Highest-paying Cities for Other Life Scientists

The top 88 highest paying cities for other life 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 other life scientists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $162,710, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is the highest paying city for other life scientists. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $132,510). 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 other life scientists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 88 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Life Scientists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$162,710	$80,170	590
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$132,510	$78,090	350
3	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$126,160	$66,120	n/a
4	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$124,800	$63,450	70
5	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$109,400	$71,950	60
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$107,110	$64,600	410
7	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$105,610	$71,710	100
8	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$105,120	$45,670	50
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$104,870	$46,930	360
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$104,630	$63,540	410
11	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$104,000	$56,620	40
12	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$103,510	$64,460	250
13	Salt Lake City, Utah	$101,850	$49,190	50
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$100,450	$54,960	100
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$99,360	$36,840	60
16	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$99,220	$37,810	30
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$97,860	$64,910	110
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$95,120	$61,210	120
19	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$94,530	$80,940	n/a
20	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$94,190	$46,770	n/a
21	Framingham, Massachusetts	$94,120	$52,150	60
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$93,940	$53,800	240
23	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$93,510	$78,540	n/a
24	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$93,430	$52,700	90
25	Honolulu, Hawaii	$93,370	$49,530	70
26	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$93,260	$59,960	230
27	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$91,910	$52,180	200
28	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$89,290	$45,200	60
29	Dayton, Ohio	$88,900	$56,430	40
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$88,500	$52,330	240
31	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$88,310	$52,930	240
32	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$88,180	$56,870	200
33	Morgantown, West Virginia	$87,490	$62,740	n/a
34	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$87,150	$54,510	90
35	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$86,970	$50,480	400
36	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$83,380	$63,940	130
37	St Louis, Missouri	$82,460	$50,980	60
38	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$81,190	$63,150	40
39	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$80,040	$56,200	30
40	New Haven, Connecticut	$79,660	$67,820	40
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$78,680	$67,260	90
42	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$78,420	$48,270	30
43	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$78,250	$38,750	100
44	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$78,070	$61,020	120
45	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$76,160	$38,390	40
46	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$73,600	$46,580	190
47	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$73,230	$53,020	100
48	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$72,950	$46,060	n/a
49	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$71,680	$47,410	70
50	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$70,570	$44,480	n/a
51	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$70,350	$46,980	70
52	Kansas City, Missouri	$70,250	$28,820	50
53	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$70,200	$48,110	70
54	Duluth, Wisconsin	$69,960	$47,870	30
55	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$68,580	$30,240	50
56	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$68,260	$41,970	30
57	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$67,970	$47,050	650
58	Tucson, Arizona	$67,010	$46,230	30
59	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$64,480	$47,840	100
60	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$64,440	$41,120	170
61	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$64,250	$52,780	30
62	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,030	$37,370	30
63	Knoxville, Tennessee	$63,280	$42,920	30
64	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$62,820	$42,870	60
65	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$62,020	$39,430	60
66	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$61,900	$52,190	50
67	Columbus, Ohio	$60,970	$31,570	30
68	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$60,060	$40,140	310
69	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$59,050	$47,810	40
70	Anchorage, Alaska	$58,580	$44,210	120
71	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$56,610	$43,190	n/a
72	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$56,590	$37,160	n/a
73	Richmond, Virginia	$55,640	$45,860	180
74	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$55,460	$34,130	70
75	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$52,140	$34,670	110
76	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$52,070	$52,070	80
77	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$51,820	$51,030	150
78	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$51,640	$35,220	80
79	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$50,660	$42,140	40
80	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$49,980	$42,350	n/a
81	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$49,840	$34,540	40
82	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$49,670	$35,580	40
83	Rochester, New York	$49,590	$37,390	n/a
84	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$48,250	$30,480	40
85	Springfield, Massachusetts	$43,620	$31,140	30
86	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$38,160	$32,790	130
87	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$32,590	$21,740	30
88	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$26,210	$22,710	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other life scientists.