Life Scientists, All Other salary
The median pay for life scientists, all other in the United States is $93,750 a year. About 7,460 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $58,670
- 25th percentile
- $68,990
- Median percentile
- $93,750
- 75th percentile
- $131,910
- 90th percentile
- $186,260
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
- District of Columbia $167,640
- Massachusetts $125,260
- Oregon $113,450
- Alabama $110,560
- Maryland $109,700
- Tennessee $108,770
- New Jersey $103,890
- California $102,830
- Washington $100,420
- Florida $91,900
- New York $86,790
- Georgia $83,990
- Pennsylvania $83,680
- Alaska $82,220
- New Hampshire $81,610
- Virginia $81,600
- Texas $81,230
- Missouri $79,780
- Louisiana $76,480
- Kentucky $75,670
- Hawaii $71,990
- Indiana $69,410
- Idaho $68,990
- Colorado $66,250
- Illinois $66,190
- Iowa $64,270
- Michigan $63,960
- Ohio $62,950
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $134,810
- Washington, DC $126,120
- San Jose, CA $125,430
- Phoenix, AZ $124,260
- Boston, MA $115,230
- Portland, OR $109,580
- Baltimore, MD $105,900
- Durham, NC $105,850
- Charlotte, NC $105,370
- Los Angeles, CA $104,740
- Seattle, WA $103,000
- Sacramento, CA $100,720
- New York, NY $100,600
- Philadelphia, PA $96,030
- Pittsburgh, PA $81,540
- San Diego, CA $80,120
- Atlanta, GA $78,640
- St. Louis, MO $75,300
- Albany, NY $73,920
- Harrisburg, PA $73,670
- Chicago, IL $70,690
- Richmond, VA $70,050
- Houston, TX $61,440
- New Orleans, LA $60,200
- Fort Collins, CO $51,850