Biological Technicians Salary in Salem, OR

Biological Technicians pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,910 or more. The middle half of biological technicians in Salem earn between $49,410 and $62,450.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Biological Technicians salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $56,500, a single filer in Salem takes home about $43,594 a year, or $3,633 a month and $1,677 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Is Salem a good place for biological technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $56,500 buys what about $54,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Biological Technicians salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 2nd of 5 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($58,630).

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Highest-paying cities for biological technicians

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,540).

Biological Technicians salary by city

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