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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Biology Technician & Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific principles and technical skills in support of biologists and biotechnologists in research, industrial, and government settings. Includes instruction in fermentation technology, cell culturing, protein purification, biologic synthesis, assaying and testing, quality control, industrial microbiology, bioprocessing, chromatography and bioseparation, genetic technology, laboratory and hazardous materials safety, and computer applications.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $42,407
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 7.9%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,642/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,778/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,381/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,530/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,003/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,247/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $42,407

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($62,970) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($43,530).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $43,530
$43,530
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($45,950).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,760
Huntsville, AL $35,950
Mobile, AL $39,640
Montgomery, AL $45,950
$39,825
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($53,970).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,970
$53,970
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($43,460).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $43,460
Tucson, AZ $33,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,340
$37,797
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($67,430).

Fresno, CA $34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $47,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $39,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,330
Salinas, CA $45,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $67,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $49,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $49,390
Santa Rosa, CA $59,560
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $59,960
Visalia-Porterville, CA $34,910
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,930
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,940
$47,759
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($48,760).

Colorado Springs, CO $48,760
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $40,750
Fort Collins, CO $42,680
Greeley, CO $48,520
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,520
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,300
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,810
$45,191
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($67,990).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $57,950
New Haven, CT $67,990
$62,970
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($54,410).

Jacksonville, FL $39,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $48,500
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $43,940
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,620
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,560
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $41,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,410
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,330
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,190
$43,778
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($45,390).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $42,260
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,390
Gainesville, GA $38,830
Warner Robins, GA $35,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,050
$40,604
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($36,000).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,000
$36,000
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($44,990).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $35,950
Iowa City, IA $44,990
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,940
$41,627
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($38,210).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,210
Idaho Falls, ID $30,890
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,130
Twin Falls, ID $37,900
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$33,810
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($53,770).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,770
$53,770
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($46,460).

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,460
$46,460
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($43,910).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,030
Owensboro, KY $32,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,910
$38,793
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($58,950).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $58,950
$58,950
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($51,510).

Springfield, MA-CT $51,510
Worcester, MA-CT $49,220
$50,365
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($45,460).

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $45,460
$45,460
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($41,120).

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,120
$41,120
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($47,360).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $41,710
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $47,360
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $39,640
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,610
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,410
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,620
$41,081
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($34,920).

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$34,920
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($44,120).

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$41,690
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($41,510).

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,490
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,510
$40,000
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($41,370).

Missoula, MT $34,910
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,370
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,210
$35,603
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($45,210).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,890
Raleigh, NC $45,210
Wilmington, NC $37,470
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,360
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,080
$39,202
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($34,920).

Fargo, ND-MN $34,770
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$34,845
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($38,400).

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,400
$38,400
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($49,480).

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,480
$49,480
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($58,420).

Trenton, NJ $58,420
$58,420
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($47,560).

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,910
$41,235
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($38,820).

Reno, NV $38,820
$38,820
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($55,670).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $44,820
Ithaca, NY $43,150
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $55,670
Rochester, NY $39,190
Syracuse, NY $48,290
Utica-Rome, NY $40,260
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,010
$43,610
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($49,850).

Canton-Massillon, OH $49,850
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,710
Columbus, OH $40,720
Dayton, OH $47,870
Toledo, OH $44,300
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,690
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,650
$42,827
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($45,260).

Eugene, OR $42,820
Medford, OR $38,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,260
Salem, OR $40,420
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,080
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,760
$40,314
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($51,720).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $44,010
Lancaster, PA $32,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,720
Pittsburgh, PA $43,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,900
$43,176
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($40,940).

Ponce, PR $37,190
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,940
$39,065
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Florence, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($44,510).

Florence, SC $44,510
$44,510
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($34,910).

Sioux Falls, SD $30,260
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,900
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,910
$33,357
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($50,890).

Knoxville, TN $44,310
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $50,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,770
$44,657
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($69,750).

