Biological Scientists, All Other · SOC 19-1029

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Biological Scientists, All Others

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for biological scientists, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 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 156 metro areas

Biological Scientists, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$138,160	4,280	1.8
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$133,790	610	0.5
3	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$126,960	70	0.2
4	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$124,840	90	0.5
5	Portland-South Portland, ME	$119,430	60	0.2
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$114,920	5,720	1.8
7	New Haven, CT	$112,670	60	0.2
8	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$111,530	800	0.6
9	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$111,380	1,970	0.2
10	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$111,150	70	0.1
11	Vallejo, CA	$110,780	60	0.4
12	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$110,410	2,630	1.0
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$110,330	70	0.3
14	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$109,550	30	0.4
15	Barnstable Town, MA	$108,850	60	0.6
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$108,580	1,880	0.9
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$108,350	1,960	1.3
18	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$107,350	200	0.2
19	Rochester, NY	$107,010	120	0.3
20	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$106,890	70	0.3
21	Anchorage, AK	$106,870	180	1.0
22	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$106,670	1,140	0.4
23	Bozeman, MT	$106,330	70	1.0
24	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$105,250	90	0.7
25	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$104,660	50	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Biological Scientists, All Other 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.