Highest-paying states for biological scientists, all other

Maryland leads at $121,680 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

Place	Median	25th–75th
Maryland	$121,680	$98,700–$144,890
California	$113,530	$86,090–$154,150
Connecticut	$111,940	$83,480–$138,900
Washington	$108,110	$83,100–$131,780
Massachusetts	$107,100	$84,390–$162,180
Alaska	$106,870	$89,170–$120,240
New Jersey	$104,750	$82,690–$128,790
Maine	$104,570	$82,490–$118,430
New York	$104,120	$83,420–$133,750
Rhode Island	$101,750	$89,520–$130,480
Pennsylvania	$100,780	$77,520–$123,920
North Carolina	$100,070	$79,960–$124,510
Georgia	$96,820	$79,440–$106,200
Virginia	$96,030	$78,540–$113,570
Hawaii	$95,600	$82,330–$113,670
Ohio	$95,560	$65,770–$121,860
Colorado	$93,970	$79,480–$108,680
Utah	$93,250	$78,900–$110,390
Montana	$91,560	$73,320–$103,380
South Carolina	$91,560	$76,400–$109,300
Wyoming	$91,560	$76,400–$99,470
Mississippi	$91,170	$71,260–$109,300
Arizona	$90,290	$76,990–$106,080
Alabama	$87,260	$68,460–$103,700
Oregon	$86,260	$68,040–$103,380
District of Columbia	$84,590	$64,480–$147,890
West Virginia	$84,590	$67,200–$100,420
Indiana	$84,570	$68,360–$141,790
New Mexico	$84,120	$67,200–$98,530
Florida	$83,780	$54,000–$107,120
New Hampshire	$83,740	$73,240–$110,410
Idaho	$83,320	$63,130–$97,470
Nebraska	$82,770	$61,710–$98,640
Iowa	$82,720	$67,000–$101,540
Illinois	$82,640	$64,010–$106,020
Michigan	$81,540	$65,170–$106,330
Texas	$80,870	$64,400–$105,560
Tennessee	$80,500	$61,460–$96,950
Oklahoma	$79,950	$63,130–$97,470
Kentucky	$79,400	$63,130–$96,100
Wisconsin	$78,480	$65,170–$98,050
Vermont	$77,960	$62,360–$97,470
Arkansas	$76,400	$56,040–$97,470
Kansas	$76,400	$62,790–$104,870
Minnesota	$76,400	$56,050–$97,470
Nevada	$74,210	$57,150–$93,540
South Dakota	$73,920	$61,110–$91,170
Louisiana	$69,590	$54,510–$91,170
Missouri	$63,290	$50,090–$94,520

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.