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Forensic Science Technicians Salary by City
Forensic Science Technicians Salary by City (2026)
96 metro areas · National average: $71,100 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Forensic Science Technicians salaries across 96 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $125,490
$131,390
$85,250
$155,130
San Francisco, CA $119,720
$103,930
$79,060
$164,500
Los Angeles, CA $100,150
$98,110
$62,920
$134,180
Chicago, IL $99,960
$99,670
$57,590
$146,390
Santa Rosa, CA $99,590
$91,340
$79,570
$123,960
Oxnard, CA $99,150
$97,040
$61,380
$149,930
San Diego, CA $98,560
$100,800
$52,650
$137,020
Sacramento, CA $98,540
$96,770
$71,500
$133,540
Columbus, OH $92,990
$83,790
$48,110
$118,100
Akron, OH $92,030
$102,230
$58,220
$107,100
New Haven, CT $91,430
$93,290
$76,550
$110,750
Modesto, CA $89,040
$81,860
$63,090
$124,980
Fresno, CA $87,100
$79,700
$52,990
$122,260
Washington, DC $86,400
$80,300
$46,910
$132,130
Portland, OR $86,150
$86,150
$48,350
$129,220
Toledo, OH $85,880
$93,560
$61,360
$107,100
Riverside, CA $85,380
$79,910
$62,320
$131,330
Denver, CO $84,810
$77,990
$60,000
$104,660
Nashville, TN $84,270
$78,460
$48,540
$128,320
Colorado Springs, CO $83,740
$80,400
$64,080
$99,430
Seattle, WA $83,380
$82,600
$61,400
$105,170
Las Vegas, NV $82,430
$76,540
$52,350
$127,890
New York, NY $81,740
$78,170
$61,220
$101,370
Miami, FL $81,570
$74,190
$48,850
$144,100
Boston, MA $81,300
$74,910
$59,650
$115,510
Jackson, TN $81,140
$74,730
$46,790
$124,480
St. Louis, MO $81,030
$64,700
$51,500
$134,390
Albany, NY $80,960
$82,140
$50,670
$114,430
Grand Rapids, MI $80,090
$76,450
$52,770
$107,830
Knoxville, TN $79,780
$74,020
$45,830
$128,320
Buffalo, NY $79,670
$78,520
$62,460
$96,890
Missoula, MT $79,280
$78,610
$63,840
$97,670
Baltimore, MD $76,960
$77,200
$57,370
$104,320
Boise City, ID $76,490
$71,930
$48,810
$112,390
Stockton, CA $75,750
$78,410
$60,960
$94,680
Bakersfield, CA $74,810
$75,480
$47,300
$103,820
Fort Collins, CO $74,040
$73,650
$59,400
$96,250
Richmond, VA $74,030
$66,370
$47,620
$105,150
Kansas City, MO $73,970
$77,280
$49,770
$99,720
Minneapolis, MN $73,950
$73,070
$50,420
$101,150
Des Moines, IA $72,460
$70,450
$34,240
$97,220
Phoenix, AZ $72,110
$62,420
$49,360
$109,850
Cincinnati, OH $70,720
$64,280
$44,950
$97,580
Salt Lake City, UT $70,510
$68,640
$48,050
$91,470
Oklahoma City, OK $69,480
$68,580
$43,990
$97,550
Milwaukee, WI $69,400
$65,640
$50,930
$95,470
North Port, FL $69,170
$63,950
$48,770
$94,350
Roanoke, VA $68,840
$66,540
$45,930
$100,180
Indianapolis, IN $68,460
$65,770
$40,750
$90,880
Rochester, NY $68,450
$64,600
$51,370
$94,330
Port St. Lucie, FL $66,780
$64,440
$48,040
$95,960
Omaha, NE $66,130
$63,390
$50,920
$76,890
Houston, TX $65,720
$67,440
$44,040
$83,320
Birmingham, AL $64,610
$66,020
$50,480
$78,540
Albuquerque, NM $64,540
$61,890
$40,070
$91,770
Philadelphia, PA $64,450
$58,120
$45,520
$84,410
Tucson, AZ $64,430
$57,940
$39,720
$93,150
Virginia Beach, VA $64,240
$59,230
$45,890
$100,180
Harrisburg, PA $64,200
$60,110
$50,810
$84,760
Cape Coral, FL $63,850
$62,050
$45,240
$82,360
Atlanta, GA $63,780
$60,870
$39,200
$86,160
Madison, WI $62,970
$60,150
$42,100
$80,870
Charleston, WV $62,470
$63,130
$34,960
$82,830
Jackson, MS $62,390
$62,010
$36,950
$88,090
Austin, TX $62,000
$58,590
$47,990
$78,680
Tampa, FL $61,980
$57,950
$35,990
$79,970
Savannah, GA $61,750
$58,500
$41,580
$83,600
Pensacola, FL $60,610
$58,770
$40,000
$80,950
Wichita, KS $59,570
$59,990
$49,620
$80,050
Charlotte, NC $59,460
$50,420
$45,450
$78,660
Tallahassee, FL $58,860
$56,370
$38,000
$79,790
Jacksonville, FL $58,830
$56,370
$40,020
$78,460
Greensboro, NC $58,360
$52,150
$46,370
$70,450
Dallas, TX $58,170
$55,380
$41,380
$81,580
Raleigh, NC $57,790
$53,600
$41,260
$78,370
El Paso, TX $57,590
$54,120
$40,310
$76,420
Lakeland, FL $56,940
$52,800
$39,860
$75,210
Orlando, FL $56,930
$54,000
$38,760
$79,660
Punta Gorda, FL $55,910
$48,220
$47,340
$74,740
Greenville, SC $55,890
$55,340
$50,860
$61,460
Lubbock, TX $54,870
$52,610
$40,520
$83,300
San Antonio, TX $54,560
$51,280
$40,290
$76,420
Baton Rouge, LA $54,410
$60,270
$31,720
$65,660
Pittsburgh, PA $53,870
$50,640
$40,260
$71,510
Palm Bay, FL $52,970
$47,080
$44,560
$66,810
Little Rock, AR $52,820
$52,410
$46,560
$62,710
Memphis, TN $52,820
$51,660
$38,460
$61,420
Corpus Christi, TX $52,370
$49,490
$41,070
$62,690
Deltona, FL $51,700
$47,660
$40,000
$70,660
Fayetteville, NC $51,070
$46,880
$45,430
$57,750
Asheville, NC $50,950
$48,860
$39,220
$60,790
Tyler, TX $49,930
$49,470
$40,520
$60,500
McAllen, TX $49,330
$47,130
$32,280
$63,270
Columbia, SC $48,550
$44,490
$37,490
$59,850
Allentown, PA $47,200
$47,880
$36,350
$55,060
Winston, NC $44,600
$42,720
$42,720
$51,650
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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