Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Oklahoma City, OK	$99,540
Atlanta, GA	$95,910
Lawton, OK	$90,840
Bridgeport, CT	$90,810
San Jose, CA	$89,560
Lynchburg, VA	$87,380
Washington, DC	$87,040
Bakersfield, CA	$83,790
San Francisco, CA	$82,960
Los Angeles, CA	$81,590
Portland, ME	$80,860
Raleigh, NC	$80,520
Fairbanks, AK	$79,380
Santa Rosa, CA	$78,970
Palm Bay, FL	$78,910

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary by state

Oklahoma pays other life, physical, and social science technicians the most statewide, $90,940 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Oklahoma	$90,940	$86,260	460	3	$99,540	$71,030
Georgia	$84,370	$69,320	2,230	5	$95,910	$45,440
Washington, D.C.	$79,720	$79,230	150	1	$87,040	$87,040
California	$78,910	$78,350	10,090	16	$89,560	$60,580
Maryland	$78,790	$68,390	3,510	3	$68,480	$62,830
Washington	$76,420	$73,530	980	3	$73,720	$63,890
Rhode Island	$75,000	$69,630	210	1	$73,730	$73,730
Maine	$74,260	$66,730	390	2	$80,860	$66,960
Alaska	$74,160	$70,700	170	2	$79,380	$73,640
New Hampshire	$73,080	$64,250	360	1	$72,700	$72,700
Connecticut	$72,400	$66,710	320	3	$90,810	$66,270
Colorado	$70,840	$63,760	1,860	4	$77,000	$52,710
Kentucky	$69,920	$68,230	320	2	$70,730	$67,120
Massachusetts	$69,130	$63,820	1,140	1	$68,070	$68,070
Virginia	$69,110	$67,240	2,710	5	$87,380	$60,950
Wyoming	$67,390	$64,510	220	0	n/a	n/a
New York	$67,340	$63,810	7,390	9	$68,630	$51,240
Florida	$66,670	$63,180	1,830	11	$78,910	$41,000
North Dakota	$66,100	$69,350	180	2	$67,120	$61,120
Idaho	$66,040	$50,600	550	2	$61,640	$56,060
Kansas	$66,030	$65,270	880	1	$74,400	$74,400
Vermont	$65,660	$63,460	160	1	$65,750	$65,750
Tennessee	$64,560	$62,050	2,150	6	$73,690	$45,860
South Carolina	$63,860	$58,960	1,290	4	$67,800	$58,000
Michigan	$63,820	$59,100	1,040	4	$65,420	$57,220
Arizona	$63,590	$58,240	420	2	$68,890	$61,720
Nevada	$63,440	$54,070	350	2	$65,350	$63,800
North Carolina	$63,360	$49,200	2,310	8	$80,520	$56,970
Mississippi	$63,040	$59,490	330	2	$67,220	$64,640
Oregon	$62,640	$60,810	1,690	6	$64,340	$53,570
West Virginia	$62,550	$59,750	230	3	$65,000	$61,160
Pennsylvania	$62,400	$57,680	2,630	9	$70,970	$56,270
Missouri	$61,920	$50,410	2,100	6	$65,570	$40,210
Alabama	$61,640	$59,500	350	2	$71,940	$65,840
New Mexico	$61,160	$56,420	180	2	$66,100	$59,210
Illinois	$60,490	$59,410	750	2	$66,170	$63,030
New Jersey	$59,530	$55,980	2,140	1	$57,420	$57,420
Louisiana	$59,020	$53,360	1,610	5	$64,880	$52,410
Indiana	$58,270	$48,650	750	1	$57,850	$57,850
Utah	$57,860	$59,290	n/a	3	$59,980	$53,140
South Dakota	$57,620	$51,630	60	0	n/a	n/a
Nebraska	$57,090	$48,640	300	1	$68,580	$68,580
Arkansas	$56,260	$59,310	350	2	$55,640	$55,450
Montana	$55,860	$52,260	130	2	$57,240	$57,110
Ohio	$55,840	$49,210	1,020	5	$64,070	$52,120
Minnesota	$55,390	$49,410	1,350	1	$56,140	$56,140
Iowa	$55,110	$50,480	420	4	$66,800	$47,540
Texas	$55,050	$48,960	9,170	15	$74,380	$33,570
Hawaii	$54,920	$50,880	1,050	2	$55,580	$53,960
Wisconsin	$50,160	$47,210	1,070	2	$54,150	$51,200
Puerto Rico	$41,470	$35,060	710	2	$41,390	$37,590

