Biological Scientists, All Other Salary

Median Salary
$98,920
per year
Hourly Rate
$47.56
per hour
Employment
55,850
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$60,430
25th percentile
$76,800
Median
$98,920
75th percentile
$127,670
90th percentile
$168,010

💰 Biological Scientists, All Other Salary by State

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$63K
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StateMedianvs. National
Maryland$121,680+23.0%
California$113,530+14.8%
Delaware$113,400+14.6%
Connecticut$111,940+13.2%
Washington$108,110+9.3%
Massachusetts$107,100+8.3%
Alaska$106,870+8.0%
New Jersey$104,750+5.9%
Maine$104,570+5.7%
New York$104,120+5.3%
Rhode Island$101,750+2.9%
Pennsylvania$100,780+1.9%
North Carolina$100,070+1.2%
Georgia$96,820-2.1%
Virginia$96,030-2.9%
Hawaii$95,600-3.4%
Ohio$95,560-3.4%
Colorado$93,970-5.0%
Utah$93,250-5.7%
Montana$91,560-7.4%
South Carolina$91,560-7.4%
Wyoming$91,560-7.4%
Mississippi$91,170-7.8%
Arizona$90,290-8.7%
Alabama$87,260-11.8%
Oregon$86,260-12.8%
District of Columbia$84,590-14.5%
West Virginia$84,590-14.5%
Indiana$84,570-14.5%
New Mexico$84,120-15.0%
Florida$83,780-15.3%
New Hampshire$83,740-15.3%
Idaho$83,320-15.8%
Nebraska$82,770-16.3%
Iowa$82,720-16.4%
Illinois$82,640-16.5%
Michigan$81,540-17.6%
Texas$80,870-18.2%
Tennessee$80,500-18.6%
Oklahoma$79,950-19.2%
Kentucky$79,400-19.7%
Wisconsin$78,480-20.7%
Vermont$77,960-21.2%
Arkansas$76,400-22.8%
Kansas$76,400-22.8%
Minnesota$76,400-22.8%
Nevada$74,210-25.0%
South Dakota$73,920-25.3%
Louisiana$69,590-29.7%
Missouri$63,290-36.0%

🏙️ Biological Scientists, All Other Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$138,160+39.7%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$133,790+35.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$126,960+28.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$124,840+26.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$119,430+20.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$114,920+16.2%
New Haven, CT$112,670+13.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$111,530+12.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$111,380+12.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$111,150+12.4%
Vallejo, CA$110,780+12.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$110,410+11.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$110,330+11.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$109,550+10.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$108,850+10.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$108,580+9.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$108,350+9.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$107,350+8.5%
Rochester, NY$107,010+8.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$106,890+8.1%
Anchorage, AK$106,870+8.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$106,670+7.8%
Bozeman, MT$106,330+7.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$105,250+6.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$104,660+5.8%
Salinas, CA$104,540+5.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$104,330+5.5%
Helena, MT$103,380+4.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$103,380+4.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$102,650+3.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$102,400+3.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$102,090+3.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$101,750+2.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$101,740+2.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$100,510+1.6%
Birmingham, AL$99,630+0.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$99,420+0.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$99,050+0.1%
Boulder, CO$98,800-0.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$98,800-0.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$98,700-0.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$98,690-0.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$98,680-0.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$98,400-0.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$98,220-0.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$97,680-1.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$97,510-1.4%
El Paso, TX$97,470-1.5%
Mobile, AL$97,470-1.5%
Wilmington, NC$97,310-1.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$97,160-1.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$97,140-1.8%
Modesto, CA$97,120-1.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$96,850-2.1%
Worcester, MA$96,550-2.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$96,430-2.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$96,380-2.6%
Tucson, AZ$96,300-2.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$96,100-2.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$96,100-2.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$95,780-3.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$95,600-3.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$95,220-3.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$94,810-4.2%
Asheville, NC$94,520-4.4%
Billings, MT$94,520-4.4%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$94,520-4.4%
Jackson, MS$94,520-4.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$94,520-4.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$93,740-5.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$93,550-5.4%
El Centro, CA$93,260-5.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$93,040-5.9%
Corvallis, OR$92,930-6.1%
Albuquerque, NM$92,160-6.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$91,560-7.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$91,560-7.4%
State College, PA$91,170-7.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$90,640-8.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$90,370-8.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$90,020-9.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$89,340-9.7%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$88,710-10.3%
Boise City, ID$88,610-10.4%
Ithaca, NY$88,610-10.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$88,610-10.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$88,610-10.4%
Manhattan, KS$88,610-10.4%
Savannah, GA$88,610-10.4%
Las Cruces, NM$88,320-10.7%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$88,320-10.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$88,070-11.0%
Charlottesville, VA$86,800-12.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$86,440-12.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$86,380-12.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$86,260-12.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$85,680-13.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$85,630-13.4%
Redding, CA$84,910-14.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$84,260-14.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$83,780-15.3%
Jacksonville, FL$83,780-15.3%
Bend, OR$83,410-15.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$83,390-15.7%
Huntsville, AL$82,990-16.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$82,830-16.3%
Ames, IA$82,720-16.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$82,620-16.5%
Syracuse, NY$82,190-16.9%
Missoula, MT$82,140-17.0%
Columbus, OH$82,010-17.1%
Fresno, CA$81,720-17.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,640-17.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$81,330-17.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,540-18.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$80,500-18.6%
Iowa City, IA$80,100-19.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$79,920-19.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$79,780-19.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,000-20.1%
Guam$78,850-20.3%
Green Bay, WI$78,850-20.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$78,850-20.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$78,850-20.3%
Tulsa, OK$78,850-20.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,330-20.8%
Knoxville, TN$78,130-21.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,120-21.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$77,960-21.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$77,720-21.4%
Madison, WI$77,550-21.6%
Richmond, VA$77,100-22.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,000-22.2%
Akron, OH$76,560-22.6%
Puerto Rico$76,400-22.8%
Columbia, MO$76,400-22.8%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$76,400-22.8%
Yuma, AZ$76,400-22.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$75,160-24.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$74,810-24.4%
Lafayette, LA$73,920-25.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$73,920-25.3%
Chico, CA$72,240-27.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$71,880-27.3%
Alexandria, LA$71,280-27.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$71,280-27.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$70,870-28.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$68,970-30.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$67,860-31.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$67,570-31.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$67,160-32.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$66,860-32.4%
Gainesville, FL$63,130-36.2%
Reno, NV$62,680-36.6%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$61,950-37.4%
Jefferson City, MO$59,050-40.3%
Tallahassee, FL$56,660-42.7%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$55,240-44.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.