Highest-paying Cities for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for medical scientists, except epidemiologists (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 medical scientists, except epidemiologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $202,480, Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas is the highest paying city for medical scientists, except epidemiologists. It is followed by Waterbury, Connecticut (average annual salary $184,700). 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 medical scientists, except epidemiologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas	$202,480	$143,410	40
2	Waterbury, Connecticut	$184,700	$116,990	n/a
3	Danbury, Connecticut	$170,680	$79,760	40
4	Memphis, Tennessee	$166,590	$62,540	400
5	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$143,380	$106,130	100
6	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$137,910	$72,440	40
7	Reading, Pennsylvania	$135,420	$59,160	n/a
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$134,650	$80,280	4,960
9	Modesto, California	$131,700	$94,950	70
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$131,250	$81,830	100
11	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$131,090	$81,990	380
12	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$130,950	$63,450	350
13	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$130,950	$62,560	1,400
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$128,790	$70,150	260
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$128,690	$64,490	890
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$128,590	$53,740	12,880
17	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$128,090	$86,140	1,510
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$127,910	$74,430	1,270
19	Wilmington, North Carolina	$127,770	$62,420	110
20	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$127,070	$77,550	50
21	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$125,290	$79,190	670
22	Springfield, Massachusetts	$122,840	$71,900	100
23	Worcester, Massachusetts	$121,400	$64,010	430
24	Salinas, California	$120,590	$80,190	50
25	Chico, California	$120,450	$96,360	40
26	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$120,360	$75,820	40
27	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$119,740	$64,200	60
28	Napa, California	$119,050	$89,110	70
29	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$116,180	$71,450	120
30	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$116,010	$56,730	40
31	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$113,810	$62,470	60
32	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$113,730	$58,770	2,500
33	Fresno, California	$113,530	$72,400	190
34	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$112,690	$83,150	850
35	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$112,630	$98,000	60
36	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$112,180	$87,920	n/a
37	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$111,970	$84,180	40
38	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$110,180	$61,710	2,950
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$108,880	$64,650	4,610
40	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$108,770	$58,020	1,980
41	Wilmington, New Jersey	$108,590	$57,780	270
42	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$108,430	$80,080	1,350
43	Bloomington, Indiana	$107,940	$78,750	70
44	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$107,660	$83,780	n/a
45	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$107,200	$68,510	590
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$107,000	$64,620	5,400
47	Greenville, North Carolina	$106,660	$57,710	30
48	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$106,370	$52,740	1,270
49	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$106,370	$80,950	110
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$106,360	$61,940	3,230
51	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$105,640	$57,990	n/a
52	Stockton, California	$105,490	$100,140	100
53	Port St Lucie, Florida	$105,280	$68,770	40
54	New Haven, Connecticut	$104,980	$64,430	560
55	Ithaca, New York	$104,930	$62,240	30
56	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$104,340	$58,010	50
57	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$104,060	$62,780	560
58	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$104,010	$69,330	160
59	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$103,800	$84,440	90
60	Framingham, Massachusetts	$103,750	$60,470	500
61	Boulder, Colorado	$103,680	$66,980	340
62	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$103,040	$52,710	n/a
63	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$102,860	$92,280	40
64	El Centro, California	$102,680	$87,380	30
65	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$102,590	$66,780	40
66	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$102,580	$56,060	40
67	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$102,550	$82,220	40
68	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,990	$63,110	8,750
69	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$101,900	$64,760	30
70	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$101,620	$65,790	90
71	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$101,240	$78,110	40
72	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$101,130	$45,580	70
73	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$100,230	$62,410	5,330
74	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$99,990	$58,950	1,370
75	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$99,840	$62,310	480
76	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$99,680	$45,870	80
77	Visalia-Porterville, California	$99,680	$82,220	60
78	Albany, Georgia	$99,310	$67,600	40
79	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$99,090	$53,640	1,920
80	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$98,990	$59,070	30
81	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$98,230	$49,350	70
82	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$97,280	$66,540	4,570
83	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$96,450	$51,430	80
84	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$95,240	$67,230	n/a
85	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$92,340	$62,450	530
86	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$92,300	$43,930	n/a
87	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$92,230	$53,690	40
88	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$91,330	$49,150	1,710
89	Salisbury, Maryland	$91,160	$62,470	90
90	Olympia, Washington	$90,810	$52,780	40
91	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$90,780	$52,210	6,810
92	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$89,980	$63,100	670
93	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$89,890	$58,510	570
94	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$88,800	$61,890	100
95	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$88,730	$48,210	5,760
96	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$88,460	$47,990	40
97	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$88,440	$51,390	1,580
98	Lincoln, Nebraska	$87,930	$60,620	80
99	Redding, California	$87,520	$69,040	n/a
100	Toledo, Ohio	$87,340	$49,480	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for medical scientists, except epidemiologists.