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Oklahoma City, OK	$99,540	$100,190	$47.85	290
Atlanta, GA	$95,910	$87,180	$46.11	1,570
Lawton, OK	$90,840	$115,090	$43.67	n/a
Bridgeport, CT	$90,810	$90,900	$43.66	n/a
San Jose, CA	$89,560	$83,160	$43.06	350
Lynchburg, VA	$87,380	$95,770	$42.01	n/a
Washington, DC	$87,040	$80,600	$41.85	2,110
Bakersfield, CA	$83,790	$87,180	$40.28	70
San Francisco, CA	$82,960	$77,670	$39.89	1,880
Los Angeles, CA	$81,590	$86,450	$39.23	n/a
Portland, ME	$80,860	$77,770	$38.88	240
Raleigh, NC	$80,520	$77,000	$38.71	n/a
Fairbanks, AK	$79,380	$86,530	$38.16	30
Santa Rosa, CA	$78,970	$77,510	$37.96	30
Palm Bay, FL	$78,910	$80,470	$37.94	70
Oxnard, CA	$78,570	$74,100	$37.77	70
Vallejo, CA	$78,480	$79,180	$37.73	50
Virginia Beach, VA	$78,230	$78,540	$37.61	570
Stockton, CA	$77,280	$79,830	$37.15	40
Colorado Springs, CO	$77,000	$68,560	$37.02	130
San Diego, CA	$76,680	$75,970	$36.86	1,900
Santa Cruz, CA	$76,030	$66,290	$36.55	50
Riverside, CA	$75,740	$76,630	$36.42	250
Hartford, CT	$74,600	$72,100	$35.86	100
Wichita, KS	$74,400	$68,640	$35.77	300
Austin, TX	$74,380	$67,670	$35.76	780
Miami, FL	$74,280	$71,540	$35.71	550
Providence, RI	$73,730	$67,420	$35.45	200
Seattle, WA	$73,720	$68,510	$35.44	330
Memphis, TN	$73,690	$59,330	$35.43	210
Anchorage, AK	$73,640	$64,880	$35.40	60
Tampa, FL	$73,480	$69,440	$35.33	230
Denver, CO	$73,300	$64,150	$35.24	n/a
Kennewick, WA	$73,280	$58,790	$35.23	80
Manchester, NH	$72,700	$64,130	$34.95	90
Winston-Salem, NC	$72,090	$65,730	$34.66	70
Huntsville, AL	$71,940	$62,420	$34.59	50
Nashville, TN	$71,170	$76,250	$34.22	460
Tulsa, OK	$71,030	$61,860	$34.15	90
State College, PA	$70,970	$64,210	$34.12	180
Lexington, KY	$70,730	$67,200	$34.01	30
Philadelphia, PA	$70,050	$64,840	$33.68	860
Salinas, CA	$69,740	$63,510	$33.53	40
Harrisburg, PA	$69,490	$64,590	$33.41	220
Tucson, AZ	$68,890	$65,270	$33.12	70
New York, NY	$68,630	$64,730	$33.00	6,470
Lincoln, NE	$68,580	$65,480	$32.97	60
Lexington Park, MD	$68,480	$58,720	$32.92	80
Santa Maria, CA	$68,330	$62,510	$32.85	160
Boston, MA	$68,070	$65,780	$32.73	740
Sacramento, CA	$67,910	$64,240	$32.65	330
Greenville, SC	$67,800	$61,130	$32.60	180
Baltimore, MD	$67,490	$63,560	$32.45	1,520
Jacksonville, FL	$67,250	$63,180	$32.33	120
Jackson, MS	$67,220	$66,030	$32.32	120
Louisville, KY	$67,120	$66,770	$32.27	150
Bismarck, ND	$67,120	$56,420	$32.27	80
Bangor, ME	$66,960	$57,040	$32.19	40
Ames, IA	$66,800	$65,020	$32.12	50
Fayetteville, NC	$66,640	$65,940	$32.04	70
Savannah, GA	$66,430	$58,280	$31.94	60
Knoxville, TN	$66,270	$62,050	$31.86	810
New Haven, CT	$66,270	$66,710	$31.86	70
Peoria, IL	$66,170	$71,280	$31.81	40
Las Cruces, NM	$66,100	$59,960	$31.78	40
Charlottesville, VA	$66,060	$58,000	$31.76	n/a
Birmingham, AL	$65,840	$64,140	$31.65	60
Burlington, VT	$65,750	$63,460	$31.61	120
Dalton, GA	$65,710	$57,540	$31.59	40
