SOC 19-1029 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Biological Scientists, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$98,920

U.S. median hourly wage$47.56

U.S. employment55,850

Nationally, biological scientists, all other earned a median of $98,920 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 55,850 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Biological Scientists, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
Maryland	$121,680	$58.50	4,970	1.8
California	$113,530	$54.58	11,880	0.7
Delaware	$113,400	$54.52	Not published	Not published
Connecticut	$111,940	$53.82	170	0.1
Washington	$108,110	$51.97	2,620	0.7
Massachusetts	$107,100	$51.49	2,930	0.8
Alaska	$106,870	$51.38	370	1.1
New Jersey	$104,750	$50.36	540	0.1
Maine	$104,570	$50.28	340	0.5
New York	$104,120	$50.06	2,520	0.3
Rhode Island	$101,750	$48.92	100	0.2
Pennsylvania	$100,780	$48.45	1,810	0.3
North Carolina	$100,070	$48.11	2,780	0.6
Georgia	$96,820	$46.55	1,230	0.3
Virginia	$96,030	$46.17	1,650	0.4
Hawaii	$95,600	$45.96	370	0.6
Ohio	$95,560	$45.94	610	0.1
Colorado	$93,970	$45.18	850	0.3
Utah	$93,250	$44.83	590	0.3
Montana	$91,560	$44.02	550	1.1
South Carolina	$91,560	$44.02	240	0.1
Wyoming	$91,560	$44.02	170	0.6
Mississippi	$91,170	$43.83	320	0.3
Arizona	$90,290	$43.41	760	0.2
Alabama	$87,260	$41.95	340	0.2
Oregon	$86,260	$41.47	700	0.4
District of Columbia	$84,590	$40.67	850	1.2
West Virginia	$84,590	$40.67	230	0.3
Indiana	$84,570	$40.66	640	0.2
New Mexico	$84,120	$40.44	420	0.5
Florida	$83,780	$40.28	1,920	0.2
New Hampshire	$83,740	$40.26	310	0.5
Idaho	$83,320	$40.06	430	0.5
Nebraska	$82,770	$39.79	240	0.2
Iowa	$82,720	$39.77	550	0.4
Illinois	$82,640	$39.73	1,300	0.2
Michigan	$81,540	$39.20	860	0.2
Texas	$80,870	$38.88	2,480	0.2
Tennessee	$80,500	$38.70	420	0.1
Oklahoma	$79,950	$38.44	300	0.2
Kentucky	$79,400	$38.18	260	0.1
Guam	$78,850	$37.91	50	0.7
Wisconsin	$78,480	$37.73	740	0.3
Vermont	$77,960	$37.48	90	0.3
Arkansas	$76,400	$36.73	360	0.3
Kansas	$76,400	$36.73	760	0.5
Minnesota	$76,400	$36.73	750	0.3
Puerto Rico	$76,400	$36.73	260	0.3
Nevada	$74,210	$35.68	410	0.3
South Dakota	$73,920	$35.54	170	0.4
Louisiana	$69,590	$33.46	580	0.3
Missouri	$63,290	$30.43	1,120	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 157 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Biological Scientists, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$138,160	$66.42	4,280	1.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$133,790	$64.32	610	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$126,960	$61.04	70	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$124,840	$60.02	90	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$119,430	$57.42	60	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$114,920	$55.25	5,720	1.8
New Haven, CT	$112,670	$54.17	60	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$111,530	$53.62	800	0.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$111,380	$53.55	1,970	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$111,150	$53.44	70	0.1
Vallejo, CA	$110,780	$53.26	60	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$110,410	$53.08	2,630	1.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$110,330	$53.04	70	0.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$109,550	$52.67	30	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$108,850	$52.33	60	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$108,580	$52.20	1,880	0.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$108,350	$52.09	1,960	1.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$107,350	$51.61	200	0.2
Rochester, NY	$107,010	$51.45	120	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$106,890	$51.39	70	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$106,870	$51.38	180	1.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$106,670	$51.28	1,140	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$106,330	$51.12	70	1.0
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$105,250	$50.60	90	0.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$104,660	$50.32	50	0.1
Salinas, CA	$104,540	$50.26	50	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$104,330	$50.16	380	0.3
Helena, MT	$103,380	$49.70	50	1.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$103,380	$49.70	80	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$102,650	$49.35	60	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$102,400	$49.23	630	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$102,090	$49.08	250	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$101,750	$48.92	120	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$101,740	$48.91	160	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$100,510	$48.32	200	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$99,630	$47.90	80	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$99,420	$47.80	130	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$99,050	$47.62	40	0.1
Boulder, CO	$98,800	$47.50	150	0.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$98,800	$47.50	210	1.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$98,700	$47.45	1,390	4.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$98,690	$47.45	330	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	$98,680	$47.44	290	0.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$98,400	$47.31	60	0.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$98,220	$47.22	640	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$97,680	$46.96	220	0.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$97,510	$46.88	620	0.2
El Paso, TX	$97,470	$46.86	60	0.2
Mobile, AL	$97,470	$46.86	50	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$97,310	$46.78	130	0.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$97,160	$46.71	910	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$97,140	$46.70	50	0.2
Modesto, CA	$97,120	$46.69	60	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$96,850	$46.56	50	0.2
