Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 286 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Topeka, KS $162,810 80
Vallejo, CA $158,810 90
San Jose, CA $155,990 1,600
Syracuse, NY $153,890 150
Santa Cruz, CA $144,660 100
San Francisco, CA $142,540 6,870

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $107,140 40
      Alaska $100,960 120
      Anchorage, AK $99,990 30
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $77,830 330
      Alabama $65,750 1,460
      Birmingham, AL $65,750 870
      Mobile, AL $63,940 70
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $64,730 250
      Little Rock, AR $64,730 160
      Fayetteville, AR $63,430 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $102,250 1,220
      Phoenix, AZ $102,250 1,010
      Tucson, AZ $101,430 120
      Flagstaff, AZ $79,730 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vallejo, CA $158,810 90
      San Jose, CA $155,990 1,600
      Santa Cruz, CA $144,660 100
      San Francisco, CA $142,540 6,870
      Santa Rosa, CA $139,110 140
      Salinas, CA $138,590 100
      Modesto, CA $136,180 100
      California $131,430 24,190
      Sacramento, CA $131,390 930
      Santa Maria, CA $131,170 180
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $131,070 40
      Fresno, CA $129,670 330
      Visalia, CA $129,480 100
      Riverside, CA $128,890 990
      Los Angeles, CA $128,470 6,600
      San Diego, CA $128,270 4,240
      North Coast Region of California $127,390 60
      Stockton, CA $127,030 150
      Oxnard, CA $125,690 250
      Chico, CA $124,350 60
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $123,880 70
      Bakersfield, CA $121,170 170
      El Centro, CA $119,480 40
      Redding, CA $115,250 50
      San Luis Obispo, CA $109,340 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $125,450 90
      Boulder, CO $123,350 250
      Colorado $76,770 3,110
      Fort Collins, CO $62,830 360
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $132,900 690
      Norwich, CT $132,830 220
      Connecticut $128,140 2,220
      New Haven, CT $103,530 780
      Connecticut $99,820 40
      Hartford, CT $98,800 380
      Waterbury, CT $79,130 30
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $112,120 5,830
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $97,640 350
      Dover, DE $88,370 30
      Sussex Delaware $82,480 40
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Palm Bay, FL $130,010 80
      Tallahassee, FL $124,520 30
      Sebastian, FL $107,020 60
      Naples, FL $106,690 100
      Miami, FL $104,660 1,430
      Florida $98,240 4,960
      Jacksonville, FL $88,770 240
      Tampa, FL $86,890 1,490
      Lakeland, FL $85,040 130
      North Port, FL $84,320 160
      Cape Coral, FL $83,250 100
      Orlando, FL $81,450 510
      Pensacola, FL $80,370 40
      Gainesville, FL $79,370 100
      Deltona, FL $77,620 110
      Ocala, FL $77,320 30
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $103,590 30
      Atlanta, GA $96,310 890
      Georgia $94,320 1,260
      Augusta, GA-SC $76,730 70
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $134,160 80
      Northeast Iowa $103,860 80
      Cedar Rapids, IA $98,920 50
      Northwest Iowa $98,400 110
      Des Moines, IA $95,280 120
      Iowa $85,010 1,390
      Iowa City, IA $85,010 900
      Davenport, IA-IL $69,410 70
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $79,300 60
      Boise City, ID $77,810 150
      Idaho $75,580 280
      Southeast-Central Idaho $65,800 30
      Idaho Falls, ID $58,660 30
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rockford, IL $82,180 80
      South Illinois $82,030 50
      Northwest Illinois $78,890 40
      Chicago, IL-IN $78,560 3,760
      Illinois $78,430 4,810
      West Central Illinois $77,430 40
      Springfield, IL $73,130 50
      Champaign, IL $70,930 60
      Peoria, IL $67,250 100
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IN $103,360 60
      Southern Indiana $78,170 30
      Indianapolis, IN $77,480 1,010
      Indiana $77,220 1,920
      Evansville, IN $77,180 40
      Lafayette, IN $75,000 100
      South Bend, IN-MI $74,940 30
      Central Indiana $72,130 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $162,810 80
      Kansas $105,320 50
      Kansas $96,150 1,050
      Wichita, KS $89,140 120
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $79,900 50
      South Central Kentucky $77,650 40
      Kentucky $73,220 600
      East Kentucky $66,420 30
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $65,720 250
      Lexington, KY $62,610 170
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $75,140 30
      Shreveport, LA $63,510 —
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $129,230 15,330
      Massachusetts $129,230 16,170
      Barnstable Town, MA $126,800 50
      Springfield, MA $118,870 50
      Worcester, MA $108,080 430
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $103,500 6,150
      Baltimore, MD $94,040 2,050
      Lexington Park, MD $91,760 30
      Salisbury, MD $83,370 70
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $82,810 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $107,950 100
      Portland, ME $96,760 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $89,600 80
      Detroit, MI $81,300 1,890
      Michigan $81,300 4,020
      Mid Michigan $80,590 30
      Ann Arbor, MI $80,510 850
      Grand Rapids, MI $74,990 180
      Southern Michigan $73,610 180
      Lansing, MI $64,760 320
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $98,670 50
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $97,970 3,540
      Duluth, MN-WI $91,560 70
      Southwest Minnesota $85,030 50
      Minnesota $83,450 6,990