Fort Collins, CO	$65,630	$56,590	$31.55	130
St. Louis, MO	$65,570	$54,420	$31.53	n/a
Charlotte, NC	$65,530	$61,730	$31.50	370
Detroit, MI	$65,420	$57,420	$31.45	330
Utica, NY	$65,370	$64,030	$31.43	40
Reno, NV	$65,350	$54,140	$31.42	120
Kansas City, MO	$65,270	$55,660	$31.38	420
Morgantown, WV	$65,000	$59,750	$31.25	30
Shreveport, LA	$64,880	$64,400	$31.19	50
Joplin, MO	$64,810	$57,110	$31.16	60
Richmond, VA	$64,750	$62,610	$31.13	110
Gulfport, MS	$64,640	$62,660	$31.08	40
Wilmington, NC	$64,580	$63,520	$31.05	40
Lansing, MI	$64,540	$66,440	$31.03	160
Portland, OR	$64,340	$62,660	$30.93	1,230
Dayton, OH	$64,070	$58,580	$30.80	110
Spokane, WA	$63,890	$60,380	$30.71	60
Spartanburg, SC	$63,830	$49,830	$30.69	60
Las Vegas, NV	$63,800	$57,680	$30.67	200
Grand Rapids, MI	$63,560	$54,350	$30.56	120
Reading, PA	$63,340	$63,790	$30.45	70
Beaumont, TX	$63,310	$59,000	$30.44	90
Chicago, IL	$63,030	$61,420	$30.30	550
Asheville, NC	$62,910	$63,130	$30.25	30
Eugene, OR	$62,890	$57,530	$30.24	130
Hagerstown, MD	$62,830	$60,080	$30.21	30
York, PA	$62,760	$57,910	$30.17	40
Clarksville, TN	$62,590	$59,950	$30.09	30
Baton Rouge, LA	$62,510	$53,360	$30.05	580
Springfield, MO	$62,390	$54,130	$29.99	70
Pensacola, FL	$62,130	$56,530	$29.87	n/a
Greensboro, NC	$62,070	$53,250	$29.84	50
Charleston, SC	$61,740	$61,110	$29.68	190
Phoenix, AZ	$61,720	$58,240	$29.67	270
Boise, ID	$61,640	$54,390	$29.64	210
Kiryas Joel, NY	$61,630	$62,540	$29.63	40
Charleston, WV	$61,540	$60,420	$29.59	30
Albany, NY	$61,460	$60,590	$29.55	800
Fresno, CA	$61,240	$57,310	$29.44	100
Huntington, WV	$61,160	$55,230	$29.41	50
Fargo, ND	$61,120	$53,090	$29.39	30
Blacksburg, VA	$60,950	$61,100	$29.30	70
Chico, CA	$60,580	$60,900	$29.13	30
Chattanooga, TN	$60,020	$49,040	$28.86	70
Ogden, UT	$59,980	$53,430	$28.84	60
Cincinnati, OH	$59,660	$57,220	$28.68	150
Lakeland, FL	$59,280	$56,180	$28.50	50
Albuquerque, NM	$59,210	$53,750	$28.46	90
Tyler, TX	$59,100	$60,300	$28.41	90
Allentown, PA	$58,970	$57,060	$28.35	100
St. Joseph, MO	$58,950	$55,070	$28.34	40
Sarasota, FL	$58,910	$56,910	$28.32	40
Scranton, PA	$58,830	$55,050	$28.29	60
Killeen, TX	$58,720	$52,900	$28.23	60
Salt Lake City, UT	$58,150	$63,710	$27.96	n/a
Tallahassee, FL	$58,010	$50,900	$27.89	90
Columbia, SC	$58,000	$51,840	$27.89	540
Lancaster, PA	$57,940	$53,880	$27.86	90
Indianapolis, IN	$57,850	$46,190	$27.81	n/a
Medford, OR	$57,670	$58,280	$27.72	70
Houston, TX	$57,570	$48,680	$27.68	2,520
Corvallis, OR	$57,510	$50,130	$27.65	30
Trenton, NJ	$57,420	$48,610	$27.61	200
Houma, LA	$57,400	$57,160	$27.60	30
Missoula, MT	$57,240	$52,260	$27.52	40
Ann Arbor, MI	$57,220	$52,510	$27.51	90
Bozeman, MT	$57,110	$50,700	$27.46	30
Durham, NC	$56,970	$49,030	$27.39	n/a
Dallas, TX	$56,850	$48,960	$27.33	2,100
San Antonio, TX	$56,810	$49,630	$27.31	500
McAllen, TX	$56,660	$48,100	$27.24	70
Orlando, FL	$56,450	$48,480	$27.14	240
