How much do Biological Technicians make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $47,110 and the 90th percentile is $68,450. The difference is $21,340, which is 45.3% 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 $47,110 to the 75th at $60,010, covers $12,900.

The mean annual wage is $53,700, which sits above the median of $47,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 18.1% lower than the national median of $57,510 for Biological Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,355, which is 12.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $54,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Technicians at $50,355 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Technicians. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 21st of 22 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).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $44,960 and employment of 70. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,974, against $50,355 here.
• Reading, PA is 63 miles away, with a median of $50,400 and employment of 40. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,927, against $50,355 here.
• Ithaca, NY is 84 miles away, with a median of $60,900 and employment of 80. That median is 29.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,945, against $50,355 here.