      Northwest Minnesota $79,640 60
      Rochester, MN $78,320 —
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $99,250 820
      Missouri $96,880 1,550
      Kansas City, MO-KS $94,360 1,150
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $90,320 60
      Springfield, MO $88,000 50
      Columbia, MO $75,870 30
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $52,600 130
      Jackson, MS $49,220 290
      Mississippi $49,220 530
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Montana $76,130 90
      Montana $67,120 300
      Missoula, MT $61,880 80
      Bozeman, MT $59,770 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $125,420 300
      Greensboro, NC $122,650 50
      Western North Carolina $107,990 —
      Durham, NC $104,300 1,450
      North Carolina $104,300 3,680
      Raleigh, NC $102,470 1,000
      Central North Carolina $101,340 —
      Wilmington, NC $98,660 200
      Asheville, NC $96,510 60
      Burlington, NC $93,390 90
      Hickory, NC $92,780 40
      Winston, NC $83,810 60
      Fayetteville, NC $77,120 40
      Eastern North Carolina $75,520 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $76,030 150
      North Dakota $75,870 260
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $66,770 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $80,220 60
      Lincoln, NE $77,130 —
      Omaha, NE-IA $76,430 420
      Nebraska $76,030 500
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $124,480 50
      New Hampshire $92,490 260
      Northern New Hampshire $82,920 170
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $127,210 6,510
      Trenton, NJ $126,990 850
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $60,680 250
      Albuquerque, NM $50,350 230
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $109,090 40
      Las Vegas, NV $102,870 240
      Nevada $100,580 340
      Reno, NV $98,800 80
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $153,890 150
      Southwest New York $122,220 80
      Albany, NY $105,140 400
      New York, NY-NJ $102,440 10,640
      Buffalo, NY $97,030 300
      Kiryas Joel, NY $90,620 40
      New York $84,950 8,440
      Rochester, NY $60,940 550
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lima, OH $94,580 30
      Dayton, OH $89,710 180
      Youngstown, OH $81,640 50
      Southern Ohio $80,530 40
      Cleveland, OH $79,470 —
      Ohio $79,470 5,400
      Columbus, OH $79,250 1,000
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $78,590 1,690
      Toledo, OH $78,100 280
      Akron, OH $77,210 180
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $79,370 650
      Oklahoma City, OK $78,860 390
      Tulsa, OK $71,560 80
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eugene, OR $137,200 90
      Salem, OR $117,550 40
      Bend, OR $107,220 170
      Oregon $99,540 1,800
      Portland, OR-WA $99,540 1,510
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $110,830 500
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,960 6,370
      Pennsylvania $99,440 8,540
      Pittsburgh, PA $90,280 1,200
      Reading, PA $87,280 100
      Allentown, PA-NJ $83,520 200
      York, PA $82,200 50
      Lancaster, PA $81,520 130
      Harrisburg, PA $80,060 130
      Scranton, PA $76,390 40
      Altoona, PA $75,130 70
      Erie, PA $62,580 80
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $47,520 70
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $107,710 560
      Rhode Island $104,330 550
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $105,160 290
      South Carolina $87,870 1,090
      Greenville, SC $78,430 150
      Columbia, SC $77,430 130
      Florence, SC $60,040 150
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $77,510 40
      South Dakota $77,070 130
      East South Dakota $60,940 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $99,600 840
      Tennessee $95,580 4,500
      Nashville, TN $84,850 1,640
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $80,370 —
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $97,530 980
      Waco, TX $94,590 90
      Dallas, TX $83,040 1,910
      Texas $78,410 11,450
      Hill Country Region of Texas $77,470 40
      Houston, TX $76,860 6,040
      Corpus Christi, TX $76,720 40
      San Antonio, TX $75,360 640
      Killeen, TX $72,920 70
      McAllen, TX $72,530 70
      College Station, TX $68,580 80
      El Paso, TX $63,050 70
      Tyler, TX $60,940 120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Logan, UT-ID $106,650 80
      Provo, UT $99,310 50
      Salt Lake City, UT $78,570 1,440
      Utah $78,570 1,650
      Ogden, UT $74,430 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $95,080 4,660
      Northern West Virginia $91,780 30
      West Virginia $84,350 290
      Southside Virginia $79,770 60
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $78,210 —
      Lynchburg, VA $77,650 60
      Winchester, VA-WV $77,620 —
      Blacksburg, VA $77,510 100
      Charlottesville, VA $61,990 710
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $67,410 110
      Burlington, VT $62,900 100
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kennewick, WA $113,230 110
      Seattle, WA $101,500 6,230
      Washington $101,140 6,920
      Olympia, WA $98,810 40
      Spokane, WA $83,450 160
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Green Bay, WI $81,600 40
      Madison, WI $80,940 1,090
      Wisconsin $80,940 2,050
      Northeastern Wisconsin $80,230 50
      Sheboygan, WI $78,460 30
      South Central Wisconsin $78,060 40
      Oshkosh, WI $76,370 130
      Milwaukee, WI $66,140 600
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $87,050 —
      Morgantown, WV $84,870 70
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $80,110 70