Biological Technician salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Duarte, Anaheim, Irvine, West Hollywood, Pasadena.

Also listed as: Research Associate (Biology)

Median salary$68,640
Middle 50%$52.9k–$77.1k
vs. national median+18%comparison median $58,000
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,840 and $89,469.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,400
25th$52,936
50th (median)$68,640
75th$77,085
90th$77,256

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $60k $90k FY2020: median $43,722 (12 filings) FY2021: median $59,018 (22 filings) FY2023: median $65,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $66,518 (13 filings) FY2025: median $54,995 (15 filings) FY2026: median $77,085 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 22
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$43,722$43,700$53,93612
FY2021$59,018$50,965$64,44522
FY2022–––8
FY2023$65,000$52,458$76,65911
FY2024$66,518$54,496$79,04013
FY2025$54,995$52,270$70,00015
FY2026$77,085$61,000$77,08516

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Biological Technician salary of $68,640 is worth about $60,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Biological Technicians in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $66,610 in May 2025 (1,830 employed). The H-1B median here is $68,640, 3% 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
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$77,08512
The Amber and Adam Tarshis Foundationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $52,270 12
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III $77,085 10
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$52,270$52,27012
Senior · Level III$77,085$77,08510

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.