Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Syracuse, NY	$182,580
Vallejo, CA	$162,840
Topeka, KS	$162,650
Charleston, SC	$160,640
San Francisco, CA	$157,540
San Jose, CA	$154,410
Santa Rosa, CA	$149,990
Chico, CA	$148,730
Stockton, CA	$144,260
Norwich, CT	$143,010
Modesto, CA	$142,460
Santa Cruz, CA	$140,520
Kennewick, WA	$137,280
Sacramento, CA	$136,940
Santa Maria, CA	$136,900

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists salary by state

California pays medical scientists (except epidemiologists) the most statewide, $140,120 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
South Carolina	n/a	n/a	1,020	2	$160,640	$113,690
California	$140,120	$136,990	29,830	21	$162,840	$118,880
New Jersey	$138,450	$129,280	6,120	1	$136,750	$136,750
Colorado	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	$134,900	$69,230
Massachusetts	$133,550	$128,210	17,100	3	$133,740	$102,240
Oregon	$128,970	$111,030	1,030	3	$127,850	$119,630
Virginia	$127,300	$93,620	4,560	4	$87,290	$82,910
Connecticut	$126,760	$116,990	2,410	5	$143,010	$88,000
Maine	$122,260	$93,730	100	1	$95,250	$95,250
Florida	$121,850	$94,940	6,490	15	$132,760	$92,960
Rhode Island	$121,140	$103,370	670	1	$122,370	$122,370
Pennsylvania	$120,600	$99,190	12,630	9	$122,780	$72,130
Washington, D.C.	$119,310	$101,940	670	1	$122,860	$122,860
Delaware	$118,280	$100,190	270	1	$88,880	$88,880
Alaska	$118,230	$104,930	260	1	$103,210	$103,210
Washington	$117,840	$105,680	6,150	4	$137,280	$96,400
Maryland	$115,930	$106,000	6,760	3	$99,780	$94,230
Arizona	$115,730	$116,820	2,190	3	$117,220	$97,580
Idaho	$112,420	$83,010	380	1	$78,510	$78,510
North Carolina	$112,360	$102,980	5,730	10	$121,310	$88,340
Georgia	$112,050	$92,450	1,910	3	$109,930	$97,650
Kansas	$110,210	$84,490	1,070	1	$162,650	$162,650
New York	$109,260	$87,760	7,690	6	$182,580	$76,440
Missouri	$108,870	$102,540	3,650	5	$113,130	$79,370
Tennessee	$108,390	$102,720	4,020	1	$104,220	$104,220
New Hampshire	$106,480	$100,650	210	1	$103,630	$103,630
Nevada	$102,580	$98,560	530	2	$102,590	$101,210
Minnesota	$100,870	$89,950	6,760	3	$112,320	$88,080
West Virginia	$100,220	$82,690	330	2	$99,720	$81,180
Indiana	$98,910	$81,110	2,010	4	$104,550	$96,320
Ohio	$98,090	$83,910	4,840	8	$112,970	$80,560
Montana	$97,050	$101,950	320	1	$79,210	$79,210
Utah	$96,700	$82,940	1,560	4	$113,610	$90,940
Iowa	$96,170	$83,850	1,060	5	$112,600	$71,830
Kentucky	$95,680	$77,580	670	2	$90,830	$89,800
Texas	$93,490	$80,470	11,920	9	$104,890	$68,150
Illinois	$93,230	$82,330	4,700	4	$94,240	$81,240
Michigan	$93,090	$84,310	2,370	4	$101,920	$73,280
Wisconsin	$91,070	$82,530	2,970	5	$92,600	$87,890
Arkansas	$90,290	$72,530	230	1	$102,810	$102,810
Vermont	$89,910	$66,500	110	1	$81,320	$81,320
Oklahoma	$89,160	$76,480	920	2	$88,430	$86,670
Nebraska	$84,250	$80,970	620	2	$88,440	$84,640
Alabama	$84,100	$68,490	n/a	3	$101,590	$79,370
South Dakota	$83,870	$80,890	140	0	n/a	n/a
Louisiana	n/a	n/a	n/a	2	$79,920	$77,420
North Dakota	$75,640	$64,470	250	2	$75,480	$71,260
New Mexico	$73,930	$67,100	340	1	$70,360	$70,360
Puerto Rico	$70,420	$49,650	80	1	$71,130	$71,130
Mississippi	$61,000	$54,040	440	1	$59,960	$59,960

