 4% below national |
| 96 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $59,950 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Morgantown, WV | $59,750 | 4% below national |
| 98 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $59,700 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,400 | 5% below national |
| 100 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,330 | 5% below national |
| 101 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,260 | 5% below national |
| 102 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 5% below national |
| 103 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $59,000 | 5% below national |
| 104 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $58,990 | 5% below national |
| 105 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $58,790 | 6% below national |
| 106 | Lexington Park, MD | $58,720 | 6% below national |
| 107 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,580 | 6% below national |
| 108 | Medford, OR | $58,280 | 6% below national |
| 109 | Savannah, GA | $58,280 | 6% below national |
| 110 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $58,240 | 6% below national |
| 111 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $58,040 | 7% below national |
| 112 | Charlottesville, VA | $58,000 | 7% below national |
| 113 | York-Hanover, PA | $57,910 | 7% below national |
| 114 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $57,680 | 7% below national |
| 115 | Dalton, GA | $57,540 | 8% below national |
| 116 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,530 | 8% below national |
| 117 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $57,420 | 8% below national |
| 118 | Fresno, CA | $57,310 | 8% below national |
| 119 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,220 | 8% below national |
| 120 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $57,160 | 8% below national |
| 121 | Joplin, MO-KS | $57,110 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,060 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Bangor, ME | $57,040 | 8% below national |
| 124 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $56,910 | 9% below national |
| 125 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,740 | 9% below national |
| 126 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,650 | 9% below national |
| 127 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $56,590 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $56,530 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $56,430 | 9% below national |
| 130 | Bismarck, ND | $56,420 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $56,180 | 10% below national |
| 132 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $55,660 | 11% below national |
| 133 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $55,230 | 11% below national |
| 134 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $55,090 | 12% below national |
| 135 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $55,070 | 12% below national |
| 136 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $55,050 | 12% below national |
| 137 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $54,630 | 12% below national |
| 138 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $54,420 | 13% below national |
| 139 | Boise City, ID | $54,390 | 13% below national |
| 140 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $54,350 | 13% below national |
| 141 | Reno, NV | $54,140 | 13% below national |
| 142 | Springfield, MO | $54,130 | 13% below national |
| 143 | Lancaster, PA | $53,880 | 13% below national |
| 144 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $53,800 | 14% below national |
| 145 | Albuquerque, NM | $53,750 | 14% below national |
| 146 | Waco, TX | $53,750 | 14% below national |
| 147 | Ogden, UT | $53,430 | 14% below national |
| 148 | Baton Rouge, LA | $53,360 | 14% below national |
| 149 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $53,250 | 14% below national |
| 150 | Fargo, ND-MN | $53,090 | 15% below national |
| 151 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $52,900 | 15% below national |
| 152 | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,510 | 16% below national |
| 153 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $52,420 | 16% below national |
| 154 | Missoula, MT | $52,260 | 16% below national |
| 155 | Columbia, SC | $51,840 | 17% below national |
| 156 | Syracuse, NY | $51,770 | 17% below national |
| 157 | Lubbock, TX | $51,680 | 17% below national |
| 158 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,680 | 17% below national |
| 159 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $51,630 | 17% below national |
| 160 | Pittsburgh, PA | $51,490 | 17% below national |
| 161 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $51,430 | 17% below national |
| 162 | Rochester, NY | $51,370 | 18% below national |
| 163 | Tallahassee, FL | $50,900 | 18% below national |
| 164 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $50,880 | 18% below national |
| 165 | El Paso, TX | $50,750 | 19% below national |
| 166 | Bozeman, MT | $50,700 | 19% below national |
| 167 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,630 | 19% below national |
| 168 | Binghamton, NY | $50,500 | 19% below national |
| 169 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $50,180 | 19% below national |
| 170 | Corvallis, OR | $50,130 | 20% below national |
| 171 | Spartanburg, SC | $49,830 | 20% below national |
| 172 | Twin Falls, ID | $49,810 | 20% below national |
| 173 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $49,790 | 20% below national |
| 174 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $49,630 | 20% below national |
| 175 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,490 | 21% below national |
| 176 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,460 | 21% below national |
| 177 | Bend, OR | $49,420 | 21% below national |
| 178 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,410 | 21% below national |
| 179 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $49,360 | 21% below national |
| 180 | Lafayette, LA | $49,280 | 21% below national |
| 181 | Akron, OH | $49,240 | 21% below national |
| 182 | Cleveland, OH | $49,090 | 21% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $49,040 | 21% below national |
| 184 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $49,030 | 21% below national |
| 185 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,960 | 21% below national |
| 186 | Columbus, OH | $48,840 | 22% below national |
| 187 | Salem, OR | $48,840 | 22% below national |
| 188 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,680 | 22% below national |
| 189 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $48,610 | 22% below national |
| 190 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,480 | 22% below national |
| 191 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,280 | 22% below national |
| 192 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,100 | 23% below national |
| 193 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,240 | 24% below national |
| 194 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,220 | 24% below national |
| 195 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,150 | 24% below national |
| 196 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | 25% below national |
| 197 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,760 | 25% below national |
| 198 | Ithaca, NY | $46,640 | 25% below national |
| 199 | Madison, WI | $46,540 | 25% below national |
| 200 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,190 | 26% below national |
| 201 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | 28% below national |
| 202 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $44,390 | 29% below national |
| 203 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,960 | 29% below national |
| 204 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,650 | 30% below national |
| 205 | Greeley, CO | $42,530 | 32% below national |
| 206 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $42,370 | 32% below national |
| 207 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $42,360 | 32% below national |
| 208 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $41,710 | 33% below national |
| 209 | Gainesville, FL | $40,000 | 36% below national |
| 210 | Longview, TX | $38,890 | 38% below national |
| 211 | Johnson City, TN | $38,410 | 38% below national |
| 212 | Corpus Christi, TX | $37,980 | 39% below national |
| 213 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,200 | 40% below national |
| 214 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,170 | 40% below national |
| 215 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,750 | 41% below national |
| 216 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,970 | 47% below national |
| 217 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $31,200 | 50% below national |
| 218 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 50% below national |
| 219 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $31,100 | 50% below national |
| 220 | Ponce, PR | $29,900 | 52% below national |
| 221 | Amarillo, TX | $27,910 | 55% below national |
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How to use Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $79,780/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Oklahoma leads at $86,260/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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