19 Series · SOC 19-1021

Biochemists and Biophysicists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$103,650

per year

Median Hourly

$49.83/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$115,570

average

Employment

34,520

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$64,890$78,730$103,650$134,460$168,900
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$31.20$37.85$49.83$64.64$81.20
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$64,890

25th Percentile

$78,730

Median

$103,650

75th Percentile

$134,460

90th Percentile

$168,900

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Florida $148,880 +44% above national
2 Arkansas $143,490 +38% above national
3 California $130,240 +26% above national
4 Massachusetts $127,520 +23% above national
5 Pennsylvania $112,850 +9% above national
6 Virginia $109,230 +5% above national
7 Washington $107,730 +4% above national
8 New Hampshire $103,980 same as national
9 New Jersey $103,360 same as national
10 Wisconsin $102,380 1% below national
11 Oregon $101,390 2% below national
12 Delaware $101,120 2% below national
13 Maryland $99,800 4% below national
14 Maine $96,110 7% below national
15 New York $95,410 8% below national
16 Texas $94,560 9% below national
17 Tennessee $92,470 11% below national
18 Ohio $83,150 20% below national
19 Minnesota $82,610 20% below national
20 South Carolina $82,370 21% below national
21 Idaho $80,710 22% below national
22 Illinois $80,570 22% below national
23 Iowa $80,370 22% below national
24 Utah $78,260 24% below national
25 Rhode Island $75,860 27% below national
26 Kentucky $74,630 28% below national
27 Missouri $72,600 30% below national
28 Nebraska $69,170 33% below national
29 Michigan $64,200 38% below national
30 Indiana $63,570 39% below national
31 Puerto Rico $60,470 42% below national
32 Alabama $57,720 44% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $144,180 +39% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $140,850 +36% above national
3 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $134,460 +30% above national
4 Worcester, MA $129,130 +25% above national
5 Barnstable Town, MA $128,910 +24% above national
6 New Haven, CT $128,760 +24% above national
7 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $127,510 +23% above national
8 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $126,830 +22% above national
9 Boulder, CO $126,800 +22% above national
10 Rochester, NY $113,010 +9% above national
11 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $110,460 +7% above national
12 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $110,140 +6% above national
13 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $107,910 +4% above national
14 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $107,730 +4% above national
15 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $104,420 +1% above national
16 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $103,960 same as national
17 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $103,180 same as national
18 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $103,100 1% below national
19 Madison, WI $102,410 1% below national
20 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $101,710 2% below national
21 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $101,390 2% below national
22 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $99,220 4% below national
23 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $97,620 6% below national
24 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $97,100 6% below national
25 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $96,990 6% below national
26 Syracuse, NY $96,190 7% below national
27 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $96,160 7% below national
28 Portland-South Portland, ME $96,110 7% below national
29 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $95,170 8% below national
30 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $93,500 10% below national
31 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $93,060 10% below national
32 Columbus, OH $92,410 11% below national
33 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $90,780 12% below national
34 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $86,130 17% below national
35 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $83,290 20% below national
36 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $82,610 20% below national
37 Cleveland, OH $82,120 21% below national
38 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $80,180 23% below national
39 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $79,920 23% below national
40 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $79,250 24% below national
41 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $78,260 24% below national
42 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $74,800 28% below national
43 St. Louis, MO-IL $72,600 30% below national
44 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $67,100 35% below national
45 Ann Arbor, MI $62,630 40% below national
46 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $62,560 40% below national
47 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $60,470 42% below national
48 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $59,170 43% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.