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $33,360
College Station-Bryan, TX $23,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,480
Lubbock, TX $37,240
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,130
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,130
Tyler, TX $29,650
Waco, TX $42,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$40,477
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($48,030).

St. George, UT $34,920
Salt Lake City, UT $48,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$39,290
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($45,890).

Richmond, VA $37,110
Roanoke, VA $45,890
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $39,410
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,410
$40,205
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($43,630).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $43,630
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$40,030
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($42,830).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,830
$42,830

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $42,407

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($62,970) in the New Haven, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Bachelor's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($43,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $43,530
$43,530
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Bachelor's)

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($45,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,760
Huntsville, AL $35,950
Mobile, AL $39,640
Montgomery, AL $45,950
$39,825
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Bachelor's)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,970
$53,970
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Bachelor's)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $43,460
Tucson, AZ $33,590
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,340
$37,797
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Bachelor's)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($67,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $47,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $39,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,330
Salinas, CA $45,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $59,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $67,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $49,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $49,390
Santa Rosa, CA $59,560
Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,440
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $59,960
Visalia-Porterville, CA $34,910
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,930
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,940
$47,759
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Bachelor's)

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $48,760
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $40,750
Fort Collins, CO $42,680
Greeley, CO $48,520
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,520
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,300
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,810
$45,191
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Bachelor's)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($67,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $57,950
New Haven, CT $67,990
$62,970
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Bachelor's)

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($54,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $39,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $48,500
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $43,940
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $48,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $39,620
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $42,560
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $41,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,410
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $37,330
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $45,190
$43,778
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Bachelor's)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($45,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $42,260
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $45,390
Gainesville, GA $38,830
Warner Robins, GA $35,490
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,050
$40,604
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Bachelor's)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($36,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,000
$36,000
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Bachelor's)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $35,950
Iowa City, IA $44,990
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,940
$41,627
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Bachelor's)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($38,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,210
Idaho Falls, ID $30,890
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,130
Twin Falls, ID $37,900
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$33,810
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Bachelor's)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($53,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,770
$53,770
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Bachelor's)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,460
$46,460
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Bachelor's)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($43,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,030
Owensboro, KY $32,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,910
$38,793
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Bachelor's)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($58,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $58,950
$58,950
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Bachelor's)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($51,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Springfield, MA-CT $51,510
Worcester, MA-CT $49,220
$50,365
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Bachelor's)

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($45,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area $45,460
$45,460
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Bachelor's)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($41,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,120
$41,120
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Bachelor's)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($47,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $41,710
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $47,360
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $39,640
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,610
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,410
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,620
$41,081
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Bachelor's)

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($34,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$34,920
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Bachelor's)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($44,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$41,690
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Bachelor's)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($41,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,490
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,510
$40,000
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Bachelor's)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($41,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $34,910
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $41,370
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,210
$35,603
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Bachelor's)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($45,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,890
Raleigh, NC $45,210
Wilmington, NC $37,470
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,360
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,080
$39,202
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Bachelor's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($34,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $34,770
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$34,845
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Bachelor's)

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($38,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,400
$38,400
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Bachelor's)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($49,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,480
$49,480
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Bachelor's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($58,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $58,420
$58,420
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Bachelor's)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($47,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,910
$41,235
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Bachelor's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($38,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $38,820
$38,820
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Bachelor's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($55,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $44,820
Ithaca, NY $43,150
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $55,670
Rochester, NY $39,190
Syracuse, NY $48,290
Utica-Rome, NY $40,260
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $40,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,010
$43,610
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Bachelor's)

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($49,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $49,850
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $47,710
Columbus, OH $40,720
Dayton, OH $47,870
Toledo, OH $44,300
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,690
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $32,650
$42,827
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Bachelor's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($45,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $42,820
Medford, OR $38,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,260
Salem, OR $40,420
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,080
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,760
$40,314
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Bachelor's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($51,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $44,010
Lancaster, PA $32,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,720
Pittsburgh, PA $43,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,900
$43,176
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Bachelor's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($40,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ponce, PR $37,190
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $40,940
$39,065
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Bachelor's)

