SOC 19-1042 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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

U.S. median annual wage$103,410

U.S. median hourly wage$49.72

U.S. employment172,340

Nationally, medical scientists, except epidemiologists earned a median of $103,410 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 172,340 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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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists: pay and employment by state
State
California	$136,990	$65.86	29,830	1.6
New Jersey	$129,280	$62.16	6,120	1.4
Massachusetts	$128,210	$61.64	17,100	4.7
Connecticut	$116,990	$56.25	2,410	1.4
Arizona	$116,820	$56.16	2,190	0.7
Oregon	$111,030	$53.38	1,030	0.5
Maryland	$106,000	$50.96	6,760	2.4
Washington	$105,680	$50.81	6,150	1.7
Alaska	$104,930	$50.45	260	0.8
Rhode Island	$103,370	$49.70	670	1.3
North Carolina	$102,980	$49.51	5,730	1.2
Tennessee	$102,720	$49.39	4,020	1.2
Missouri	$102,540	$49.30	3,650	1.2
Montana	$101,950	$49.02	320	0.6
District of Columbia	$101,940	$49.01	670	1.0
New Hampshire	$100,650	$48.39	210	0.3
Delaware	$100,190	$48.17	270	0.6
Pennsylvania	$99,190	$47.69	12,630	2.1
Nevada	$98,560	$47.38	530	0.3
Florida	$94,940	$45.65	6,490	0.7
Maine	$93,730	$45.06	100	0.2
Virginia	$93,620	$45.01	4,560	1.1
Georgia	$92,450	$44.45	1,910	0.4
Minnesota	$89,950	$43.25	6,760	2.3
New York	$87,760	$42.19	7,690	0.8
Kansas	$84,490	$40.62	1,070	0.7
Michigan	$84,310	$40.53	2,370	0.5
Ohio	$83,910	$40.34	4,840	0.9
Iowa	$83,850	$40.31	1,060	0.7
Idaho	$83,010	$39.91	380	0.4
Utah	$82,940	$39.88	1,560	0.9
West Virginia	$82,690	$39.76	330	0.5
Wisconsin	$82,530	$39.68	2,970	1.0
Illinois	$82,330	$39.58	4,700	0.8
Indiana	$81,110	$39.00	2,010	0.6
Nebraska	$80,970	$38.93	620	0.6
South Dakota	$80,890	$38.89	140	0.3
Texas	$80,470	$38.69	11,920	0.8
Kentucky	$77,580	$37.30	670	0.3
Oklahoma	$76,480	$36.77	920	0.5
Arkansas	$72,530	$34.87	230	0.2
Alabama	$68,490	$32.93	Not published	Not published
New Mexico	$67,100	$32.26	340	0.4
Vermont	$66,500	$31.97	110	0.4
North Dakota	$64,470	$31.00	250	0.6
Mississippi	$54,040	$25.98	440	0.4
Puerto Rico	$49,650	$23.87	80	0.1
South Carolina	Not published	Not published	1,020	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 183 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Vallejo, CA	$168,860	$81.18	130	0.9
Topeka, KS	$162,810	$78.27	80	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$162,230	$78.00	200	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$160,180	$77.01	7,310	3.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$159,300	$76.59	2,150	1.9
Chico, CA	$155,470	$74.74	70	0.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$145,340	$69.87	150	0.7
Modesto, CA	$143,760	$69.11	160	0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$140,300	$67.45	810	2.0
Syracuse, NY	$138,940	$66.80	160	0.5
Salinas, CA	$138,590	$66.63	100	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$138,390	$66.53	1,150	0.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$138,090	$66.39	480	3.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$138,050	$66.37	140	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$137,640	$66.18	1,120	1.0
Fresno, CA	$137,080	$65.91	360	0.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$134,890	$64.85	8,520	1.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$134,060	$64.45	150	1.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$133,870	$64.36	700	2.9
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$132,110	$63.51	190	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$130,980	$62.97	4,960	3.2
Boulder, CO	$130,310	$62.65	Not published	Not published
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$129,910	$62.46	250	0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$129,500	$62.26	16,060	5.9
Visalia, CA	$129,480	$62.25	100	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$128,620	$61.84	270	1.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$125,450	$60.31	90	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$125,070	$60.13	70	0.5
Redding, CA	$123,510	$59.38	50	0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$122,180	$58.74	70	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$119,630	$57.51	190	0.5
El Centro, CA	$119,480	$57.44	40	0.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$118,290	$56.87	50	0.4
Salem, OR	$117,550	$56.52	40	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$114,330	$54.97	100	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$112,640	$54.16	820	0.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$108,390	$52.11	1,700	0.7
Bend, OR	$107,950	$51.90	120	1.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$107,110	$51.49	5,980	1.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$107,020	$51.45	60	1.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$106,670	$51.29	730	1.0
Logan, UT-ID	$106,650	$51.28	80	1.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$105,430	$50.69	5,480	2.6
Worcester, MA	$105,310	$50.63	620	1.8
Mobile, AL	$105,290	$50.62	50	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$104,610	$50.29	380	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$104,500	$50.24	1,110	1.5
New Haven, CT	$104,310	$50.15	650	2.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$103,650	$49.83	150	0.4
Savannah, GA	$103,590	$49.80	30	0.2
Reno, NV	$103,570	$49.79	100	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$103,410	$49.72	2,560	1.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$103,360	$49.69	10,090	1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$102,950	$49.49	8,020	2.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$102,940	$49.49	3,400	1.7
Knoxville, TN	$102,720	$49.39	640	1.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$101,390	$48.74	350	0.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$100,650	$48.39	60	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$99,070	$47.63	360	1.9
Cedar Rapids, IA	$98,920	$47.56	50	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$97,670	$46.96	120	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$97,530	$46.89	980	0.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$97,440	$46.84	450	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$96,990	$46.63	40	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$96,660	$46.47	130	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$96,640	$46.46	360	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$96,640	$46.46	350	0.3
