Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$100,590
National average
Salary Range
$61,860 – $168,210
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $158,810 | $92,240 | $167,420 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $155,990 | $84,570 | $192,720 |
| Syracuse, NY | $153,890 | $93,910 | N/A |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $144,660 | $89,820 | $189,050 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $142,540 | $85,230 | $195,640 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $139,110 | $97,450 | $163,850 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $137,200 | $74,400 | $216,990 |
| Modesto, CA | $136,180 | $104,620 | $155,580 |
| Ames, IA | $134,160 | $63,180 | $189,860 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $132,900 | $82,860 | $213,960 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $132,830 | $65,620 | $217,800 |
| California | $131,430 | $80,480 | $169,080 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $131,390 | $97,470 | $160,260 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $131,170 | $87,200 | $206,330 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $131,070 | $104,080 | $163,590 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $130,010 | $76,840 | $212,610 |
| Fresno, CA | $129,670 | $97,620 | $155,740 |
| Massachusetts | $129,230 | $80,100 | $183,310 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $129,230 | $80,180 | $181,310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $128,890 | $99,360 | $143,770 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $128,470 | $74,780 | $161,130 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $128,270 | $77,220 | $165,290 |
| Connecticut | $128,140 | $64,800 | $210,140 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $127,390 | $93,840 | $153,660 |
| New Jersey | $127,210 | $76,530 | $213,010 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $127,030 | $104,750 | $167,540 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $126,990 | $94,940 | $160,210 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $126,800 | $64,570 | $179,170 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $125,690 | $83,080 | $163,420 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $125,420 | $59,440 | N/A |
| Tallahassee, FL | $124,520 | $62,470 | N/A |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $124,480 | $98,650 | $175,550 |
| Chico, CA | $124,350 | $83,180 | $159,590 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $123,880 | $111,190 | $162,880 |
| Boulder, CO | $123,350 | $85,140 | $202,800 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $122,650 | $58,990 | $192,260 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $122,220 | $70,370 | N/A |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $121,170 | $100,950 | $131,210 |
| Springfield, MA | $118,870 | $66,570 | $204,000 |
| Redding, CA | $115,250 | $34,610 | $154,100 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $113,230 | $75,220 | $221,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $112,120 | $75,950 | $185,810 |
| District of Columbia | $110,830 | $69,130 | $191,880 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $109,340 | $71,670 | $157,510 |
| Worcester, MA | $108,080 | $79,140 | $188,940 |
| Maine | $107,950 | $54,350 | $219,600 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $107,710 | $60,880 | $222,100 |
| Bend, OR | $107,220 | $70,030 | $160,020 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $107,140 | $78,600 | $122,870 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $106,690 | $76,090 | $226,210 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $105,320 | $68,000 | $177,460 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $105,160 | $60,210 | $217,230 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $105,140 | $66,130 | $155,020 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $104,660 | $64,530 | $192,030 |
| Rhode Island | $104,330 | $60,880 | $230,920 |
| North Carolina | $104,300 | $59,260 | $200,100 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $104,300 | $57,050 | $198,870 |
| New Haven, CT | $103,530 | $66,570 | $165,720 |
| Maryland | $103,500 | $66,750 | $171,910 |
| Bloomington, IN | $103,360 | $66,030 | $152,890 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $102,870 | $82,950 | $213,050 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,470 | $61,510 | $184,000 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $102,440 | $66,780 | $172,340 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $102,250 | $67,780 | $170,570 |
| Arizona | $102,250 | $65,740 | $170,560 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $101,500 | $65,230 | $163,120 |
| Tucson, AZ | $101,430 | $50,710 | $169,300 |
| Washington | $101,140 | $63,880 | $163,610 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $100,960 | $61,390 | $199,690 |
| Alaska | $100,960 | $76,400 | $232,580 |
| Nevada | $100,580 | $81,620 | $213,050 |
| Anchorage, AK | $99,990 | $67,160 | N/A |
| Knoxville, TN | $99,600 | $56,880 | $150,030 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $99,540 | $64,100 | $174,510 |
| Oregon | $99,540 | $65,160 | $184,220 |
| Pennsylvania | $99,440 | $61,210 | $178,800 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $99,310 | $60,200 | $181,790 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $99,250 | $62,400 | $158,520 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $98,810 | $62,530 | $170,220 |
| Reno, NV | $98,800 | $81,620 | $204,060 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $98,800 | $61,210 | $209,190 |
| Wilmington, NC | $98,660 | $57,810 | $159,640 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $98,400 | $53,260 | $150,820 |
| Florida | $98,240 | $62,320 | $217,530 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,970 | $62,910 | $163,070 |
