Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists salary
The median pay for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in the United States is $103,410 a year. About 172,340 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $64,800
- 25th percentile
- $79,840
- Median percentile
- $103,410
- 75th percentile
- $139,380
- 90th percentile
- $177,780
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
- California $136,990
- New Jersey $129,280
- Massachusetts $128,210
- Connecticut $116,990
- Arizona $116,820
- Oregon $111,030
- Maryland $106,000
- Washington $105,680
- Alaska $104,930
- Rhode Island $103,370
- North Carolina $102,980
- Tennessee $102,720
- Missouri $102,540
- Montana $101,950
- District of Columbia $101,940
- New Hampshire $100,650
- Delaware $100,190
- Pennsylvania $99,190
- Nevada $98,560
- Florida $94,940
- Maine $93,730
- Virginia $93,620
- Georgia $92,450
- Minnesota $89,950
- New York $87,760
- Kansas $84,490
- Michigan $84,310
- Ohio $83,910
- Iowa $83,850
- Idaho $83,010
- Utah $82,940
- West Virginia $82,690
- Wisconsin $82,530
- Illinois $82,330
- Indiana $81,110
- Nebraska $80,970
- South Dakota $80,890
- Texas $80,470
- Kentucky $77,580
- Oklahoma $76,480
- Arkansas $72,530
- New Mexico $67,100
- Vermont $66,500
- North Dakota $64,470
- Mississippi $54,040
By metro area
- Vallejo, CA $168,860
- Topeka, KS $162,810
- Charleston, SC $162,230
- San Francisco, CA $160,180
- San Jose, CA $159,300
- Chico, CA $155,470
- Santa Rosa, CA $145,340
- Modesto, CA $143,760
- Bridgeport, CT $140,300
- Syracuse, NY $138,940
- Salinas, CA $138,590
- Riverside, CA $138,390
- Norwich, CT $138,090
- Stockton, CA $138,050
- Sacramento, CA $137,640
- Fresno, CA $137,080
- Los Angeles, CA $134,890
- Santa Cruz, CA $134,060
- Trenton, NJ $133,870
- Bakersfield, CA $132,110
- San Diego, CA $130,980
- Oxnard, CA $129,910
- Boston, MA $129,500
- Visalia, CA $129,480
- Santa Maria, CA $128,620
- Colorado Springs, CO $125,450
- San Luis Obispo, CA $125,070
- Redding, CA $123,510
- Kennewick, WA $122,180
- Tucson, AZ $119,630
- El Centro, CA $119,480
- Olympia, WA $118,290
- Salem, OR $117,550
- Naples, FL $114,330
- Portland, OR $112,640
- Phoenix, AZ $108,390
- Bend, OR $107,950
- Washington, DC $107,110
- Sebastian, FL $107,020
- Providence, RI $106,670
- Logan, UT $106,650
- Seattle, WA $105,430
- Worcester, MA $105,310
- Mobile, AL $105,290
- Jacksonville, FL $104,610
- Raleigh, NC $104,500
- New Haven, CT $104,310
- Dayton, OH $103,650
- Savannah, GA $103,590
- Reno, NV $103,570
- St. Louis, MO $103,410
- New York, NY $103,360
- Philadelphia, PA $102,950
- Minneapolis, MN $102,940
- Knoxville, TN $102,720
- Buffalo, NY $101,390
- Manchester, NH $100,650
- Wilmington, NC $99,070
- Cedar Rapids, IA $98,920
- Anchorage, AK $97,670
- Austin, TX $97,530
- Charlotte, NC $97,440
- Kiryas Joel, NY $96,990
- Palm Bay, FL $96,660
- Hartford, CT $96,640
- Las Vegas, NV $96,640
- Asheville, NC $96,510
- Durham, NC $96,430
- Cincinnati, OH $96,190
- Albany, NY $95,800
- Miami, FL $95,770
- Des Moines, IA $95,200
- Lima, OH $94,580
- Bloomington, IN $94,350
- Ames, IA $93,720
- Portland, ME $92,560
- Spokane, WA $92,010
- Provo, UT $90,350
- Lakeland, FL $89,910
- Baltimore, MD $88,980
- Dover, DE $88,370
- Green Bay, WI $88,120
- Atlanta, GA $87,490
- Hagerstown, MD $87,420
- Reading, PA $87,280
- Tampa, FL $86,890
- Hickory, NC $86,260
- Madison, WI $85,570
- Ann Arbor, MI $85,120
- Champaign, IL $85,030
- Duluth, MN $84,370
- North Port, FL $84,320
- Detroit, MI $84,310
- Columbus, OH $84,300
- Springfield, MA $84,190
- Kalamazoo, MI $83,470
- Cape Coral, FL $83,250
- Chicago, IL $83,240
- Greensboro, NC $83,200
- Salt Lake City, UT $82,940
- Milwaukee, WI $82,880
- Little Rock, AR $82,720
- Youngstown, OH $82,620
- Huntsville, AL $82,400
- Toledo, OH $82,250
- Springfield, IL $82,160
- Orlando, FL $82,120
- Lafayette, IN $82,060
- Morgantown, WV $82,060
- Deltona, FL $81,940
- Iowa City, IA $81,580
- Lancaster, PA $81,520
- Omaha, NE $81,500
- Harrisburg, PA $81,260
- Kansas City, MO $81,250
- Houston, TX $80,470
- York, PA $80,450
- Pensacola, FL $80,370
- Greenville, SC $80,350
- Allentown, PA $80,280