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Syracuse, NY	$182,580	$138,940	$87.78	160
Vallejo, CA	$162,840	$168,860	$78.29	130
Topeka, KS	$162,650	$162,810	$78.20	80
Charleston, SC	$160,640	$162,230	$77.23	200
San Francisco, CA	$157,540	$160,180	$75.74	7,310
San Jose, CA	$154,410	$159,300	$74.24	2,150
Santa Rosa, CA	$149,990	$145,340	$72.11	150
Chico, CA	$148,730	$155,470	$71.50	70
Stockton, CA	$144,260	$138,050	$69.36	140
Norwich, CT	$143,010	$138,090	$68.76	480
Modesto, CA	$142,460	$143,760	$68.49	160
Santa Cruz, CA	$140,520	$134,060	$67.56	150
Kennewick, WA	$137,280	$122,180	$66.00	70
Sacramento, CA	$136,940	$137,640	$65.84	1,120
Santa Maria, CA	$136,900	$128,620	$65.82	270
Trenton, NJ	$136,750	$133,870	$65.74	700
Bridgeport, CT	$136,600	$140,300	$65.67	810
Boulder, CO	$134,900	$130,310	$64.86	n/a
Riverside, CA	$134,520	$138,390	$64.67	1,150
Boston, MA	$133,740	$129,500	$64.30	16,060
Salinas, CA	$132,800	$138,590	$63.85	100
Naples, FL	$132,760	$114,330	$63.83	100
Los Angeles, CA	$131,870	$134,890	$63.40	8,520
Oxnard, CA	$131,710	$129,910	$63.32	250
Bakersfield, CA	$130,960	$132,110	$62.96	190
Jacksonville, FL	$129,480	$104,610	$62.25	380
San Diego, CA	$129,060	$130,980	$62.05	4,960
Fresno, CA	$128,500	$137,080	$61.78	360
Portland, OR	$127,850	$112,640	$61.47	820
Visalia, CA	$127,810	$129,480	$61.45	100
Colorado Springs, CO	$127,280	$125,450	$61.19	90
Salem, OR	$126,430	$117,550	$60.78	40
San Luis Obispo, CA	$125,270	$125,070	$60.23	70
Olympia, WA	$125,250	$118,290	$60.21	50
Miami, FL	$124,790	$95,770	$59.99	1,470
Washington, DC	$122,860	$107,110	$59.07	5,980
Philadelphia, PA	$122,780	$102,950	$59.03	8,020
Providence, RI	$122,370	$106,670	$58.83	730
Worcester, MA	$121,930	$105,310	$58.62	620
New York, NY	$121,410	$103,360	$58.37	10,090
Asheville, NC	$121,310	$96,510	$58.32	60
Bend, OR	$119,630	$107,950	$57.51	120
El Centro, CA	$119,570	$119,480	$57.49	40
Sebastian, FL	$119,430	$107,020	$57.42	60
Charlotte, NC	$119,200	$97,440	$57.31	450
Redding, CA	$118,880	$123,510	$57.15	50
Raleigh, NC	$118,650	$104,500	$57.04	1,110
Seattle, WA	$118,000	$105,430	$56.73	5,480
Phoenix, AZ	$117,220	$108,390	$56.35	1,700
Sarasota, FL	$116,910	$84,320	$56.21	160
New Haven, CT	$116,810	$104,310	$56.16	650
Kiryas Joel, NY	$115,770	$96,990	$55.66	40
Greenville, SC	$113,690	$80,350	$54.66	230
Logan, UT	$113,610	$106,650	$54.62	80
St. Louis, MO	$113,130	$103,410	$54.39	2,560
Dayton, OH	$112,970	$103,650	$54.31	150
Ames, IA	$112,600	$93,720	$54.14	110
Minneapolis, MN	$112,320	$102,940	$54.00	3,400
Wilmington, NC	$111,820	$99,070	$53.76	360
Palm Bay, FL	$111,600	$96,660	$53.65	130
Tucson, AZ	$110,260	$119,630	$53.01	190
Savannah, GA	$109,930	$103,590	$52.85	30
Albany, NY	$109,790	$95,800	$52.79	410
Tampa, FL	$109,560	$86,890	$52.68	1,490
Cedar Rapids, IA	$109,460	$98,920	$52.63	50
Buffalo, NY	$109,360	$101,390	$52.58	350
Fort Myers, FL	$108,720	$83,250	$52.27	100
