Entry-level Biological Technician salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Associate (Biology)

Median salary$44,311
Middle 50%$40k–$50.7k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $47,500
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $33,607 and $55,722.
PercentileSalary
10th$37,600
25th$40,000
50th (median)$44,311
75th$50,700
90th$52,533

Salary by year

Median salary

$20k $40k $60k FY2020: median $32,760 (11 filings) FY2022: median $36,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $39,686 (19 filings) FY2024: median $39,997 (22 filings) FY2025: median $43,018 (24 filings) FY2026: median $51,770 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 24
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$32,760$30,000$35,68711
FY2021–––8
FY2022$36,000$34,674$37,82610
FY2023$39,686$39,686$42,27019
FY2024$39,997$38,751$50,00022
FY2025$43,018$40,000$47,74924
FY2026$51,770$45,143$52,53313

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median entry-level Biological Technician salary of $44,311 is worth about $46,800 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 $44,311, 7% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Pittsburgh$44,31137

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.