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Highest-paying States for Other Life Scientists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $124,800, Minnesota is the highest paying state for other life scientists. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $124,530). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Life Scientists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Minnesota	$124,800	$63,450	350
2	Illinois	$124,530	$52,070	430
3	Arizona	$122,050	$51,630	160
4	Nevada	$112,370	$48,250	170
5	California	$108,580	$47,150	1,640
6	Massachusetts	$104,630	$63,540	420
7	Utah	$102,120	$49,190	50
8	Florida	$101,900	$50,420	110
9	Maryland	$100,760	$59,400	540
10	Oregon	$97,730	$39,600	170
11	Alabama	$95,500	$68,390	70
12	New Jersey	$95,240	$48,360	350
13	Washington	$95,010	$61,210	200
14	Michigan	$93,760	$46,920	140
15	New Hampshire	$87,780	$52,730	50
16	West Virginia	$85,430	$54,320	0
17	North Carolina	$82,970	$54,990	570
18	New York	$81,240	$62,050	220
19	Texas	$80,080	$63,940	370
20	Connecticut	$79,130	$53,190	120
21	Indiana	$76,920	$37,570	180
22	Iowa	$76,240	$55,020	120
23	Wisconsin	$72,170	$33,280	60
24	Rhode Island	$71,820	$38,780	40
25	Kentucky	$66,500	$57,220	110
26	Virginia	$65,400	$47,240	320
27	Idaho	$64,880	$49,450	50
28	Hawaii	$62,930	$43,100	70
29	Georgia	$62,920	$47,840	170
30	Alaska	$62,310	$48,390	150
31	Pennsylvania	$62,210	$51,150	300
32	Louisiana	$61,040	$44,740	420
33	Montana	$59,840	$42,140	60
34	North Dakota	$58,850	$42,570	70
35	Maine	$56,120	$50,500	50
36	Kansas	$52,750	$27,570	30
37	New Mexico	$51,620	$34,670	90
38	Colorado	$50,920	$38,850	40
39	Missouri	$47,710	$44,820	40
40	Ohio	$47,410	$28,390	70
41	Tennessee	$38,370	$31,170	100
42	Oklahoma	$32,780	$22,140	30
43	Puerto Rico	$26,210	$22,710	90

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other life scientists in those states is not available at this time.