The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forensic science technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $43,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,560.
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 | $50,960 | 1.12% | 27.81% |
| 2021 | $50,390 | 1.98% | - |
| 2020 | $49,390 | 2.37% | - |
| 2019 | $48,220 | 4.52% | - |
| 2018 | $46,040 | 0.02% | - |
| 2017 | $46,030 | 2.43% | - |
| 2016 | $44,910 | 0.36% | - |
| 2015 | $44,750 | 12.27% | - |
| 2014 | $39,260 | 4.92% | - |
| 2013 | $37,330 | 1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $36,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,960 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 12.4 percent (12.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tyler.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Tyler |