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Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biochemists and biophysicists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Biochemists and Biophysicists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$77,520
25th Percentile Wage	$88,110
50th Percentile Wage	$105,320
75th Percentile Wage	$129,870
90th Percentile Wage	$169,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$105,320	3.03%	5.53%
2021	$102,130	-1.19%	-
2020	$103,350	-30.09%	-
2019	$134,450	5.13%	-
2018	$127,550	2.74%	-
2017	$124,060	22.04%	-
2016	$96,720	1.12%	-
2015	$95,640	-1.55%	-
2014	$97,120	-4.50%	-
2013	$101,490	1.96%	-
2012	$99,500	-	-

Table 2. Compare Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,320, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for biochemists and biophysicists in state of New York, following the highest paying city Rochester (median annual salary of $150,490). Compared with Rochester, the median annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rochester	$150,490
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$105,320
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$84,360
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$82,800
Ithaca	$70,570
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$63,950
Nassau-Suffolk	$49,370