19 Series · SOC 19-1029
Biological Scientists, All Other Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $98,920
- Median / year
- $168,010
- Top 10% earn
- +1.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 55,850
- US workers
Biological Scientists, All Other earn a median of $98,920 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $98,920, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $60,430 (10th percentile) to $168,010 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 55,850 US workers. Maryland pays the most ($121,680), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Biological Scientists, All Other earn a median of $98,920, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 83% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Life, Physical, and Social Science, it ranks #18 of 48 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.2% by 2033.
- $98,920
- Median annual wage
- Top 17%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #18 of 48
- in Life, Physical, and Social Science
- 2.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Maryland at $121,680. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Biological Scientists, All Other (SOC 19-1029) pays a national median of $98,920 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $60,430 at the 10th percentile to $168,010 at the 90th, with a mean of $106,330 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 55,850 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 213 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 4,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.7 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Maryland pays the highest state median at $121,680, which is +23% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $138,160 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$98,920
per year
Median Hourly
$47.56/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$106,330
average
Employment
55,850
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Biological Scientists, All Other pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$98,920 Top 17% higher than 83% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 19-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Biological Scientists, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 19-series occupations with growth data, Biological Scientists, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +1.2% growth and $98,920 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.2%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
4,800
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.5/100K
Injury Rate
0.7/100
Danger Index
3.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Biological Scientists, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Maintain accurate laboratory records and data.
- ▸ Design molecular or cellular laboratory experiments, oversee their execution, and interpret results.
- ▸ Supervise or direct the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects.
- ▸ Write grant applications to obtain funding.
- ▸ Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.
- ▸ Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
- ▸ Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
- ▸ Write grants and papers or attend fundraising events to seek research funds.
- ▸ Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for genetic research goals.
- ▸ Perform laboratory procedures following protocols including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, cloning and extraction, ribonucleic acid (RNA) purification, or gel electrophoresis.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$60,430
25th Percentile
$76,800
Median
$98,920
75th Percentile
$127,670
90th Percentile
$168,010
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $121,680 | +23% above national |
| 2 | California | $113,530 | +15% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $113,400 | +15% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $111,940 | +13% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $108,110 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $107,100 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Alaska | $106,870 | +8% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $104,750 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Maine | $104,570 | +6% above national |
| 10 | New York | $104,120 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $101,750 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $100,780 | +2% above national |
| 13 | North Carolina | $100,070 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Georgia | $96,820 | 2% below national |
| 15 | Virginia | $96,030 | 3% below national |
| 16 | Hawaii | $95,600 | 3% below national |
| 17 | Ohio | $95,560 | 3% below national |
| 18 | Colorado | $93,970 | 5% below national |
| 19 | Utah | $93,250 | 6% below national |
| 20 | Montana | $91,560 | 7% below national |
| 21 | South Carolina | $91,560 | 7% below national |
| 22 | Wyoming | $91,560 | 7% below national |
| 23 | Mississippi | $91,170 | 8% below national |
| 24 | Arizona | $90,290 | 9% below national |
| 25 | Alabama | $87,260 | 12% below national |
| 26 | Oregon | $86,260 | 13% below national |
| 27 | District of Columbia | $84,590 | 14% below national |
| 28 | West Virginia | $84,590 | 14% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $84,570 | 15% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $84,120 | 15% below national |
| 31 | Florida | $83,780 | 15% below national |
| 32 | New Hampshire | $83,740 | 15% below national |
| 33 | Idaho | $83,320 | 16% below national |
| 34 | Nebraska | $82,770 | 16% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $82,720 | 16% below national |
| 36 | Illinois | $82,640 | 16% below national |
| 37 | Michigan | $81,540 | 18% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $80,870 | 18% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $80,500 | 19% below national |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $79,950 | 19% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $79,400 | 20% below national |
| 42 | Guam | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $78,480 | 21% below national |
| 44 | Vermont | $77,960 | 21% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 46 | Kansas | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 47 | Minnesota | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Nevada | $74,210 | 25% below national |
| 50 | South Dakota | $73,920 | 25% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $69,590 | 30% below national |
| 52 | Missouri | $63,290 | 36% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $138,160 | +40% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $133,790 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $126,960 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $124,840 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $119,430 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $116,630 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $114,920 | +16% above national |
| 8 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $113,650 | +15% above national |
| 9 | New Haven, CT | $112,670 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $111,530 | +13% above national |
| 11 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $111,380 | +13% above national |