Florence, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($44,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Florence, SC $44,510
$44,510
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Bachelor's)

West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($34,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $30,260
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,900
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,910
$33,357
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Bachelor's)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($50,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $44,310
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $50,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,770
$44,657
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Bachelor's)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($69,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $33,360
College Station-Bryan, TX $23,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,480
Lubbock, TX $37,240
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,130
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,130
Tyler, TX $29,650
Waco, TX $42,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,600
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,560
$40,477
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Bachelor's)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($48,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. George, UT $34,920
Salt Lake City, UT $48,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,920
$39,290
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Bachelor's)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($45,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $37,110
Roanoke, VA $45,890
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $39,410
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,410
$40,205
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Bachelor's)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($43,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $43,630
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,430
$40,030
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Bachelor's)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($42,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,830
$42,830

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $42,407. 

  Biological Technicians

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Salary Ratio: 0.85    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Aquatics Technician
  • Artificial Breeding Laboratory Technician (Artificial Breeding Lab Tech)
  • Artificial Breeding Technician
  • Artificial Inseminator
  • Babcock Tester
  • Bacteriology Research Assistant
  • Bacteriology Technician
  • Biochemistry Technician
  • Biological Aide
  • Biological Science Aide
  • Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Biological Science Lab Tech)
  • Biological Science Technician
  • Biological Technician
  • Biologist Aide
  • Biology Laboratory Assistant
  • Biology Research Assistant
  • Biology Specimen Technician
  • Biomedical Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Biotechnologist
  • Botany Laboratory Assistant
  • Culture Media Laboratory Assistant
  • Dairy Technologist
  • Downstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Downstream Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Feed Research Aide
  • Fiber Technologist
  • Fowl Blood Tester
  • Game Technician
  • Herbarium Worker
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Worker
  • Marine Fisheries Technician
  • Medical Lab Assistant
  • Medical Research Assistant
  • Microbiology QC Tech (Microbiology Quality Control Technician)
  • Microbiology Technician
  • Poultry Inseminator
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Research Specialist
  • Research Technician
  • Seed Analyst
  • Specimen Technician
  • Upstream Biomanufacturing Technician
  • Wildlife Biology Technician
  • Wildlife Technician
  • US Salary Median: $43,328
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,778 per year (or $10,642 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $27,112 to earn a bachelor's (or $42,568 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Biology Technician & Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Degrees

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Madison Area Technical College

1701 Wright Street - Madison, WI

Out-of-state cost: $6,668/year
In-state cost: $4,530/year
Degrees: Associate's, Certificate

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MiraCosta College

One Barnard Drive - Oceanside, CA

Out-of-state cost: $8,112/year
In-state cost: $1,152/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Cleveland State University

2121 Euclid Avenue - Cleveland, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,952/year
In-state cost: $11,185/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Delaware State University

1200 N. Dupont Highway - Dover, DE

Out-of-state cost: $18,280/year
In-state cost: $8,358/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Davenport University

6191 Kraft Avenue S.E. - Grand Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $20,260/year
In-state cost: $20,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,901/year
In-state cost: $15,513/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Thiel College

75 College Ave - Greenville, PA

Out-of-state cost: $33,520/year
In-state cost: $33,520/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ursuline College

2550 Lander Rd - Pepper Pike, OH

Out-of-state cost: $34,630/year
In-state cost: $34,630/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of New Haven

300 Boston Post Road - West Haven, CT

Out-of-state cost: $41,654/year
In-state cost: $41,654/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Biology Technician & Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Degrees

Morehouse School of Medicine

720 Westview Drive, S.W. - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $27,802/year
In-state cost: $27,802/year
Degrees: Master's

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