Biological Technician salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kansas City.

Also listed as: Research Associate (Biology)

Median salary$74,160
Middle 50%$72k–$74.2k
vs. national median+28%comparison median $58,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,200 and $76,384.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,100
25th$72,000
50th (median)$74,160
75th$74,160
90th$76,384

Salary by year

Median salary

$20k $45k $70k FY2021: median $30,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $37,083 (18 filings) FY2023: median $60,366 (20 filings) FY2024: median $55,996 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021$30,000$29,578$37,44013
FY2022$37,083$31,547$60,02718
FY2023$60,366$40,144$62,74420
FY2024$55,996$42,743$61,99212
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Kansas's median Biological Technician salary of $74,160 is worth about $80,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kansas = 92.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Biological Technicians in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $52,630 in May 2025 (410 employed). The H-1B median here is $74,160, 41% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Stowers Institute for Medical Research$74,16016

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $74,160 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$41,059$74,16011

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.