How much do Biological Technicians make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $50,340 and the 90th percentile is $81,330. The difference is $30,990, which is 48.6% 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 $50,440 to the 75th at $73,430, covers $22,990.

The mean annual wage is $63,810, which sits above the median of $63,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $57,510 for Biological Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,382, which is 0.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Washington median of $60,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Technicians at $57,382 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Technicians. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $57,840 and employment of 40. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,769, against $57,382 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $54,190 and employment of 100. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,272, against $57,382 here.
• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $50,320 and employment of 40. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,120, against $57,382 here.

Employment share

Biological Technicians accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (2,020 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (69,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.16 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.