Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Forensic Science Technicians in UNITED STATES

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.20 $27.81 $34.65 $45.44 $56.37
          Yearly $48,250 $57,830 $72,060 $94,520 $117,250
          Wyoming Hourly $20.00 $20.00 $25.05 $32.52 $38.28
          Yearly $41,600 $41,600 $52,100 $67,640 $79,610
          Tennessee Hourly $22.95 $25.98 $33.90 $46.12 $57.76
          Yearly $47,730 $54,030 $70,500 $95,940 $120,140
          South Carolina Hourly $19.23 $22.11 $24.92 $27.88 $35.33
          Yearly $39,990 $45,990 $51,830 $57,990 $73,490
          Montana Hourly $26.75 $29.63 $39.52 $39.52 $50.20
          Yearly $55,640 $61,630 $82,200 $82,200 $104,410
          Georgia Hourly $22.35 $23.47 $30.58 $36.24 $43.08
          Yearly $46,490 $48,810 $63,600 $75,390 $89,600
          Arizona Hourly $23.61 $24.87 $30.41 $40.67 $52.81
          Yearly $49,110 $51,730 $63,250 $84,600 $109,850
          New Mexico Hourly $22.66 $25.23 $31.52 $39.30 $49.65
          Yearly $47,120 $52,470 $65,570 $81,740 $103,270
          Kentucky Hourly $23.30 $24.62 $29.56 $32.58 $35.92
          Yearly $48,470 $51,200 $61,470 $67,760 $74,710
          Utah Hourly $23.27 $26.70 $32.11 $39.37 $45.43
          Yearly $48,410 $55,530 $66,780 $81,900 $94,490
          North Dakota Hourly $28.45 $29.59 $34.18 $43.39 $49.11
          Yearly $59,170 $61,540 $71,090 $90,250 $102,160
          Nevada Hourly $27.94 $31.49 $38.99 $49.97 $65.14
          Yearly $58,120 $65,490 $81,090 $103,930 $135,490
          Maryland Hourly $28.72 $31.33 $39.49 $50.63 $62.50
          Yearly $59,730 $65,170 $82,140 $105,300 $130,000
          New York Hourly $30.75 $31.25 $39.27 $48.23 $50.92
          Yearly $63,970 $64,990 $81,670 $100,310 $105,920
          Vermont Hourly $28.12 $28.16 $35.63 $40.45 $47.54
          Yearly $58,480 $58,570 $74,110 $84,140 $98,880
          Virginia Hourly $23.74 $25.47 $33.12 $47.76 $60.45
          Yearly $49,390 $52,970 $68,900 $99,330 $125,740
          Mississippi Hourly $17.70 $20.36 $25.41 $33.78 $40.51
          Yearly $36,820 $42,350 $52,850 $70,260 $84,260
          Oregon Hourly $27.99 $30.71 $38.92 $49.12 $64.91
          Yearly $58,210 $63,880 $80,950 $102,160 $135,010
          Illinois Hourly $31.63 $38.07 $60.00 $62.30 $71.53
          Yearly $65,780 $79,190 $124,790 $129,590 $148,790
          Alabama Hourly $18.90 $23.56 $28.64 $35.71 $42.55
          Yearly $39,300 $49,000 $59,560 $74,290 $88,510
          South Dakota Hourly $12.71 $21.00 $24.85 $29.96 $34.86
          Yearly $26,450 $43,680 $51,690 $62,310 $72,510
          North Carolina Hourly $22.09 $23.89 $28.48 $31.78 $39.31
          Yearly $45,950 $49,690 $59,240 $66,110 $81,760
          California Hourly $31.08 $38.85 $49.09 $63.85 $71.20
          Yearly $64,650 $80,810 $102,100 $132,810 $148,090
          Washington Hourly $29.47 $34.00 $39.09 $46.81 $52.07
          Yearly $61,290 $70,720 $81,310 $97,350 $108,300
          Connecticut Hourly $19.95 $31.80 $41.30 $50.38 $53.64
          Yearly $41,500 $66,150 $85,910 $104,800 $111,560
          Pennsylvania Hourly $22.95 $26.17 $29.60 $40.64 $45.44
          Yearly $47,740 $54,430 $61,580 $84,530 $94,520
          Colorado Hourly $30.33 $34.54 $40.39 $50.65 $54.85
          Yearly $63,080 $71,850 $84,010 $105,350 $114,100
          Maine Hourly $21.28 $23.34 $34.07 $37.82 $40.41
          Yearly $44,260 $48,550 $70,870 $78,670 $84,050
          Minnesota Hourly $28.20 $31.24 $37.00 $41.58 $51.52
          Yearly $58,660 $64,980 $76,960 $86,490 $107,170
          Texas Hourly $20.40 $23.78 $28.79 $33.71 $39.73
          Yearly $42,430 $49,460 $59,870 $70,130 $82,640
          Iowa Hourly $17.29 $24.98 $32.24 $37.19 $48.14
          Yearly $35,960 $51,960 $67,060 $77,360 $100,130
          Nebraska Hourly $22.36 $26.48 $31.69 $35.80 $39.35
          Yearly $46,500 $55,070 $65,920 $74,470 $81,850
          New Jersey Hourly $21.90 $23.86 $30.39 $34.82 $40.40
          Yearly $45,550 $49,630 $63,220 $72,430 $84,030
          Florida Hourly $21.29 $25.01 $30.84 $38.75 $45.13
          Yearly $44,280 $52,010 $64,140 $80,600 $93,870
          West Virginia Hourly $20.19 $25.36 $30.45 $34.82 $40.36
          Yearly $41,990 $52,740 $63,330 $72,430 $83,950
          Massachusetts Hourly $31.02 $33.97 $38.14 $46.81 $57.69
          Yearly $64,520 $70,650 $79,320 $97,360 $120,000
          Oklahoma Hourly $21.15 $23.63 $31.70 $39.44 $48.07
          Yearly $43,990 $49,150 $65,940 $82,040 $99,980
          Idaho Hourly $24.06 $28.22 $34.21 $45.24 $56.46
          Yearly $50,040 $58,700 $71,160 $94,100 $117,430
          Wisconsin Hourly $25.89 $30.06 $34.75 $38.53 $48.39
          Yearly $53,840 $62,530 $72,280 $80,140 $100,640
          Missouri Hourly $22.09 $25.61 $30.17 $37.07 $44.40
          Yearly $45,940 $53,270 $62,750 $77,110 $92,350
          Indiana Hourly $24.03 $28.09 $31.98 $40.04 $44.45
          Yearly $49,990 $58,420 $66,520 $83,280 $92,450
          Arkansas Hourly $18.50 $19.85 $21.48 $24.29 $31.94
          Yearly $38,470 $41,280 $44,670 $50,520 $66,440
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