Atlanta, GA	$108,410	$87,490	$52.12	1,240
Greensboro, NC	$108,300	$83,200	$52.07	70
Hickory, NC	$107,610	$86,260	$51.73	30
Durham, NC	$107,500	$96,430	$51.69	2,240
Provo, UT	$106,540	$90,350	$51.22	60
Tallahassee, FL	$106,060	$89,390	$50.99	n/a
Hartford, CT	$105,110	$96,640	$50.53	360
Austin, TX	$104,890	$97,530	$50.43	980
Bloomington, IN	$104,550	$94,350	$50.26	50
Knoxville, TN	$104,220	$102,720	$50.11	640
Lakeland, FL	$103,690	$89,910	$49.85	150
Manchester, NH	$103,630	$100,650	$49.82	60
Orlando, FL	$103,340	$82,120	$49.68	670
Cincinnati, OH	$103,240	$96,190	$49.64	1,820
Anchorage, AK	$103,210	$97,670	$49.62	120
Little Rock, AR	$102,810	$82,720	$49.43	80
Allentown, PA	$102,630	$80,280	$49.34	490
Las Vegas, NV	$102,590	$96,640	$49.32	350
Kansas City, MO	$102,500	$81,250	$49.28	1,320
Springfield, MA	$102,240	$84,190	$49.15	60
Ann Arbor, MI	$101,920	$85,120	$49.00	380
Huntsville, AL	$101,590	$82,400	$48.84	310
Deltona, FL	$101,450	$81,940	$48.77	130
Mobile, AL	$101,410	$105,290	$48.75	50
Reno, NV	$101,210	$103,570	$48.66	100
Des Moines, IA	$100,590	$95,200	$48.36	140
Baltimore, MD	$99,780	$88,980	$47.97	2,520
Morgantown, WV	$99,720	$82,060	$47.94	110
Columbus, OH	$99,150	$84,300	$47.67	670
Lafayette, IN	$98,820	$82,060	$47.51	140
Gainesville, FL	$98,760	$79,370	$47.48	100
Harrisburg, PA	$98,430	$81,260	$47.32	170
Pensacola, FL	$97,700	$80,370	$46.97	40
Evansville, IN	$97,690	$78,090	$46.96	50
Augusta, GA	$97,650	$76,370	$46.95	80
Flagstaff, AZ	$97,580	$79,730	$46.92	40
Kalamazoo, MI	$96,870	$83,470	$46.57	50
Hagerstown, MD	$96,450	$87,420	$46.37	40
Spokane, WA	$96,400	$92,010	$46.35	170
Indianapolis, IN	$96,320	$79,310	$46.31	920
Burlington, NC	$95,870	$73,650	$46.09	120
Waco, TX	$95,620	$88,430	$45.97	n/a
Salt Lake City, UT	$95,510	$82,940	$45.92	1,330
Portland, ME	$95,250	$92,560	$45.79	40
Reading, PA	$94,920	$87,280	$45.64	100
Duluth, MN	$94,570	$84,370	$45.47	40
Chicago, IL	$94,240	$83,240	$45.31	3,810
Lexington Park, MD	$94,230	$77,570	$45.30	80
Ocala, FL	$92,960	$77,320	$44.69	30
Columbia, MO	$92,810	$75,870	$44.62	30
Madison, WI	$92,600	$85,570	$44.52	1,920
Houston, TX	$92,590	$80,470	$44.51	6,090
St. Joseph, MO	$92,350	$76,740	$44.40	90
York, PA	$91,760	$80,450	$44.11	100
Champaign, IL	$91,500	$85,030	$43.99	60
Milwaukee, WI	$91,150	$82,880	$43.82	400
Green Bay, WI	$90,980	$88,120	$43.74	40
Ogden, UT	$90,940	$78,030	$43.72	70
Lexington, KY	$90,830	$66,490	$43.67	190
Sheboygan, WI	$90,720	$78,460	$43.62	30
Dallas, TX	$90,160	$79,470	$43.35	2,630
Louisville, KY	$89,800	$76,730	$43.17	280
Akron, OH	$89,720	$78,780	$43.13	150
Winston-Salem, NC	$89,460	$83,590	$43.01	n/a
Toledo, OH	$89,190	$82,250	$42.88	160
Dover, DE	$88,880	$88,370	$42.73	30
Lima, OH	$88,650	$94,580	$42.62	30
Lincoln, NE	$88,440	$76,190	$42.52	40
Oklahoma City, OK	$88,430	$75,910	$42.52	650
Fayetteville, NC	$88,340	$77,120	$42.47	40
