Biological Scientists, All Other Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$98,920
$47.56/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $60,430 | $29.05 |
| 25th percentile | $76,800 | $36.92 |
| Median | $98,920 | $47.56 |
| 75th percentile | $127,670 | $61.38 |
| 90th percentile | $168,010 | $80.77 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 55,850
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | ||
| 1st | $121,680 | $115,931 1st |
| California | ||
| 2nd | $113,530 | $102,538 10th |
| Delaware | ||
| 3rd | $113,400 | $113,618 2nd |
| Connecticut | ||
| 4th | $111,940 | $108,040 3rd |
| Washington | ||
| 5th | $108,110 | $101,025 12th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 6th | $107,100 | $101,270 11th |
| Alaska | ||
| 7th | $106,870 | $104,407 7th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 8th | $104,750 | $96,273 20th |
| Maine | ||
| 9th | $104,570 | $107,749 4th |
| New York | ||
| 10th | $104,120 | $96,478 19th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 11th | $101,750 | $99,482 14th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 12th | $100,780 | $103,288 8th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 13th | $100,070 | $106,090 5th |
| Georgia | ||
| 14th | $96,820 | $100,547 13th |
| Virginia | ||
| 15th | $96,030 | $94,981 21st |
| Hawaii | ||
| 16th | $95,600 | $86,948 35th |
| Ohio | ||
| 17th | $95,560 | $103,003 9th |
| Colorado | ||
| 18th | $93,970 | $91,187 27th |
| Utah | ||
| 19th | $93,250 | $94,321 23rd |
| Montana | ||
| 20th | $91,560 | $96,740 18th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 20th | $91,560 | $97,665 17th |
| Wyoming | ||
| 20th | $91,560 | $98,780 15th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 23rd | $91,170 | $104,850 6th |
| Arizona | ||
| 24th | $90,290 | $89,683 30th |
| Alabama | ||
| 25th | $87,260 | $98,240 16th |
| Oregon | ||
| 26th | $86,260 | $83,455 38th |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 27th | $84,590 | $76,969 48th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 27th | $84,590 | $94,517 22nd |
| Indiana | ||
| 29th | $84,570 | $90,615 29th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 30th | $84,120 | $91,225 26th |
| Florida | ||
| 31st | $83,780 | $81,014 43rd |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 32nd | $83,740 | $80,392 44th |
| Idaho | ||
| 33rd | $83,320 | $87,252 34th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 34th | $82,770 | $91,862 25th |
| Iowa | ||
| 35th | $82,720 | $94,255 24th |
| Illinois | ||
| 36th | $82,640 | $82,675 42nd |
| Michigan | ||
| 37th | $81,540 | $84,746 37th |
| Texas | ||
| 38th | $80,870 | $83,322 41st |
| Tennessee | ||
| 39th | $80,500 | $87,624 33rd |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 40th | $79,950 | $91,015 28th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 41st | $79,400 | $88,067 31st |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 42nd | $78,480 | $83,405 40th |
| Vermont | ||
| 43rd | $77,960 | $79,585 45th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 44th | $76,400 | $87,880 32nd |
| Kansas | ||
| 44th | $76,400 | $84,825 36th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 44th | $76,400 | $77,468 47th |
| Nevada | ||
| 47th | $74,210 | $74,226 49th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 48th | $73,920 | $83,444 39th |
| Louisiana | ||
| 49th | $69,590 | $78,894 46th |
| Missouri | ||
| 50th | $63,290 | $69,690 50th |
Places with the same median share a rank and are listed alphabetically.
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +4.7%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Bioinformatics Scientists
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Geneticists
- Biologists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Biological Scientists, All Other; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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