How much do Biological Technicians make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $45,070 and the 90th percentile is $87,650. The difference is $42,580, which is 61.1% 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 $51,140 to the 75th at $83,830, covers $32,690.

The mean annual wage is $68,590, which sits below the median of $69,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 21.2% higher than the national median of $57,510 for Biological Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,014, which is 18.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $62,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Technicians at $68,014 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Technicians. Worcester, MA ranks 1st of 16 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $53,560 and employment of 50. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,430, against $68,014 here.
• Springfield, MA is 38 miles away, with a median of $54,140 and employment of 40. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,360, against $68,014 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $53,850 and employment of 30. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,967, against $68,014 here.

Employment share

Biological Technicians accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (740 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (69,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.72 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.