Highest-paying Cities for Biochemists and Biophysicists

The top 100 highest paying cities for biochemists and biophysicists (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 biochemists and biophysicists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $150,490, Rochester, New York is the highest paying city for biochemists and biophysicists. It is followed by Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa (average annual salary $141,080). 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 biochemists and biophysicists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Biochemists and Biophysicists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rochester, New York	$150,490	$59,950	40
2	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$141,080	$59,590	50
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$131,940	$78,020	3,660
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$131,850	$63,800	1,910
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$124,020	$74,310	420
6	Framingham, Massachusetts	$121,690	$62,290	190
7	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$120,970	$55,600	40
8	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$120,060	$79,730	370
9	Richmond, Virginia	$119,930	$62,260	230
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$116,900	$79,190	110
11	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$115,680	$65,190	3,480
12	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$110,180	$58,640	370
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$108,940	$49,440	3,040
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$107,490	$74,550	1,890
15	Provo-Orem, Utah	$106,940	$35,360	40
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$106,800	$66,180	7,670
17	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$106,360	$69,700	100
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$106,070	$64,840	150
19	New Haven, Connecticut	$106,010	$65,000	160
20	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$105,500	$68,800	80
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$105,320	$77,520	2,460
22	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$105,030	$48,830	50
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$104,870	$57,350	780
24	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$104,290	$51,680	1,030
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$103,620	$70,240	2,130
26	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$103,590	$57,510	30
27	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$103,190	$76,650	70
28	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$102,880	$64,750	280
29	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$102,150	$64,640	100
30	Memphis, Tennessee	$101,600	$79,500	280
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$101,160	$60,960	60
32	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$100,910	$61,250	250
33	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$100,890	$62,910	1,090
34	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$98,990	$73,940	50
35	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$98,280	$69,230	50
36	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$97,990	$62,440	40
37	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$97,950	$61,160	n/a
38	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$97,160	$53,890	60
39	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$96,730	$37,430	70
40	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$96,700	$55,550	100
41	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$96,200	$52,070	130
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$95,940	$55,750	1,000
43	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$95,690	$50,230	180
44	Worcester, Massachusetts	$95,410	$62,460	370
45	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$95,210	$53,080	40
46	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$92,910	$55,120	830
47	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$92,080	$50,200	30
48	Wilmington, New Jersey	$91,700	$37,930	140
49	Peabody, Massachusetts	$91,410	$67,660	180
50	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$90,730	$46,470	160
51	Kansas City, Missouri	$88,780	$65,150	80
52	Camden, New Jersey	$88,580	$57,230	70
53	Corvallis, Oregon	$88,480	$57,990	n/a
54	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$87,850	$53,170	190
55	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$87,770	$59,690	170
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$87,510	$56,090	200
57	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$86,940	$61,540	340
58	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$86,460	$63,900	720
59	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$86,110	$53,490	n/a
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$84,380	$49,040	530
61	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$84,360	$61,480	180
62	St Louis, Missouri	$84,270	$66,310	120
63	Boulder, Colorado	$83,630	$64,310	420
64	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$83,110	$57,380	60
65	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$82,800	$45,300	1,280
66	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$82,180	$45,390	n/a
67	Columbus, Ohio	$81,540	$45,320	130
68	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$81,370	$45,770	1,030
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$81,330	$40,100	130
70	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,730	$50,880	820
71	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$80,170	$57,200	40
72	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$80,120	$49,160	40
73	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$79,980	$50,300	60
74	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$79,760	$48,920	150
75	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$79,610	$52,370	40
76	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$78,810	$39,530	80
77	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$78,660	$61,440	370
78	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$77,900	$49,670	50
79	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$77,690	$49,010	40
80	Knoxville, Tennessee	$76,790	$49,560	110
81	Dayton, Ohio	$76,610	$40,610	100
82	Salt Lake City, Utah	$76,250	$48,760	260
83	Madison, Wisconsin	$75,450	$44,430	220
84	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$75,190	$46,070	50
85	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$74,670	$52,640	40
86	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$71,280	$64,020	140
87	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$70,760	$51,000	50
88	Ithaca, New York	$70,570	$55,060	60
89	Gainesville, Florida	$68,630	$38,160	80
90	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$66,440	$43,740	80
91	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$66,400	$43,090	40
92	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$64,920	$63,190	160
93	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$64,340	$42,600	n/a
94	Huntsville, Alabama	$64,170	$39,340	n/a
95	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$63,950	$52,060	180
96	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$63,920	$42,080	260
97	Greenville, North Carolina	$62,190	$41,720	n/a
98	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$62,050	$44,940	110
99	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$61,720	$38,310	50
100	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$61,480	$37,050	90

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for biochemists and biophysicists.