Rochester, MN	$88,080	$81,780	$42.35	n/a
Waterbury, CT	$88,000	$79,130	$42.31	30
Oshkosh, WI	$87,890	$76,370	$42.26	130
San Antonio, TX	$87,520	$77,720	$42.08	750
Detroit, MI	$87,400	$84,310	$42.02	1,120
Blacksburg, VA	$87,290	$78,620	$41.97	110
Winchester, VA	$87,030	$77,620	$41.84	n/a
Lancaster, PA	$86,900	$81,520	$41.78	130
Tulsa, OK	$86,670	$77,910	$41.67	140
Lynchburg, VA	$85,730	$77,650	$41.22	60
Peoria, IL	$85,020	$76,420	$40.87	60
Scranton, PA	$84,710	$79,910	$40.73	100
Omaha, NE	$84,640	$81,500	$40.69	500
Killeen, TX	$84,630	$78,390	$40.69	70
Cleveland, OH	$84,350	$78,800	$40.55	1,310
Iowa City, IA	$83,770	$81,580	$40.27	470
Charlottesville, VA	$82,910	$65,540	$39.86	730
Burlington, VT	$81,320	$66,500	$39.10	100
Springfield, IL	$81,240	$82,160	$39.06	60
Charleston, WV	$81,180	$78,840	$39.03	n/a
Youngstown, OH	$80,560	$82,620	$38.73	70
Shreveport, LA	$79,920	$63,510	$38.43	n/a
Birmingham, AL	$79,370	$63,940	$38.16	1,520
Springfield, MO	$79,370	$72,160	$38.16	130
Missoula, MT	$79,210	$66,190	$38.08	80
Idaho Falls, ID	$78,510	$64,420	$37.75	30
College Station, TX	$78,130	$72,980	$37.56	80
Slidell, LA	$77,420	$75,140	$37.22	30
Rochester, NY	$76,440	$64,560	$36.75	n/a
Fargo, ND	$75,480	$63,840	$36.29	160
Erie, PA	$74,880	$62,580	$36.00	80
Lansing, MI	$73,280	$68,470	$35.23	300
Altoona, PA	$72,130	$75,130	$34.68	70
Davenport, IA	$71,830	$69,410	$34.54	70
Grand Forks, ND	$71,260	$63,020	$34.26	40
San Juan, PR	$71,130	$49,650	$34.20	60
Albuquerque, NM	$70,360	$67,100	$33.83	270
McAllen, TX	$70,030	$71,730	$33.67	50
Fort Collins, CO	$69,230	$66,420	$33.29	320
El Paso, TX	$68,150	$70,150	$32.77	50
Jackson, MS	$59,960	$54,040	$28.83	380

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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists salary: questions

Where do medical scientists (except epidemiologists) make the most money?

In Syracuse, NY, with an average of $182,580 a year, among the 178 metro areas we cover.

What is the average medical scientists (except epidemiologists) salary in the U.S.?

$116,840 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $103,410, so half of medical scientists (except epidemiologists) earn more than that and half less.

What salary should medical scientists (except epidemiologists) ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of medical scientists (except epidemiologists) nationwide earn between $79,840 (25th percentile) and $139,380 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays medical scientists (except epidemiologists) the most?

California, with a statewide average of $140,120 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is medical scientists (except epidemiologists) pay the lowest?

Jackson, MS, at $59,960 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-1042.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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