Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · SOC 19-1042
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary in the North Carolina
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Carolina
Figures describe the state of North Carolina as a whole.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the North Carolina earned a median of $102,980 per year ($49.51 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $63,800 at the 10th percentile to $171,170 at the 90th. BLS estimates 5,730 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the North Carolina earn more than $102,980 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $79,780 and $134,560.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $63,800 | $79,780 | $102,980 | $134,560 | $171,170 |
| Hourly | $30.68 | $38.36 | $49.51 | $64.69 | $82.29 |
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.
How this area compares
- North Carolina$102,980 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $79,780 to $134,560
- United Statesnational$103,410 median for United States; middle half earns $79,840 to $139,380
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for medical scientists, except epidemiologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- North Carolinathis page$102,980 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $79,780 to $134,560
- $104,500 median for Raleigh metro area; middle half earns $84,290 to $150,820
- $99,070 median for Wilmington metro area; middle half earns $92,780 to $127,640
- $97,440 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $76,550 to $151,680
- $96,510 median for Asheville metro area; middle half earns $67,980 to $156,200
- $96,430 median for Durham metro area; middle half earns $64,800 to $133,060
- $86,260 median for Hickory metro area; middle half earns $68,090 to $130,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for medical scientists, except epidemiologistss · Highest-paying occupations in North Carolina
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.