Asheville, NC	$96,510	$46.40	60	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$96,430	$46.36	2,240	6.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$96,190	$46.25	1,820	1.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$95,800	$46.06	410	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$95,770	$46.04	1,470	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$95,200	$45.77	140	0.3
Lima, OH	$94,580	$45.47	30	0.7
Bloomington, IN	$94,350	$45.36	50	0.7
Ames, IA	$93,720	$45.06	110	1.9
Portland-South Portland, ME	$92,560	$44.50	40	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$92,010	$44.24	170	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$90,350	$43.44	60	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$89,910	$43.22	150	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$89,390	$42.98	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$88,980	$42.78	2,520	1.9
Waco, TX	$88,430	$42.51	Not published	Not published
Dover, DE	$88,370	$42.48	30	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$88,120	$42.37	40	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$87,490	$42.06	1,240	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$87,420	$42.03	40	0.4
Reading, PA	$87,280	$41.96	100	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$86,890	$41.77	1,490	1.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$86,260	$41.47	30	0.2
Madison, WI	$85,570	$41.14	1,920	4.7
Ann Arbor, MI	$85,120	$40.92	380	1.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$85,030	$40.88	60	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$84,370	$40.56	40	0.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$84,320	$40.54	160	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$84,310	$40.53	1,120	0.6
Columbus, OH	$84,300	$40.53	670	0.6
Springfield, MA	$84,190	$40.48	60	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$83,590	$40.19	Not published	Not published
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$83,470	$40.13	50	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$83,250	$40.02	100	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$83,240	$40.02	3,810	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$83,200	$40.00	70	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$82,940	$39.88	1,330	1.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$82,880	$39.85	400	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$82,720	$39.77	80	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$82,620	$39.72	70	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$82,400	$39.61	310	1.2
Toledo, OH	$82,250	$39.54	160	0.6
Springfield, IL	$82,160	$39.50	60	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$82,120	$39.48	670	0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$82,060	$39.45	140	1.3
Morgantown, WV	$82,060	$39.45	110	1.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$81,940	$39.39	130	0.6
Rochester, MN	$81,780	$39.32	Not published	Not published
Iowa City, IA	$81,580	$39.22	470	5.0
Lancaster, PA	$81,520	$39.19	130	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$81,500	$39.19	500	1.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$81,260	$39.07	170	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$81,250	$39.06	1,320	1.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$80,470	$38.69	6,090	1.9
York-Hanover, PA	$80,450	$38.68	100	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$80,370	$38.64	40	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$80,350	$38.63	230	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$80,280	$38.60	490	1.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$79,910	$38.42	100	0.4
Flagstaff, AZ	$79,730	$38.33	40	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$79,470	$38.21	2,630	0.6
Gainesville, FL	$79,370	$38.16	100	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$79,310	$38.13	920	0.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$79,130	$38.04	30	0.2
Charleston, WV	$78,840	$37.90	Not published	Not published
Cleveland, OH	$78,800	$37.88	1,310	1.3
Akron, OH	$78,780	$37.88	150	0.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$78,620	$37.80	110	1.5
Sheboygan, WI	$78,460	$37.72	30	0.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	$78,390	$37.69	70	0.4
Evansville, IN	$78,090	$37.54	50	0.3
Ogden, UT	$78,030	$37.51	70	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$77,910	$37.46	140	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$77,720	$37.36	750	0.7
Lynchburg, VA	$77,650	$37.33	60	0.7
Winchester, VA-WV	$77,620	$37.32	Not published	Not published
Lexington Park, MD	$77,570	$37.30	80	1.1
Ocala, FL	$77,320	$37.17	30	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$77,120	$37.08	40	0.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$76,740	$36.89	90	1.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$76,730	$36.89	280	0.4
Peoria, IL	$76,420	$36.74	60	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$76,370	$36.72	80	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$76,370	$36.72	130	1.4
Lincoln, NE	$76,190	$36.63	40	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$75,910	$36.50	650	1.0
Columbia, MO	$75,870	$36.48	30	0.3
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$75,140	$36.12	30	0.3
Altoona, PA	$75,130	$36.12	70	1.1
Burlington, NC	$73,650	$35.41	120	1.8
College Station-Bryan, TX	$72,980	$35.09	80	0.6
Springfield, MO	$72,160	$34.69	130	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$71,730	$34.48	50	0.2
El Paso, TX	$70,150	$33.73	50	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$69,410	$33.37	70	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$68,470	$32.92	300	1.4
Albuquerque, NM	$67,100	$32.26	270	0.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$66,500	$31.97	100	0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$66,490	$31.97	190	0.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$66,420	$31.93	320	1.9
Missoula, MT	$66,190	$31.82	80	1.2
Charlottesville, VA	$65,540	$31.51	730	6.4
Rochester, NY	$64,560	$31.04	Not published	Not published
Idaho Falls, ID	$64,420	$30.97	30	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$63,940	$30.74	1,520	2.9
Fargo, ND-MN	$63,840	$30.69	160	1.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,510	$30.54	Not published	Not published
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$63,020	$30.30	40	0.8
Erie, PA	$62,580	$30.09	80	0.7
Jackson, MS	$54,040	$25.98	380	1.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$49,650	$23.87	60	0.1
Boise City, ID	Not published	Not published	180	0.5
Columbia, SC	Not published	Not published	60	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	Not published	Not published	60	0.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	Not published	Not published	30	0.4
State College, PA	Not published	Not published	90	1.3

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.