Worcester, MA	$96,550	$46.42	150	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$96,430	$46.36	50	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$96,380	$46.34	2,320	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$96,300	$46.30	130	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$96,100	$46.20	30	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$96,100	$46.20	60	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$95,780	$46.05	360	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$95,600	$45.96	300	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$95,220	$45.78	80	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$94,810	$45.58	210	0.1
Asheville, NC	$94,520	$45.44	50	0.3
Billings, MT	$94,520	$45.44	Not published	Not published
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$94,520	$45.44	110	0.3
Jackson, MS	$94,520	$45.44	40	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$94,520	$45.44	90	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$93,740	$45.07	150	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$93,550	$44.97	Not published	Not published
El Centro, CA	$93,260	$44.84	60	0.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$93,040	$44.73	30	0.3
Corvallis, OR	$92,930	$44.68	70	1.7
Albuquerque, NM	$92,160	$44.31	180	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$91,560	$44.02	40	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$91,560	$44.02	50	0.3
State College, PA	$91,170	$43.83	30	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$90,640	$43.58	60	0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$90,370	$43.45	Not published	Not published
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$90,020	$43.28	300	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$89,340	$42.95	110	0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$88,710	$42.65	50	0.3
Boise City, ID	$88,610	$42.60	160	0.4
Ithaca, NY	$88,610	$42.60	50	1.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$88,610	$42.60	70	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$88,610	$42.60	50	0.1
Manhattan, KS	$88,610	$42.60	50	0.9
Savannah, GA	$88,610	$42.60	60	0.3
Las Cruces, NM	$88,320	$42.46	30	0.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$88,320	$42.46	40	0.8
Omaha, NE-IA	$88,070	$42.34	100	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$86,800	$41.73	Not published	Not published
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$86,440	$41.56	530	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$86,380	$41.53	50	0.1
Flagstaff, AZ	$86,260	$41.47	80	1.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$85,680	$41.19	780	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$85,630	$41.17	230	0.2
Redding, CA	$84,910	$40.82	30	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$84,260	$40.51	280	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$83,780	$40.28	200	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$83,780	$40.28	180	0.2
Bend, OR	$83,410	$40.10	70	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$83,390	$40.09	50	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$82,990	$39.90	70	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$82,830	$39.82	70	0.1
Ames, IA	$82,720	$39.77	160	2.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$82,620	$39.72	50	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$82,190	$39.51	60	0.2
Missoula, MT	$82,140	$39.49	130	1.9
Columbus, OH	$82,010	$39.43	170	0.2
Fresno, CA	$81,720	$39.29	110	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$81,640	$39.25	80	0.1
College Station-Bryan, TX	$81,330	$39.10	70	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,540	$38.72	510	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$80,500	$38.70	170	0.2
Iowa City, IA	$80,100	$38.51	80	0.9
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$79,920	$38.42	80	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$79,780	$38.35	250	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$79,000	$37.98	610	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$78,850	$37.91	30	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$78,850	$37.91	60	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$78,850	$37.91	170	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$78,850	$37.91	80	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$78,330	$37.66	480	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$78,130	$37.56	70	0.2
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$78,120	$37.56	70	1.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$77,960	$37.48	40	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$77,720	$37.36	30	0.1
Madison, WI	$77,550	$37.28	440	1.1
Richmond, VA	$77,100	$37.07	140	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,000	$37.02	50	0.1
Akron, OH	$76,560	$36.81	50	0.2
Columbia, MO	$76,400	$36.73	70	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$76,400	$36.73	70	0.5
Yuma, AZ	$76,400	$36.73	40	0.6
Idaho Falls, ID	$75,160	$36.14	30	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$74,810	$35.97	670	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$73,920	$35.54	70	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$73,920	$35.54	220	0.3
Chico, CA	$72,240	$34.73	50	0.7
Ann Arbor, MI	$71,880	$34.56	90	0.4
Alexandria, LA	$71,280	$34.27	40	0.7
Fargo, ND-MN	$71,280	$34.27	60	0.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$70,870	$34.07	140	1.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$68,970	$33.16	40	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$67,860	$32.62	200	0.9
Baton Rouge, LA	$67,570	$32.49	100	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$67,160	$32.29	340	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$66,860	$32.15	30	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$63,130	$30.35	150	1.0
Reno, NV	$62,680	$30.13	180	0.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$61,950	$29.79	30	0.3
Jefferson City, MO	$59,050	$28.39	140	1.8
Tallahassee, FL	$56,660	$27.24	Not published	Not published
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$55,240	$26.56	80	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	Not published	Not published	30	0.5

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.