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Biological Technicians in Idaho

Is Idaho a good place for you to work as a Biological Technician?

7.4% Jobs Projection
$33,400 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Biological Technicians in Idaho are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Biological Technicians in Idaho is growing faster than average.

  • Biological Technicians in Idaho earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Biological Technicians Work in Idaho?

720 people worked as Biological Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 700 Biological Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Biological Technicians working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Idaho

Jobs for Biological Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 7.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.1%.

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Idaho Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 80 annual Biological Technicians job openings in Idaho, and 870 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,900 annual jobs and 90,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Biological Technicians Make in Idaho?

In 2018 wages for Biological Technicians ranged from $26,000 to $50,600 with $33,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.5 to $24.33. The median hourly rate was $16.06.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.79 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.27.

The median salary in Idaho is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Idaho Metros for Biological Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Biological Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boise City, ID 230 $33,900
Idaho Falls, ID 100 $26,600
Logan, UT-ID 90 $37,210
Coeur d’Alene, ID 90 $36,100
Lewiston, ID-WA 30 $31,460

Top States for Biological Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Biological Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 10,990 $50,100
Texas 5,890 $44,070
Massachusetts 5,560 $51,290
Ohio 4,110 $43,950
Pennsylvania 3,750 $46,100
Maryland 3,520 $48,870
New York 3,460 $46,980
Washington 3,200 $42,910
Colorado 2,850 $42,470
Oregon 2,740 $39,610
North Carolina 2,240 $41,970
Florida 2,240 $42,850
Illinois 1,830 $52,920
Georgia 1,630 $47,320
Tennessee 1,240 $38,890
Indiana 1,230 $40,900
Wisconsin 1,160 $45,320
Missouri 1,160 $40,460
Arizona 1,090 $33,400
Connecticut 990 $55,300

Below are the states where Biological Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $55,300
Illinois $52,920
District of Columbia $52,000
Massachusetts $51,290
New Jersey $50,350
California $50,100
New Hampshire $49,240
Delaware $48,890
Maryland $48,870
Minnesota $48,630

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