The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forensic science technicians in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $52,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,550 | 2.45% | 26.64% |
| 2021 | $77,600 | 2.49% | - |
| 2020 | $75,670 | 0.42% | - |
| 2019 | $75,350 | 2.15% | - |
| 2018 | $73,730 | 10.85% | - |
| 2017 | $65,730 | 4.81% | - |
| 2016 | $62,570 | -1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $63,380 | 2.86% | - |
| 2014 | $61,570 | 1.69% | - |
| 2013 | $60,530 | 3.58% | - |
| 2012 | $58,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,550 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.2 percent (41.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.