State wages ยท Cost of living
Biological Scientists, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in Connecticut, at $120,880. Connecticut leads after cost of living, at $116,670. North Carolina has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($93,330).
National median
$93,330
Highest state median
$120,880
Connecticut
Best adjusted pay
$116,670
Connecticut
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $62,910Higher: $116,670Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Connecticut | $120,880 | +29.5% | 103.61 | $116,670 | 1 |
| Maryland | $115,710 | +24.0% | 104.959 | $110,240 | 2 |
| North Carolina | $97,020 | +4.0% | 94.326 | $102,860 | 3 |
| California | $112,010 | +20.0% | 110.72 | $101,170 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | $95,640 | +2.5% | 97.572 | $98,020 | 5 |
| Mississippi | $84,610 | -9.3% | 86.953 | $97,310 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | $98,990 | +6.1% | 102.28 | $96,780 | 7 |
| Alaska | $98,220 | +5.2% | 102.359 | $95,960 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $101,140 | +8.4% | 105.757 | $95,630 | 9 |
| Georgia | $91,890 | -1.5% | 96.293 | $95,430 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $102,760 | +10.1% | 108.805 | $94,440 | 11 |
| Wyoming | $87,050 | -6.7% | 92.691 | $93,910 | 12 |
| Colorado | $96,680 | +3.6% | 103.052 | $93,820 | 13 |
| Indiana | $87,050 | -6.7% | 93.329 | $93,270 | 14 |
| South Carolina | $86,940 | -6.8% | 93.749 | $92,740 | 15 |
| West Virginia | $82,760 | -11.3% | 89.497 | $92,470 | 16 |
| Utah | $89,860 | -3.7% | 98.864 | $90,890 | 17 |
| Kansas | $81,780 | -12.4% | 90.068 | $90,800 | 18 |
| Alabama | $80,230 | -14.0% | 88.823 | $90,330 | 19 |
| Iowa | $79,170 | -15.2% | 87.762 | $90,210 | 20 |
| Washington | $96,120 | +3.0% | 107.013 | $89,820 | 21 |
| Montana | $84,640 | -9.3% | 94.645 | $89,430 | 22 |
| Arizona | $88,610 | -5.1% | 100.677 | $88,010 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | $76,670 | -17.9% | 87.843 | $87,280 | 24 |
| Maine | $84,550 | -9.4% | 97.05 | $87,120 | 25 |
| New York | $93,070 | -0.3% | 107.921 | $86,240 | 26 |
| Arkansas | $74,960 | -19.7% | 86.937 | $86,220 | 27 |
| Hawaii | $94,700 | +1.5% | 109.951 | $86,130 | 28 |
| New Mexico | $78,190 | -16.2% | 92.212 | $84,790 | 29 |
| Michigan | $81,200 | -13.0% | 96.217 | $84,390 | 30 |
| North Dakota | $74,960 | -19.7% | 88.959 | $84,260 | 31 |
| Ohio | $78,170 | -16.2% | 92.774 | $84,260 | 31 |
| Nebraska | $75,670 | -18.9% | 90.103 | $83,980 | 33 |
| Idaho | $79,790 | -14.5% | 95.494 | $83,550 | 34 |
| Texas | $81,020 | -13.2% | 97.057 | $83,480 | 35 |
| Kentucky | $74,960 | -19.7% | 90.159 | $83,140 | 36 |
| Oregon | $85,840 | -8.0% | 103.361 | $83,050 | 37 |
| Virginia | $83,370 | -10.7% | 101.104 | $82,460 | 38 |
| Wisconsin | $77,520 | -16.9% | 94.095 | $82,380 | 39 |
| Louisiana | $69,950 | -25.1% | 88.207 | $79,300 | 40 |
| New Hampshire | $82,450 | -11.7% | 104.165 | $79,150 | 41 |
| Tennessee | $72,550 | -22.3% | 91.87 | $78,970 | 42 |
| Minnesota | $77,650 | -16.8% | 98.621 | $78,740 | 43 |
| Illinois | $78,600 | -15.8% | 99.958 | $78,630 | 44 |
| Vermont | $76,340 | -18.2% | 97.958 | $77,930 | 45 |
| Delaware | $76,970 | -17.5% | 99.808 | $77,120 | 46 |
| South Dakota | $67,180 | -28.0% | 88.586 | $75,840 | 47 |
| District of Columbia | $82,760 | -11.3% | 109.901 | $75,300 | 48 |
| Nevada | $74,050 | -20.7% | 99.979 | $74,070 | 49 |
| Missouri | $63,290 | -32.2% | 90.817 | $69,690 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.