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Life Scientists, All Other in United States
$93,750median, a year
$107,860mean (average), a year
7,460people employed in this job here
$58,670
median $93,750
$186,260
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $110,560
- AK, Alaska, median $82,220
- AZ, Arizona, median $122,580
- AR, Arkansas, not published
- CA, California, median $102,830
- CO, Colorado, median $66,250
- CT, Connecticut, not published
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, median $167,640
- FL, Florida, median $91,900
- GA, Georgia, median $83,990
- HI, Hawaii, median $71,990
- ID, Idaho, median $68,990
- IL, Illinois, median $66,190
- IN, Indiana, median $69,410
- IA, Iowa, median $64,270
- KS, Kansas, not published
- KY, Kentucky, median $75,670
- LA, Louisiana, median $76,480
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $109,700
- MA, Massachusetts, median $125,260
- MI, Michigan, median $63,960
- MN, Minnesota, median $64,610
- MS, Mississippi, not published
- MO, Missouri, median $79,780
- MT, Montana, not published
- NE, Nebraska, not published
- NV, Nevada, not published
- NH, New Hampshire, median $81,610
- NJ, New Jersey, median $103,890
- NM, New Mexico, not published
- NY, New York, median $86,790
- NC, North Carolina, not published
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $62,950
- OK, Oklahoma, not published
- OR, Oregon, median $113,450
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $83,680
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $169,440
- SD, South Dakota, not published
- TN, Tennessee, median $108,770
- TX, Texas, median $81,230
- UT, Utah, not published
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $81,600
- WA, Washington, median $100,420
- WV, West Virginia, not published
- WI, Wisconsin, median $85,080
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $38,430
Top metro and nonmetro areas
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