Buffalo, NY	$56,400	$60,150	$27.11	370
Pittsburgh, PA	$56,270	$51,490	$27.05	690
Minneapolis, MN	$56,140	$49,410	$26.99	1,100
Twin Falls, ID	$56,060	$49,810	$26.95	70
Iowa City, IA	$55,890	$62,920	$26.87	110
Rochester, NY	$55,670	$51,370	$26.76	220
Fayetteville, AR	$55,640	$62,820	$26.75	50
Honolulu, HI	$55,580	$50,630	$26.72	750
Little Rock, AR	$55,450	$49,360	$26.66	200
Salem, OR	$55,310	$48,840	$26.59	100
Cedar Rapids, IA	$55,290	$50,180	$26.58	30
Syracuse, NY	$54,560	$51,770	$26.23	220
Lafayette, LA	$54,470	$49,280	$26.19	150
Waco, TX	$54,210	$53,750	$26.06	90
Madison, WI	$54,150	$46,540	$26.03	180
Columbus, OH	$53,970	$48,840	$25.95	310
Kahului, HI	$53,960	$52,420	$25.94	100
Binghamton, NY	$53,710	$50,500	$25.82	n/a
Bend, OR	$53,570	$49,420	$25.76	60
Provo, UT	$53,140	$49,790	$25.55	130
Akron, OH	$52,990	$49,240	$25.48	50
Greeley, CO	$52,710	$42,530	$25.34	120
New Orleans, LA	$52,410	$46,760	$25.20	570
Lubbock, TX	$52,390	$51,680	$25.19	130
Cleveland, OH	$52,120	$49,090	$25.06	190
Ithaca, NY	$51,240	$46,640	$24.64	160
Milwaukee, WI	$51,200	$47,220	$24.61	n/a
Macon, GA	$48,140	$44,390	$23.15	n/a
Longview, TX	$47,750	$38,890	$22.96	40
Des Moines, IA	$47,540	$43,960	$22.86	130
El Paso, TX	$47,320	$50,750	$22.75	220
Johnson City, TN	$45,860	$38,410	$22.05	340
Athens, GA	$45,440	$42,360	$21.85	80
Corpus Christi, TX	$45,410	$37,980	$21.83	110
Gainesville, FL	$44,730	$40,000	$21.51	60
San Juan, PR	$41,390	$32,970	$19.90	480
Wildwood, FL	$41,000	$31,200	$19.71	n/a
Jefferson City, MO	$40,210	$36,750	$19.33	300
College Station, TX	$39,050	$31,100	$18.78	n/a
Ponce, PR	$37,590	$29,900	$18.07	100
Amarillo, TX	$33,570	$27,910	$16.14	140

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary: questions

Where do other life, physical, and social science technicians make the most money?

In Oklahoma City, OK, with an average of $99,540 a year, among the 182 metro areas we cover.

What is the average other life, physical, and social science technicians salary in the U.S.?

$66,280 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $62,280, so half of other life, physical, and social science technicians earn more than that and half less.

What salary should other life, physical, and social science technicians ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of other life, physical, and social science technicians nationwide earn between $48,030 (25th percentile) and $79,780 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays other life, physical, and social science technicians the most?

Oklahoma, with a statewide average of $90,940 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is other life, physical, and social science technicians pay the lowest?

Amarillo, TX, at $33,570 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-4099.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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