Highest-paying Cities for Animal Scientists

The top 41 highest paying cities for animal scientists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of animal scientists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $101,180, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for animal scientists. It is followed by Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland (average annual salary $99,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of animal scientists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 41 Highest-paying cities/areas for Animal Scientists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,180	$52,460	30
2	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$99,400	$65,090	40
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$91,190	$51,320	90
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$90,700	$66,770	n/a
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$83,590	$57,360	100
6	Columbus, Ohio	$83,580	$43,430	50
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$81,210	$53,740	30
8	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$78,910	$61,650	50
9	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$77,030	$60,550	n/a
10	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$76,990	$48,700	30
11	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$76,210	$40,930	n/a
12	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$75,730	$46,300	n/a
13	Madison, Wisconsin	$71,010	$42,650	90
14	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$70,970	$45,620	n/a
15	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$70,460	$39,520	40
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$70,460	$39,520	40
17	St Louis, Missouri	$70,410	$43,010	50
18	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$70,010	$50,340	120
19	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$69,100	$69,100	30
20	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$68,730	$36,950	40
21	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$68,110	$53,640	30
22	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$66,340	$39,550	50
23	Ames, Iowa	$66,250	$44,230	50
24	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$65,480	$51,000	160
25	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$63,450	$58,470	60
26	Kansas City, Missouri	$62,110	$39,240	60
27	Lincoln, Nebraska	$61,840	$38,100	60
28	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$61,780	$48,330	30
29	Ithaca, New York	$61,450	$41,050	130
30	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$60,600	$47,930	50
31	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$60,050	$42,750	130
32	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$60,000	$44,540	40
33	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$59,270	$53,070	30
34	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$56,210	$43,570	30
35	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$50,400	$41,410	40
36	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$48,330	$37,870	30
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$44,680	$29,310	n/a
38	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$44,650	$33,460	190
39	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$44,120	$34,230	30
40	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$41,060	$26,820	40
41	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$20,040	$16,840	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for animal scientists.