Biological Scientists, All Other · SOC 19-1029

Biological Scientists, All Other Salary in the New York

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025New York

Figures describe the state of New York as a whole.

Median annual wage$104,120
Median hourly wage$50.06

Biological Scientists, All Other in the New York earned a median of $104,120 per year ($50.06 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $67,030 at the 10th percentile to $169,890 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,520 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Biological Scientists, All Other in the New York earn more than $104,120 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $83,420 and $133,750.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$67,030$83,420$104,120$133,750$169,890
Hourly$32.22$40.11$50.06$64.30$81.68

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • New York
    $104,120 median for New York; middle half earns $83,420 to $133,750
  • $98,920 median for United States; middle half earns $76,800 to $127,670

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is +5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Metro areas in New York

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for biological scientists, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • New Yorkthis page
    $104,120 median for New York; middle half earns $83,420 to $133,750
  • $111,380 median for New York metro area; middle half earns $95,740 to $135,760
  • $107,010 median for Rochester metro area; middle half earns $85,230 to $128,990
  • $100,510 median for Buffalo metro area; middle half earns $77,310 to $120,470
  • $88,610 median for Ithaca metro area; middle half earns $78,500 to $106,330
  • $83,780 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $76,270 to $100,640
  • $82,190 median for Syracuse metro area; middle half earns $82,190 to $91,560

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

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.