What are the main factors that influence a Forensic Technologist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Forensic Technologist's salary?

A Forensic Technologist's salary grows with experience: a Forensic Technologist (0-0 years)earns $76,037, a Police Sergeant (0-5 years)earns $83,628, a Police Lieutenant (5+ years)earns $107,339, a Sheriff/Police Chief (5-10 years)earns $130,682,

What are the highest paying states for a Forensic Technologist?

Forensic Technologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Forensic Technologist roles are District of Columbia $82,294, California $81,981, Massachusetts $80,889. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Forensic Technologist roles make?

Salaries for Forensic Technologist level roles vary by specialization: forensic psychiatry: $258,833; Forensic Psychiatrist: $256,279; Forensic Engineer: $94,670; Forensic Interviewer: $75,147; Forensic Photographer: $67,522.

How do different companies affect a Forensic Technologist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Forensic Technologist roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Forensic Technologist Salary in the United States

How much does a Forensic Technologist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forensic Technologist in the United States is $74,326 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, a Forensic Technologist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,140
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,113 to $84,174
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,635

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Forensic Technologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,174	$7,015	$1,619	$40
Average	$74,326	$6,194	$1,429	$36
25th Percentile	$66,113	$5,509	$1,271	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Forensic Technologist Salaries

A Forensic Technologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Forensic Technologist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Forensic Technologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,294.
California: $81,981.
Massachusetts: $80,889.

District of Columbia $82,294 California $81,981 Massachusetts $80,889 Washington $80,592 New Jersey $80,562 Alaska $80,458 Connecticut $79,432 New York $79,016

Hawaii $77,685 Rhode Island $77,061 Maryland $76,637 Minnesota $76,058 Colorado $75,835 Illinois $75,760 Oregon $75,478 Delaware $75,270

New Hampshire $75,139 Virginia $74,846 Pennsylvania $73,991 Nevada $73,560 North Dakota $73,419 Michigan $73,196 Wisconsin $73,114 Vermont $72,951

Texas $72,497 Maine $72,468 Arizona $72,423 Ohio $72,371 Georgia $71,687 Indiana $71,345 Wyoming $71,279 Utah $71,174

Iowa $71,130 Kansas $70,773 Louisiana $70,669 North Carolina $70,632 Missouri $70,617 Florida $70,327 Montana $70,171 Nebraska $70,022

Kentucky $69,941 South Carolina $69,643 Tennessee $69,458 Idaho $69,383 New Mexico $68,841 Oklahoma $68,722 Alabama $68,283 South Dakota $67,547

Arkansas $67,146 West Virginia $66,930 Mississippi $66,284

Top Paying Cities for Forensic Technologists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $93,747
San Francisco: $92,826
Oakland: $90,767