| 12 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $111,150 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Vallejo, CA | $110,780 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $110,410 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $110,330 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $109,550 | +11% above national |
| 17 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $109,220 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Barnstable Town, MA | $108,850 | +10% above national |
| 19 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $108,580 | +10% above national |
| 20 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $108,350 | +10% above national |
| 21 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $107,350 | +9% above national |
| 22 | Rochester, NY | $107,010 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $106,890 | +8% above national |
| 24 | Anchorage, AK | $106,870 | +8% above national |
| 25 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $106,670 | +8% above national |
| 26 | Bozeman, MT | $106,330 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $105,250 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $104,660 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Salinas, CA | $104,540 | +6% above national |
| 30 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $104,330 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Helena, MT | $103,380 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $103,380 | +5% above national |
| 33 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $102,650 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,400 | +4% above national |
| 35 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $102,090 | +3% above national |
| 36 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $101,750 | +3% above national |
| 37 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $101,740 | +3% above national |
| 38 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $100,510 | +2% above national |
| 39 | Birmingham, AL | $99,630 | +1% above national |
| 40 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $99,420 | +1% above national |
| 41 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $99,050 | same as national |
| 42 | Boulder, CO | $98,800 | same as national |
| 43 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $98,800 | same as national |
| 44 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $98,700 | same as national |
| 45 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $98,690 | same as national |
| 46 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $98,680 | same as national |
| 47 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $98,400 | 1% below national |
| 48 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $98,220 | 1% below national |
| 49 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $98,200 | 1% below national |
| 50 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $97,680 | 1% below national |
| 51 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $97,510 | 1% below national |
| 52 | El Paso, TX | $97,470 | 1% below national |
| 53 | Mobile, AL | $97,470 | 1% below national |
| 54 | Wilmington, NC | $97,310 | 2% below national |
| 55 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $97,160 | 2% below national |
| 56 | Colorado Springs, CO | $97,140 | 2% below national |
| 57 | Modesto, CA | $97,120 | 2% below national |
| 58 | Winston-Salem, NC | $96,850 | 2% below national |
| 59 | Worcester, MA | $96,550 | 2% below national |
| 60 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $96,430 | 3% below national |
| 61 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $96,380 | 3% below national |
| 62 | Tucson, AZ | $96,300 | 3% below national |
| 63 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $96,100 | 3% below national |
| 64 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $96,100 | 3% below national |
| 65 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $96,100 | 3% below national |
| 66 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $95,780 | 3% below national |
| 67 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $95,600 | 3% below national |
| 68 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $95,220 | 4% below national |
| 69 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $94,810 | 4% below national |
| 70 | Asheville, NC | $94,520 | 4% below national |
| 71 | Billings, MT | $94,520 | 4% below national |
| 72 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $94,520 | 4% below national |
| 73 | Jackson, MS | $94,520 | 4% below national |
| 74 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $94,520 | 4% below national |
| 75 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $93,950 | 5% below national |
| 76 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $93,740 | 5% below national |
| 77 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $93,550 | 5% below national |
| 78 | El Centro, CA | $93,260 | 6% below national |
| 79 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $93,040 | 6% below national |
| 80 | Corvallis, OR | $92,930 | 6% below national |
| 81 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $92,620 | 6% below national |
| 82 | Albuquerque, NM | $92,160 | 7% below national |
| 83 | Duluth, MN-WI | $91,560 | 7% below national |
| 84 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $91,560 | 7% below national |
| 85 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $91,560 | 7% below national |
| 86 | State College, PA | $91,170 | 8% below national |
| 87 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $91,170 | 8% below national |
| 88 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $91,080 | 8% below national |
| 89 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $90,640 | 8% below national |
| 90 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $90,370 | 9% below national |
| 91 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $90,020 | 9% below national |
| 92 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $89,960 | 9% below national |
| 93 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $89,920 | 9% below national |
| 94 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $89,340 | 10% below national |
| 95 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $88,940 | 10% below national |
| 96 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $88,710 | 10% below national |
| 97 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $88,710 | 10% below national |
| 98 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $88,710 | 10% below national |
| 99 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $88,710 | 10% below national |
| 100 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $88,710 | 10% below national |
| 101 | Boise City, ID | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 102 | Ithaca, NY | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 103 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 104 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 105 | Manhattan, KS | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 106 | Savannah, GA | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 107 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 108 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $88,610 | 10% below national |
| 109 | Las Cruces, NM | $88,320 | 11% below national |
| 110 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $88,320 | 11% below national |
| 111 | Omaha, NE-IA | $88,070 | 11% below national |
| 112 | Charlottesville, VA | $86,800 | 12% below national |
| 113 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $86,530 | 13% below national |
