Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$103,410
10th percentile
$64,800
90th percentile
$177,780
Employment
172,340
- CAMedian $136,990 · Employment 29,830
- MAMedian $128,210 · Employment 17,100
- Boston, MAMedian $129,500 · Employment 16,060
- PAMedian $99,190 · Employment 12,630
- TXMedian $80,470 · Employment 11,920
- New York, NYMedian $103,360 · Employment 10,090
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $134,890 · Employment 8,520
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $102,950 · Employment 8,020
- NYMedian $87,760 · Employment 7,690
- San Francisco, CAMedian $160,180 · Employment 7,310
- MNMedian $89,950 · Employment 6,760
- MDMedian $106,000 · Employment 6,760
- FLMedian $94,940 · Employment 6,490
- WAMedian $105,680 · Employment 6,150
- NJMedian $129,280 · Employment 6,120
- Houston, TXMedian $80,470 · Employment 6,090
- Washington, DCMedian $107,110 · Employment 5,980
- NCMedian $102,980 · Employment 5,730
- Seattle, WAMedian $105,430 · Employment 5,480
- San Diego, CAMedian $130,980 · Employment 4,960
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.