San Jose, CA $93,747

San Francisco, CA $92,826

Oakland, CA $90,767

New York, NY $86,136

Queens Village, NY $85,579

Paramus, NJ $84,984

Passaic, NJ $84,910

Bergenfield, NJ $84,836

Stamford, CT $84,724

Huntington, NY $84,650

Newark, NJ $84,167

Bridgeport, CT $84,018

New Brunswick, NJ $83,773

Vallejo, CA $83,617

Middlesex, NJ $83,572

Somerset, NJ $83,505

Petaluma, CA $83,334

Santa Cruz, CA $83,044

Boston, MA $82,896

Monterey, CA $82,524

Fairbanks, AK $82,472

Los Angeles, CA $82,331

Washington, DC $82,294

Seattle, WA $82,160

Santa Rosa, CA $82,145

Juneau, AK $81,929

Orange, CA $81,684

Anchorage, AK $81,550

Anaheim, CA $81,498

Santa Ana, CA $81,387

Nassau, NY $81,342

Long Beach, CA $81,313

Danbury, CT $81,290

Santa Maria, CA $81,038

Everett, WA $81,023

Bremerton, WA $80,658

Trenton, NJ $80,517

Sacramento, CA $80,488

San Diego, CA $80,450

Brockton, MA $80,421

Tacoma, WA $80,391

Santa Barbara, CA $80,287

Lowell, MA $79,990

New Suffolk, NY $79,960

Nashua, NH $79,871

Lompoc, CA $79,752

Ventura, CA $79,677

Stockton, CA $79,655

New Haven, CT $79,506

Atlantic City, NJ $79,313

Hartford, CT $79,150

Modesto, CA $79,112

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,949

New Britain, CT $78,912

Olympia, WA $78,808

Kennewick, WA $78,808

New London, CT $78,793

Norwich, CT $78,771

Lawrence, MA $78,733

Bakersfield, CA $78,525

Riverside, CA $78,421

New Bedford, MA $78,421

Richland, WA $78,347

Portsmouth, NH $78,287

Vineland, NJ $78,273

San Bernardino, CA $78,213

Boulder, CO $78,005

Worcester, MA $77,946

Portland, OR $77,879

Saint Paul, MN $77,789

Minneapolis, MN $77,789

Philadelphia, PA $77,685

Honolulu, HI $77,292

Springfield, MA $77,031

Providence, RI $77,024

Chicago, IL $76,808

Bellingham, WA $76,719

Baltimore, MD $76,637

Chico, CA $76,452

Wilmington, DE $76,325

Pittsfield, MA $76,251

Manchester, NH $76,110

Spokane, WA $75,783

Denver, CO $75,775

Albany, NY $75,426

Troy, NY $75,396

Schenectady, NY $75,240

Burlington, VT $75,077

Portland, ME $74,816

Salem, OR $74,757

Yakima, WA $74,742

Ann Arbor, MI $74,720

Rochester, MN $74,512

Fresno, CA $74,475

Reno, NV $74,475

Milwaukee, WI $74,408

Detroit, MI $74,333

Allentown, PA $74,311

Carson City, NV $74,304

Houston, TX $74,192

Colorado Springs, CO $74,185

Syracuse, NY $74,148

Eugene, OR $74,006

Bismarck, ND $73,917

Gary, IN $73,917

Galveston, TX $73,917

Springfield, OR $73,858

Medford, OR $73,679

Fort Collins, CO $73,650

Austin, TX $73,590

Mesa, AZ $73,434

Phoenix, AZ $73,419

Dallas, TX $73,397

Reading, PA $73,352

Saint Cloud, MN $73,323

Concord, NH $73,256

Madison, WI $73,226

Utica, NY $73,025

Raleigh, NC $72,966

Las Vegas, NV $72,958

Rochester, NY $72,906

Des Moines, IA $72,899

Atlanta, GA $72,780

Battle Creek, MI $72,758

Salt Lake City, UT $72,735

Lancaster, PA $72,624

Champaign, IL $72,609

Harrisburg, PA $72,520

Durham, NC $72,453

Kansas City, MO $72,445

Kansas City, KS $72,431

Fort Worth, TX $72,423

Boca Raton, FL $72,393

Cleveland, OH $72,386

Columbus, OH $72,371

Pittsburgh, PA $72,364

Richmond, VA $72,334

Indianapolis, IN $72,319

Cincinnati, OH $72,222

Petersburg, VA $72,111

Billings, MT $71,947

Lansing, MI $71,947

Huntsville, AL $71,947

Lebanon, PA $71,940

Dayton, OH $71,933

Pueblo, CO $71,933

Appleton, WI $71,910

Buffalo, NY $71,881

Racine, WI $71,843

Charlotte, NC $71,836

Saint Louis, MO $71,814

Springfield, IL $71,784

Elkhart, IN $71,769

York, PA $71,769

Gastonia, NC $71,762

Benton Harbor, MI $71,762

Beaumont, TX $71,717

Lorain, OH $71,702

Toledo, OH $71,672

Binghamton, NY $71,635

Rock Hill, SC $71,628

Rockford, IL $71,591

Fargo, ND $71,554

Elyria, OH $71,554

Flagstaff, AZ $71,502

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,457

Miami, FL $71,412

Duluth, MN $71,293

Bangor, ME $71,197

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,115

Louisville, KY $71,078

Grand Rapids, MI $71,063

Hialeah, FL $71,056

Casper, WY $70,952

Scranton, PA $70,862

New Orleans, LA $70,840

Virginia Beach, VA $70,833

Akron, OH $70,795

Peoria, IL $70,699

Sarasota, FL $70,684

Green Bay, WI $70,632

Baton Rouge, LA $70,595

Charleston, SC $70,580

Nashville, TN $70,558

Jamestown, NY $70,543

Davenport, IA $70,543

Tucson, AZ $70,506

Cheyenne, WY $70,483

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,461

Tampa, FL $70,446

Omaha, NE $70,431

Port Arthur, TX $70,401

Evansville, IN $70,401

Bradenton, FL $70,372

Santa Fe, NM $70,238

