Forensic Science Technicians Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 154 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Forensic Science Technicians

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $131,390150
Illinois $117,590380
San Francisco, CA $103,930410
Akron, OH $102,23080
San Diego, CA $100,800230
Chicago, IL-IN $99,670270

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $66,02050
      Alabama $59,560160
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $52,41080
      Arkansas $46,210170
      South Arkansas $45,00040
      West Arkansas $39,68030
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $62,420600
      Arizona $60,620880
      Tucson, AZ $57,940160
      Arizona $48,25040
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $131,390150
      San Francisco, CA $103,930410
      San Diego, CA $100,800230
      Los Angeles, CA $98,1101,210
      Oxnard, CA $97,04090
      California $96,8503,100
      Sacramento, CA $96,770150
      Santa Rosa, CA $91,34040
      Modesto, CA $81,86040
      Riverside, CA $79,910290
      Fresno, CA $79,70080
      Stockton, CA $78,41060
      Bakersfield, CA $75,48070
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $80,40030
      Denver, CO $77,990280
      Colorado $77,800430
      Fort Collins, CO $73,65040
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $93,29070
      Connecticut $84,920120
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $80,300640
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $76,23030
      Miami, FL $74,190500
      Port St. Lucie, FL $64,44030
      North Port, FL $63,95060
      Cape Coral, FL $62,05070
      Florida $61,0702,440
      Pensacola, FL $58,77070
      Tampa, FL $57,950850
      Jacksonville, FL $56,370130
      Tallahassee, FL $56,370120
      Orlando, FL $54,000290
      Lakeland, FL $52,80050
      Punta Gorda, FL $48,22040
      Deltona, FL $47,66030
      Palm Bay, FL $47,08040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $60,870370
      Georgia $58,500540
      Savannah, GA $58,50050
      South Georgia $51,23030
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $70,45080
      Iowa $63,650130
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $71,930120
      Idaho $60,470170
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $117,590380
      Chicago, IL-IN $99,670270
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $72,51030
      Indiana $65,770300
      Indianapolis, IN $65,770200
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $86,67060
      Kansas $75,150200
      Wichita, KS $59,99050
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $58,23060
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $60,27050
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $75,210270
      Boston, MA-NH $74,910240
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $78,220410
      Baltimore, MD $77,200260
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $68,71030
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $88,670110
      Grand Rapids, MI $76,45070
      Michigan $69,040690
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $73,07090
      Minnesota $68,790110
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $77,280130
      Missouri $64,700280
      St. Louis, MO-IL $64,70090
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $62,01070
      Mississippi $54,720120
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missoula, MT $78,61040
      Montana $78,61060
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $53,60090
      Greensboro, NC $52,15060
      North Carolina $50,460520
      Charlotte, NC-SC $50,420160
      Asheville, NC $48,86040
      Fayetteville, NC $46,88040
      Winston, NC $42,72030
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $74,47030
      Bismarck, ND $63,36030
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $63,390120
      Omaha, NE-IA $63,39060
      Lincoln, NE $61,68070
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $54,23050
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $61,890130
      New Mexico $61,890200
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $76,540290
      Nevada $76,540330
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $82,140180
      Buffalo, NY $78,52040
      New York $78,1701,120
      New York, NY-NJ $78,170790
      Rochester, NY $64,60030
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $102,23080
      Toledo, OH $93,56040
      Columbus, OH $83,790170
      Ohio $73,310470
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $64,28050
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $68,58060
      Oklahoma $64,990110
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $86,15070
      Oregon $78,100110
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $60,11030
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,120340
      Pennsylvania $57,820440
      Pittsburgh, PA $50,64050
      Allentown, PA-NJ $47,88050
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $55,34030
      South Carolina $49,960130
      Columbia, SC $44,49040
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $49,28030
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $78,460160
      Jackson, TN $74,73040
      Knoxville, TN $74,02070
      Tennessee $70,500320
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $51,66040
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $67,440380
      Austin, TX $58,590320
      Texas $55,8301,990
      Dallas, TX $55,380620
      El Paso, TX $54,12050
      Lubbock, TX $52,61050
      San Antonio, TX $51,280150
      Hill Country Region of Texas $50,46040
      Corpus Christi, TX $49,49040
      Tyler, TX $49,47030
      McAllen, TX $47,13040
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $68,640150
      Utah $64,430210
      Provo, UT $57,47030
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Roanoke, VA $66,54060
      Richmond, VA $66,370140
      Virginia $62,860740
      West Virginia $59,93090
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $59,230150
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $67,75030
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $82,600200
      Washington $77,650340
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $65,640120
      Wisconsin $61,920280
      Madison, WI $60,15080
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $63,13070
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $67,64030
      Wyoming $60,67050
      Eastern Wyoming $41,600—