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Biological Scientists, All Other Salary by City
Biological Scientists, All Other Salary by City (2024)
163 metro areas · National average: $89,896 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Biological Scientists, All Other salaries across 163 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Francisco, CA $140,490
$132,670
$74,120
$205,720
San Jose, CA $139,920
$132,630
$74,580
$197,000
Boulder, CO $127,200
$137,940
$68,940
$174,140
Bridgeport, CT $127,020
$123,080
$74,720
$205,880
New Haven, CT $126,710
$124,400
$79,080
$196,830
Norwich, CT $125,140
$110,440
$59,420
$202,920
Tucson, AZ $122,810
$91,460
$58,720
N/A
Grand Rapids, MI $118,640
$131,250
$76,440
$167,940
New York, NY $117,470
$102,150
$67,860
$171,480
Washington, DC $117,090
$105,580
$60,710
$191,880
San Diego, CA $116,570
$105,160
$67,160
$157,840
Santa Maria, CA $116,430
$111,220
$65,350
$165,360
Dayton, OH $116,010
$119,450
$51,690
$175,300
Indianapolis, IN $115,580
$106,550
$64,750
$165,590
Raleigh, NC $114,300
$102,030
$68,280
$159,840
Boston, MA $113,690
$103,120
$64,170
$168,070
Hartford, CT $113,560
$107,910
$60,850
$172,190
Portland, ME $113,320
$108,060
$69,570
$171,940
Salinas, CA $113,170
$104,750
$67,780
$152,670
Baltimore, MD $111,450
$103,370
$63,110
$163,780
Santa Rosa, CA $110,830
$105,230
$63,620
$156,150
Stockton, CA $110,700
$103,930
$63,140
$160,450
Phoenix, AZ $109,540
$98,490
$56,880
$170,480
Oxnard, CA $108,720
$100,890
$63,220
$158,280
Seattle, WA $107,140
$98,750
$64,970
$162,920
Los Angeles, CA $107,110
$101,600
$60,720
$159,690
Trenton, NJ $105,310
$98,560
$69,330
$146,860
Rochester, NY $105,150
$92,840
$57,090
$163,370
Vallejo, CA $105,150
$111,840
$49,250
$139,050
San Luis Obispo, CA $104,530
$97,780
$61,280
$162,090
Lexington Park, MD $104,150
$106,410
$68,970
$140,320
Providence, RI $103,810
$98,590
$73,740
$141,270
Philadelphia, PA $103,590
$101,110
$61,010
$160,480
Santa Cruz, CA $102,910
$93,650
$61,010
$166,650
Kennewick, WA $102,080
$94,310
$59,280
$182,080
Gulfport, MS $101,610
$101,240
$73,760
$142,530
Charleston, SC $100,400
$92,750
$59,950
$157,380
Denver, CO $100,020
$96,780
$57,830
$138,290
Durham, NC $99,840
$96,780
$63,860
$132,250
Sacramento, CA $98,640
$96,140
$64,400
$134,370
Urban Honolulu, HI $97,900
$96,700
$68,760
$117,850
Olympia, WA $97,490
$100,190
$67,140
$126,570
Modesto, CA $96,900
$97,910
$46,970
$148,010
Asheville, NC $96,880
$95,640
$54,030
$139,350
Ithaca, NY $96,770
$77,000
$64,990
$143,620
Detroit, MI $96,470
$95,740
$55,170
$136,280
Wilmington, NC $96,230
$93,950
$60,440
$133,050
Portland, OR $96,130
$96,240
$62,780
$128,040
Buffalo, NY $95,830
$90,790
$57,390
$128,550
Salt Lake City, UT $95,570
$92,730
$61,100
$136,440
San Antonio, TX $95,370
$80,600
$52,810
$159,020
Houston, TX $95,090
$83,660
$59,690
$148,910
Anchorage, AK $95,010
$98,220
$61,890
$127,690
Columbia, SC $94,390
$74,530
$51,280
$215,650
Lancaster, PA $93,830
$80,990
$58,800
$139,820
Syracuse, NY $93,730
$76,880
$63,250
$142,670
Charlotte, NC $92,040
$86,210
$51,430
$134,030
Corvallis, OR $92,040
$88,440
$63,540
$121,600
Spokane, WA $91,710
$92,410
$60,130
$115,940
Fort Collins, CO $91,540
$91,420
$49,410
$119,890
Dallas, TX $91,380
$86,690
$50,080
$153,380
Atlanta, GA $91,230
$91,890
$65,670
$116,160
Harrisburg, PA $90,990
$91,600
$61,130
$138,980
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $90,840
$86,940
$57,210
$132,040
El Centro, CA $90,700
$84,810
$56,990
$124,700
Casper, WY $90,520
$93,530
$83,600
$101,440
Mobile, AL $90,320
$92,750
$51,540
$124,300
Ann Arbor, MI $90,130
$83,420
$53,280
$136,620
Fairbanks, AK $90,070
$90,150
$61,240
$117,870
Riverside, CA $88,420
$84,390
$34,240
$126,250
Billings, MT $88,180
$94,310
$58,900
$107,240
Chicago, IL $88,050
$80,970
$51,960
$124,820
Fresno, CA $87,840
$79,350
$60,130
$118,460
College Station, TX $87,830
$77,380
$48,650
$147,250
Ogden, UT $87,750
$87,050
$59,950
$113,030
Davenport, IA $87,410
$81,060
$49,800
$162,290
Richmond, VA $87,380
$78,230
$55,550
$119,060
Worcester, MA $87,310
$80,550
$60,560