Orlando, FL $70,164

Clearwater, FL $70,082

Canton, OH $69,926

La Crosse, WI $69,926

Grand Forks, ND $69,904

Albuquerque, NM $69,881

Tulsa, OK $69,881

Newport News, VA $69,874

High Point, NC $69,851

Ogden, UT $69,822

Corpus Christi, TX $69,762

Laramie, WY $69,718

Norfolk, VA $69,718

Rock Island, IL $69,673

Saginaw, MI $69,658

Jacksonville, FL $69,651

Salisbury, NC $69,636

Memphis, TN $69,621

Moline, IL $69,584

Fort Myers, FL $69,562

Waterloo, IA $69,465

Spartanburg, SC $69,391

Lincoln, NE $69,353

Fort Wayne, IN $69,339

Birmingham, AL $69,257

Cedar Falls, IA $69,242

Provo, UT $69,235

Springfield, OH $69,227

San Antonio, TX $69,212

Greensboro, NC $69,183

South Bend, IN $69,175

Winston Salem, NC $69,168

Boise, ID $69,145

Savannah, GA $69,093

Muskegon, MI $68,960

Lima, OH $68,870

Lake Charles, LA $68,841

Anderson, IN $68,826

Lexington, KY $68,803

Augusta, GA $68,781

Greenville, SC $68,781

Wichita, KS $68,714

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,714

Columbia, SC $68,647

Bloomington, IN $68,462

Roanoke, VA $68,417

Asheville, NC $68,320

Knoxville, TN $68,194

Shreveport, LA $68,187

Wilmington, NC $68,090

Frankfort, KY $67,949

Oklahoma City, OK $67,897

Chillicothe, OH $67,867

Longview, TX $67,860

Topeka, KS $67,837

Mobile, AL $67,726

Terre Haute, IN $67,696

Erie, PA $67,689

Altoona, PA $67,651

Melbourne, FL $67,629

Amarillo, TX $67,599

Killeen, TX $67,577

Fayetteville, AR $67,518

Sioux Falls, SD $67,466

Chattanooga, TN $67,421

Idaho Falls, ID $67,414

Gainesville, FL $67,258

Portsmouth, OH $67,220

Little Rock, AR $67,205

Lynchburg, VA $67,205

Lafayette, LA $67,176

Youngstown, OH $67,176

Temple, TX $67,146

Daytona Beach, FL $67,131

Clarksville, TN $67,124

Pensacola, FL $67,116

Hopkinsville, KY $66,893

Charleston, WV $66,886

Florence, SC $66,849

Sioux City, IA $66,804

Macon, GA $66,589

Tallahassee, FL $66,581

Fayetteville, NC $66,566

Waco, TX $66,551

Wichita Falls, TX $66,551

Pine Bluff, AR $66,522

Vincennes, IN $66,380

Lubbock, TX $66,351

Great Falls, MT $66,306

Alamogordo, NM $66,299

Abilene, TX $66,239

Rapid City, SD $66,143

Monroe, LA $66,143

Albany, GA $66,098

Huntington, WV $66,091

Jackson, MS $66,083

Greenville, MS $66,076

Parkersburg, WV $66,001

Montgomery, AL $65,987

Johnstown, PA $65,972

Springfield, MO $65,912

Biloxi, MS $65,875

Sumter, SC $65,719

Columbus, GA $65,712

Twin Falls, ID $65,667

Pascagoula, MS $65,570

Kingsport, TN $65,377

Gulfport, MS $65,355

Alexandria, LA $65,109

Fort Smith, AR $64,924

El Paso, TX $64,723

Helena, MT $64,626

Las Cruces, NM $64,389

Harlingen, TX $64,180

Pocatello, ID $64,114

Florence, AL $64,091

Brownsville, TX $64,076

Dothan, AL $63,957

Mcallen, TX $63,920

Columbus, MS $63,370

Altus, OK $63,028

Lawton, OK $62,887

Pierre, SD $62,620

What Skills Can Increase a Forensic Technologist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.02% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Forensics (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Forensics is a scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime. Use of analytical and scientific techniques to examine evidence from crimes and prepare legal statements that summarize the results for court cases.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.02%
Forensics	2.98%
Microsoft Office	1.35%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Forensic Technologist's salary.

Due Diligence: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Due Diligence	$82,502	11%
Prioritization	$79,529	7%
Consulting	$78,785	6%
Cost Control	$78,785	6%
AML	$78,042	5%
Analysis	$77,299	4%

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Forensic Technologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Forensic Technologist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$66,113

Average $74,326/year

$84,174

$5,509

Average $6,194/month

$7,015

$1,271

Average $1,429/week

$1,619

$32

Average $36/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,174	$7,015	$1,619	$40
Average	$74,326	$6,194	$1,429	$36
25th Percentile	$66,113	$5,509	$1,271	$32

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Salary Trends for Forensic Technologist

Salaries for a Forensic Technologist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $89,289 in 2023 to around $88,262 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Forensic Technologist salary trends, .

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