Biochemists and Biophysicists · SOC 19-1021

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Biochemists and Biophysicistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for biochemists and biophysicists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (4 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 47 metro areas

Biochemists and Biophysicists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Jacksonville, FL	$174,880	40	0.0
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$165,050	1,380	0.6
3	Knoxville, TN	$149,140	30	0.1
4	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$145,550	50	0.0
5	Boulder, CO	$140,710	390	2.0
6	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$139,740	80	0.2
7	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$135,320	150	1.2
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$134,090	3,050	1.1
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$131,700	580	0.1
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$131,550	13,370	4.9
11	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$130,670	160	0.0
12	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$129,490	30	0.0
13	Worcester, MA	$125,420	1,060	3.0
14	Pittsburgh, PA	$125,020	140	0.1
15	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$124,300	520	2.2
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$124,050	190	0.2
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$121,740	710	0.5
18	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$111,320	50	0.0
19	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$109,620	2,200	0.2
20	Ann Arbor, MI	$109,070	90	0.4
21	Madison, WI	$106,480	150	0.4
22	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$104,160	Not published	Not published
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$103,660	490	0.2
24	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$98,820	50	0.0
25	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$98,650	210	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Biochemists and Biophysicists overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.