Biological Scientists, All Other salary
The median pay for biological scientists, all other in the United States is $98,920 a year. About 55,850 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $60,430
- 25th percentile
- $76,800
- Median percentile
- $98,920
- 75th percentile
- $127,670
- 90th percentile
- $168,010
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Maryland $121,680
- California $113,530
- Connecticut $111,940
- Washington $108,110
- Massachusetts $107,100
- Alaska $106,870
- New Jersey $104,750
- Maine $104,570
- New York $104,120
- Rhode Island $101,750
- Pennsylvania $100,780
- North Carolina $100,070
- Georgia $96,820
- Virginia $96,030
- Hawaii $95,600
- Ohio $95,560
- Colorado $93,970
- Utah $93,250
- Montana $91,560
- South Carolina $91,560
- Wyoming $91,560
- Mississippi $91,170
- Arizona $90,290
- Alabama $87,260
- Oregon $86,260
- District of Columbia $84,590
- West Virginia $84,590
- Indiana $84,570
- New Mexico $84,120
- Florida $83,780
- New Hampshire $83,740
- Idaho $83,320
- Nebraska $82,770
- Iowa $82,720
- Illinois $82,640
- Michigan $81,540
- Texas $80,870
- Tennessee $80,500
- Oklahoma $79,950
- Kentucky $79,400
- Wisconsin $78,480
- Vermont $77,960
- Arkansas $76,400
- Kansas $76,400
- Minnesota $76,400
- Nevada $74,210
- South Dakota $73,920
- Louisiana $69,590
- Missouri $63,290
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $138,160
- San Jose, CA $133,790
- Dayton, OH $126,960
- Santa Maria, CA $124,840
- Portland, ME $119,430
- Washington, DC $114,920
- New Haven, CT $112,670
- Baltimore, MD $111,530
- New York, NY $111,380
- Grand Rapids, MI $111,150
- Vallejo, CA $110,780
- Boston, MA $110,410
- Santa Rosa, CA $110,330
- Bremerton, WA $109,550
- Barnstable Town, MA $108,850
- Seattle, WA $108,580
- San Diego, CA $108,350
- Cincinnati, OH $107,350
- Rochester, NY $107,010
- Spokane, WA $106,890
- Anchorage, AK $106,870
- Philadelphia, PA $106,670
- Bozeman, MT $106,330
- Olympia, WA $105,250
- Hartford, CT $104,660
- Salinas, CA $104,540
- Indianapolis, IN $104,330
- Helena, MT $103,380
- Orlando, FL $103,380
- Stockton, CA $102,650
- Raleigh, NC $102,400
- Denver, CO $102,090
- Providence, RI $101,750
- Charlotte, NC $101,740
- Buffalo, NY $100,510
- Birmingham, AL $99,630
- Des Moines, IA $99,420
- Greensboro, NC $99,050
- Boulder, CO $98,800
- Fort Collins, CO $98,800
- Durham, NC $98,700
- Salt Lake City, UT $98,690
- Urban Honolulu, HI $98,680
- Santa Cruz, CA $98,400
- Sacramento, CA $98,220
- Oxnard, CA $97,680
- Miami, FL $97,510
- El Paso, TX $97,470
- Mobile, AL $97,470
- Wilmington, NC $97,310
- Atlanta, GA $97,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $97,140
- Modesto, CA $97,120
- Winston, NC $96,850
- Worcester, MA $96,550
- Harrisburg, PA $96,430
- Los Angeles, CA $96,380
- Tucson, AZ $96,300
- Gulfport, MS $96,100
- Kennewick, WA $96,100
- Phoenix, AZ $95,780
- Portland, OR $95,600
- Palm Bay, FL $95,220
- Riverside, CA $94,810
- Asheville, NC $94,520
- Charleston, SC $94,520
- Jackson, MS $94,520
- McAllen, TX $94,520
- San Antonio, TX $93,740
- El Centro, CA $93,260
- Panama City, FL $93,040
- Corvallis, OR $92,930
- Albuquerque, NM $92,160
- Duluth, MN $91,560
- Pensacola, FL $91,560
- State College, PA $91,170
- San Luis Obispo, CA $90,640
- Virginia Beach, VA $90,020
- Las Vegas, NV $89,340
- Brownsville, TX $88,710
- Boise City, ID $88,610
- Ithaca, NY $88,610
- Little Rock, AR $88,610
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $88,610
- Manhattan, KS $88,610
- Savannah, GA $88,610
- Las Cruces, NM $88,320
- Wenatchee, WA $88,320
- Omaha, NE $88,070
- Houston, TX $86,440
- Memphis, TN $86,380
- Flagstaff, AZ $86,260
- Chicago, IL $85,680
- Pittsburgh, PA $85,630
- Redding, CA $84,910
- Detroit, MI $84,260
- Albany, NY $83,780
- Jacksonville, FL $83,780
- Bend, OR $83,410
- Athens, GA $83,390
- Huntsville, AL $82,990
- Oklahoma City, OK $82,830
- Ames, IA $82,720
- Davenport, IA $82,620
- Syracuse, NY $82,190
- Missoula, MT $82,140
- Columbus, OH $82,010
- Fresno, CA $81,720
- Milwaukee, WI $81,640
- College Station, TX $81,330
- Minneapolis, MN $80,540
- Nashville, TN $80,500
- Iowa City, IA $80,100
- Provo, UT $79,920
- Tampa, FL $79,780
- Dallas, TX $79,000
- Green Bay, WI $78,850
- La Crosse, WI $78,850
- New Orleans, LA $78,850
- Tulsa, OK $78,850