| 114 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $86,440 | 13% below national |
| 115 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $86,380 | 13% below national |
| 116 | Flagstaff, AZ | $86,260 | 13% below national |
| 117 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $86,260 | 13% below national |
| 118 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $86,260 | 13% below national |
| 119 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $86,260 | 13% below national |
| 120 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $85,680 | 13% below national |
| 121 | Pittsburgh, PA | $85,630 | 13% below national |
| 122 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $85,550 | 14% below national |
| 123 | Redding, CA | $84,910 | 14% below national |
| 124 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $84,260 | 15% below national |
| 125 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $83,780 | 15% below national |
| 126 | Jacksonville, FL | $83,780 | 15% below national |
| 127 | Bend, OR | $83,410 | 16% below national |
| 128 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $83,390 | 16% below national |
| 129 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $83,300 | 16% below national |
| 130 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $83,240 | 16% below national |
| 131 | Huntsville, AL | $82,990 | 16% below national |
| 132 | Oklahoma City, OK | $82,830 | 16% below national |
| 133 | Ames, IA | $82,720 | 16% below national |
| 134 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $82,620 | 16% below national |
| 135 | Syracuse, NY | $82,190 | 17% below national |
| 136 | Missoula, MT | $82,140 | 17% below national |
| 137 | Columbus, OH | $82,010 | 17% below national |
| 138 | Fresno, CA | $81,720 | 17% below national |
| 139 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $81,640 | 17% below national |
| 140 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $81,600 | 18% below national |
| 141 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 142 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 143 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 144 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 145 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 146 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 147 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 18% below national |
| 148 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,540 | 19% below national |
| 149 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $80,500 | 19% below national |
| 150 | Iowa City, IA | $80,100 | 19% below national |
| 151 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $80,090 | 19% below national |
| 152 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $79,920 | 19% below national |
| 153 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $79,780 | 19% below national |
| 154 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $79,500 | 20% below national |
| 155 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $79,440 | 20% below national |
| 156 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $79,440 | 20% below national |
| 157 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $79,440 | 20% below national |
| 158 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $79,440 | 20% below national |
| 159 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,440 | 20% below national |
| 160 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $79,310 | 20% below national |
| 161 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $79,190 | 20% below national |
| 162 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $79,150 | 20% below national |
| 163 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,000 | 20% below national |
| 164 | Green Bay, WI | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 165 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 166 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 167 | Tulsa, OK | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 168 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 169 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $78,850 | 20% below national |
| 170 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $78,830 | 20% below national |
| 171 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $78,330 | 21% below national |
| 172 | Knoxville, TN | $78,130 | 21% below national |
| 173 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $78,120 | 21% below national |
| 174 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $77,960 | 21% below national |
| 175 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $77,720 | 21% below national |
| 176 | Madison, WI | $77,550 | 22% below national |
| 177 | Richmond, VA | $77,100 | 22% below national |
| 178 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,000 | 22% below national |
| 179 | Akron, OH | $76,560 | 23% below national |
| 180 | Columbia, MO | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 181 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 182 | Yuma, AZ | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 183 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 184 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 185 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $76,400 | 23% below national |
| 186 | Idaho Falls, ID | $75,160 | 24% below national |
| 187 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $74,810 | 24% below national |
| 188 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $74,640 | 25% below national |
| 189 | Lafayette, LA | $73,920 | 25% below national |
| 190 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $73,920 | 25% below national |
| 191 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $73,920 | 25% below national |
| 192 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $73,920 | 25% below national |
| 193 | Chico, CA | $72,240 | 27% below national |
| 194 | Ann Arbor, MI | $71,880 | 27% below national |
| 195 | Alexandria, LA | $71,280 | 28% below national |
| 196 | Fargo, ND-MN | $71,280 | 28% below national |
| 197 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $70,870 | 28% below national |
| 198 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $68,970 | 30% below national |
| 199 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $67,860 | 31% below national |
| 200 | Baton Rouge, LA | $67,570 | 32% below national |
| 201 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $67,200 | 32% below national |
| 202 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $67,200 | 32% below national |
| 203 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $67,160 | 32% below national |
| 204 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $66,860 | 32% below national |
| 205 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $65,080 | 34% below national |
| 206 | Gainesville, FL | $63,130 | 36% below national |
| 207 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,130 | 36% below national |
| 208 | Reno, NV | $62,680 | 37% below national |
| 209 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $61,950 | 37% below national |
| 210 | Jefferson City, MO | $59,050 | 40% below national |
| 211 | Tallahassee, FL | $56,660 | 43% below national |
| 212 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $55,240 | 44% below national |
| 213 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $51,180 | 48% below national |
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