Biological Technician salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Associate (Biology)

Median salary$47,500
Middle 50%$41.4k–$51.9k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $58,000
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $34,164 and $65,986.
PercentileSalary
10th$38,000
25th$41,443
50th (median)$47,500
75th$51,885
90th$57,077

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $45k $60k FY2020: median $44,243 (21 filings) FY2021: median $45,000 (17 filings) FY2022: median $38,843 (16 filings) FY2023: median $40,368 (22 filings) FY2024: median $47,466 (32 filings) FY2025: median $43,818 (30 filings) FY2026: median $52,000 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 32
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$44,243$32,760$47,40921
FY2021$45,000$34,674$48,00017
FY2022$38,843$34,919$52,31716
FY2023$40,368$39,686$42,93822
FY2024$47,466$39,190$55,11832
FY2025$43,818$40,238$49,60330
FY2026$52,000$47,151$53,31321

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Biological Technician salary of $47,500 is worth about $50,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Pittsburgh = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Biological Technicians in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $47,810 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $47,500, 1% lower.

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
University of Pittsburgh$47,15145
Allegheny Singer Research Institutetoo few3
UPMC Presbyterian Shadysidetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $44,311 37
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$31,470$44,31137

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.