How much do Biological Technicians make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $46,470 and the 90th percentile is $88,630. The difference is $42,160, which is 63.8% 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 $55,650 to the 75th at $75,970, covers $20,320.

The mean annual wage is $66,720, which sits above the median of $66,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 15% higher than the national median of $57,510 for Biological Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,764, which is 5.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.5% lower than the California median of $71,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Technicians at $60,764 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Technicians. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 3rd of 7 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $58,240 and employment of 80. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,690, against $60,764 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $66,610 and employment of 1,830. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,653, against $60,764 here.
• Visalia, CA is 137 miles away, with a median of $41,080 and employment of 50. That median is 37.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,152, against $60,764 here.

Employment share

Biological Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (70 of 200,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (69,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.