The highest-paying states for other biological 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 biological scientists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $108,160, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other biological scientists. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $107,790). 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 biological scientists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $108,160 |
$74,940 | 640 |
| 2 | Maryland | $107,790 |
$61,940 | 4,840 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $104,540 |
$65,400 | 350 |
| 4 | California | $103,650 |
$60,880 | 16,400 |
| 5 | New York | $103,240 |
$67,740 | 2,210 |
| 6 | Delaware | $100,070 |
$47,020 | 30 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $99,300 |
$61,000 | 2,150 |
| 8 | Colorado | $93,310 |
$57,310 | 880 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $91,810 |
$62,250 | 80 |
| 10 | Alaska | $89,070 |
$61,420 | 400 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $87,710 |
$56,700 | 330 |
| 12 | Virginia | $86,070 |
$50,600 | 850 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $85,020 |
$55,990 | 680 |
| 14 | Washington | $85,020 |
$56,530 | 1,280 |
| 15 | Arizona | $83,120 |
$48,190 | 570 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $82,690 |
$60,190 | 1,350 |
| 17 | Ohio | $82,480 |
$46,180 | 470 |
| 18 | Texas | $81,990 |
$49,570 | 2,130 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $81,990 |
$53,890 | 150 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $81,840 |
$48,880 | 2,510 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $81,660 |
$52,750 | 330 |
| 22 | Michigan | $81,340 |
$50,220 | 570 |
| 23 | Utah | $81,170 |
$54,720 | 510 |
| 24 | Illinois | $80,950 |
$51,200 | 660 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $80,430 |
$47,720 | 690 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $80,330 |
$44,820 | 220 |
| 27 | New Mexico | $79,480 |
$55,160 | 290 |
| 28 | Arkansas | $79,440 |
$41,550 | 250 |
| 29 | Georgia | $78,660 |
$45,800 | 1,210 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $78,450 |
$55,930 | 250 |
| 31 | Alabama | $78,210 |
$44,720 | 180 |
| 32 | Wyoming | $77,230 |
$49,100 | 160 |
| 33 | Oregon | $77,230 |
$58,360 | 740 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $75,460 |
$44,720 | 490 |
| 35 | Idaho | $75,030 |
$50,080 | 320 |
| 36 | Montana | $75,030 |
$40,940 | 430 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $75,030 |
$44,720 | 210 |
| 38 | Kansas | $73,740 |
$44,720 | 310 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $72,820 |
$33,820 | 380 |
| 40 | Maine | $71,650 |
$48,140 | 0 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | $71,140 |
$46,600 | 130 |
| 42 | Iowa | $68,850 |
$51,260 | 250 |
| 43 | Nevada | $68,410 |
$44,720 | 300 |
| 44 | Indiana | $66,210 |
$41,180 | 490 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $66,210 |
$44,030 | 480 |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $66,210 |
$30,860 | 240 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $66,210 |
$44,720 | 150 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $64,460 |
$41,340 | 330 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $64,450 |
$38,290 | 380 |
| 50 | Vermont | $60,200 |
$43,470 | 70 |
| 51 | Missouri | $59,800 |
$51,520 | 2,720 |
| 52 | Florida | $52,000 |
$41,600 | 3,250 |