$135,320
Jackson, MS $87,270
$89,860
$36,380
$132,710
Colorado Springs, CO $87,140
$92,080
$61,440
$106,930
Ames, IA $86,880
$79,170
$38,840
$107,310
New Orleans, LA $86,760
$87,250
$49,950
$113,030
Bakersfield, CA $86,640
$71,690
$36,630
$140,810
McAllen, TX $86,610
$92,750
$49,000
$107,240
Cincinnati, OH $86,160
$80,600
$51,260
$121,440
Albany, NY $85,970
$78,750
$59,940
$122,480
El Paso, TX $85,960
$94,310
$48,200
$107,240
Madison, WI $85,600
$77,340
$60,650
$110,240
Pittsburgh, PA $85,560
$80,640
$50,670
$121,540
Idaho Falls, ID $85,250
$84,640
$39,560
$118,540
Minneapolis, MN $85,000
$77,650
$43,060
$133,550
Carson City, NV $84,820
$84,220
$54,180
$105,750
Greensboro, NC $84,720
$82,510
$57,690
$130,620
Brownsville, TX $84,480
$89,860
$49,000
$107,240
Savannah, GA $84,410
$86,940
$59,950
$104,330
Wenatchee, WA $83,890
$86,940
$63,960
$103,400
Las Cruces, NM $83,880
$89,460
$37,440
$107,240
Redding, CA $83,570
$80,310
$49,000
$120,570
Des Moines, IA $83,560
$91,710
$39,870
$113,380
Burlington, VT $83,540
$76,340
$36,000
$119,130
Las Vegas, NV $83,480
$79,570
$59,430
$109,450
Manhattan, KS $82,910
$79,940
$36,190
$113,720
Columbus, OH $82,780
$75,630
$51,110
$117,850
Albuquerque, NM $82,550
$77,990
$47,840
$114,230
Kansas City, MO $82,430
$80,170
$49,770
$111,860
Milwaukee, WI $82,380
$76,300
$53,580
$111,340
Flagstaff, AZ $82,330
$82,220
$59,950
$109,840
Rapid City, SD $82,310
$77,380
$59,950
$98,550
Oklahoma City, OK $82,010
$78,350
$51,350
$110,140
Bozeman, MT $81,370
$79,790
$48,000
$109,840
Jacksonville, FL $80,970
$77,380
$41,600
$110,140
Birmingham, AL $80,940
$78,760
$58,660
$108,240
Bend, OR $80,860
$86,940
$59,950
$104,330
Lexington, KY $80,540
$65,240
$53,260
$117,190
Miami, FL $80,540
$77,270
$43,680
$114,210
Omaha, NE $80,390
$84,370
$49,480
$111,200
Winston, NC $80,150
$80,670
$60,700
$100,240
Charlottesville, VA $79,920
$76,260
$54,490
$104,330
Virginia Beach, VA $79,850
$78,290
$52,090
$108,740
Panama City, FL $79,830
$82,220
$43,680
$107,240
Boise City, ID $79,790
$79,790
$45,690
$110,140
Huntsville, AL $79,260
$79,430
$47,430
$114,160
Huntington, WV $79,150
$79,790
$46,850
$104,330
Amherst Town, MA $78,920
$74,320
$51,210
$117,560
Austin, TX $78,880
$66,890
$46,750
$154,990
Tampa, FL $78,230
$62,620
$38,480
$135,120
Tulsa, OK $78,050
$77,940
$49,000
$107,240
Orlando, FL $78,020
$68,990
$40,850
$120,500
Columbia, MO $78,010
$72,550
$52,290
$104,330
Missoula, MT $77,800
$78,610
$48,000
$104,330
Cape Coral, FL $77,460
$73,360
$42,160
$113,030
Palm Bay, FL $76,920
$82,760
$36,400
$114,990
Lansing, MI $76,900
$64,190
$54,160
$105,950
Memphis, TN $76,840
$72,550
$35,790
$137,780
Champaign, IL $75,760
$64,930
$38,030
$116,440
Athens, GA $75,750
$78,150
$27,720
$110,260
Crestview, FL $75,720
$72,550
$38,420
$126,840
Nashville, TN $75,650
$75,980
$41,000
$95,640
Eugene, OR $75,520
$73,940
$50,650
$97,390
Chico, CA $75,380
$74,000
$39,100
$110,910
Iowa City, IA $75,200
$66,080
$54,240
$106,820
Fargo, ND $75,100
$61,000
$38,220
$126,260
La Crosse, WI $74,880
$73,940
$50,650
$98,550
Alexandria, LA $74,710
$79,380
$44,020
$104,330
San Juan, PR $74,440
$77,940
$41,020
$107,240
Allentown, PA $74,040
$77,810
$55,440
$97,600
Yuma, AZ $73,030
$72,550
$49,000
$98,550
Pensacola, FL $72,770
$72,550
$36,400
$110,240
Baton Rouge, LA $71,740
$67,610
$49,260
$103,940
Lafayette, LA $71,430
$72,550
$49,000
$98,550
Port St. Lucie, FL $71,330
$52,000
$42,890
$114,400
Little Rock, AR $70,410
$60,140
$49,000
$110,140
North Port, FL $70,400
$60,010
$43,680
$95,180
Reno, NV $69,520
$59,290
$52,460
$95,890
Lafayette, IN $68,510
$58,450
$45,020
$107,830
Akron, OH $67,550
$62,830
$35,480
$98,490
South Bend, IN $67,380
$65,310
$40,930
$98,550
Gainesville, FL $66,400
$56,600
$37,440
$101,440
Knoxville, TN $66,360
$59,130
$43,030
$92,750
Tallahassee, FL $64,220
$54,640
$42,910
$102,210
Monroe, LA $61,150
$60,270
$36,600
$92,750
Slidell, LA $59,490
$58,010
$39,160
$77,860
Jefferson City, MO $53,760
$54,080
$23,770
$74,960
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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