SOC 19-4021 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Biological Technicians make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Technicians in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $53,370. The 10th percentile is $43,050 and the 90th percentile is $69,360. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$53,370

10th percentile
$43,050
25th percentile
$47,780
Median
$53,370
75th percentile
$59,340
90th percentile
$69,360
Mean
$55,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Biological Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $43,050 and the 90th percentile is $69,360. The difference is $26,310, which is 49.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,780 to the 75th at $59,340, covers $11,560.

The mean annual wage is $55,730, which sits above the median of $53,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $57,510 for Biological Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,339, which is 7.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the Georgia median of $52,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Technicians at $53,339 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Technicians. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 2nd of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Gainesville, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $47,620 and employment of 90. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,211, against $53,339 here.
  • Athens-Clarke County, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $64,360 and employment of 60. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,950, against $53,339 here.
  • Warner Robins, GA is 94 miles away, with a median of $47,350 and employment of 40. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,486, against $53,339 here.

Employment share

Biological Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (320 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (69,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.25 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Biological Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Biological Technicians make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Technicians in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $53,370. The 10th percentile is $43,050 and the 90th percentile is $69,360. Employment is 320.

How does that compare with the national median for Biological Technicians?

The local median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $57,510.

What is Biological Technicians pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $53,370 is $53,339. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Biological Technicians?

Gainesville, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $47,620. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.