| Delaware | $97,640 | $63,530 | $178,240 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $97,030 | $66,520 | $178,790 |
| Missouri | $96,880 | $62,400 | $172,130 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $96,760 | $54,350 | $200,670 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $96,310 | $66,890 | $177,860 |
| Kansas | $96,150 | $61,170 | $158,480 |
| Tennessee | $95,580 | $60,150 | $153,060 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $95,280 | $61,660 | $158,820 |
| Virginia | $95,080 | $61,990 | $192,510 |
| Waco, TX | $94,590 | $58,400 | $123,320 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $94,360 | $62,130 | $158,480 |
| Georgia | $94,320 | $65,730 | $173,320 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $94,040 | $62,910 | $134,740 |
| Burlington, NC | $93,390 | $61,110 | $150,010 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $92,780 | $60,670 | $210,810 |
| New Hampshire | $92,490 | $66,400 | $152,800 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $91,760 | $73,170 | $120,170 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $91,560 | $58,090 | $158,850 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $90,620 | $64,340 | $163,950 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $90,320 | $62,130 | $167,900 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $90,280 | $55,950 | $152,740 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $89,710 | $59,990 | $162,580 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $89,600 | $62,340 | $173,000 |
| Wichita, KS | $89,140 | $48,840 | $131,100 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $88,770 | $63,920 | N/A |
| Springfield, MO | $88,000 | $57,830 | $158,990 |
| South Carolina | $87,870 | $48,790 | $217,230 |
| Charleston, WV | $87,050 | $65,090 | $128,160 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $85,040 | $79,490 | $132,740 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $85,030 | $72,180 | $143,590 |
| Iowa | $85,010 | $63,180 | $131,980 |
| Iowa City, IA | $85,010 | $65,020 | $101,870 |
| New York | $84,950 | $66,780 | $168,770 |
| Morgantown, WV | $84,870 | $65,400 | $158,850 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $84,850 | $60,150 | $167,360 |
| West Virginia | $84,350 | $65,090 | $227,900 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $83,810 | $51,130 | $164,780 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $83,520 | $63,790 | $170,100 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $83,450 | $57,570 | $140,410 |
| Minnesota | $83,450 | $61,010 | $137,660 |
| Salisbury, MD | $83,370 | $66,870 | $123,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $83,040 | $62,820 | $136,410 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $82,920 | $66,300 | $123,200 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $82,810 | $62,420 | $131,240 |
| Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $82,480 | $49,120 | $112,150 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $82,200 | $61,240 | $146,640 |
| Rockford, IL | $82,180 | $64,860 | $131,260 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $81,640 | $65,580 | $90,340 |
| Green Bay, WI | $81,600 | $62,790 | $93,490 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $81,450 | $64,030 | $179,000 |
| Michigan | $81,300 | $61,930 | $163,900 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $81,300 | $62,210 | $139,830 |
| Wisconsin | $80,940 | $52,790 | $128,840 |
| Madison, WI | $80,940 | $65,650 | $131,670 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $80,590 | $59,140 | $139,260 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $80,510 | $60,150 | $164,500 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $80,370 | $63,080 | $129,900 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $80,230 | $52,500 | $107,510 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $80,110 | $65,830 | $142,320 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $80,060 | $61,790 | $147,570 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $79,640 | $62,660 | $120,900 |
| Ohio | $79,470 | $51,310 | $138,170 |
| Cleveland, OH | $79,470 | $60,550 | $99,070 |
| Oklahoma | $79,370 | $55,400 | $151,750 |
| Columbus, OH | $79,250 | $50,550 | $142,930 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $78,890 | $56,070 | $134,210 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $78,860 | $47,720 | $139,860 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $78,590 | $49,380 | $165,700 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $78,570 | $63,090 | $126,990 |
| Utah | $78,570 | $59,990 | $130,550 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $78,560 | $59,960 | $162,720 |
| Illinois | $78,430 | $48,540 | $157,530 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $78,430 | $51,020 | $210,550 |
| Texas | $78,410 | $60,620 | $134,720 |
| Rochester, MN | $78,320 | $61,010 | $100,590 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,210 | $62,220 | $158,210 |
| Toledo, OH | $78,100 | $51,310 | $106,450 |
| Huntsville, AL | $77,830 | $50,580 | $157,000 |
| Boise City, ID | $77,810 | $49,920 | $100,000 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $77,620 | $62,140 | $161,400 |
| Rapid City, SD | $77,510 | $64,780 | $121,590 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $77,510 | $52,950 | N/A |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $77,480 | $54,720 | $130,870 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,470 | $59,610 | $97,630 |
| Columbia, SC | $77,430 | $39,620 | $206,410 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,430 | $52,000 | $89,270 |
| Indiana | $77,220 | $57,050 | $131,240 |
| Akron, OH | $77,210 | $48,500 | $136,870 |
| Evansville, IN | $77,180 | $55,680 | $128,430 |
| Lincoln, NE | $77,130 | $67,890 | $107,930 |
| South Dakota | $77,070 | $60,940 | $121,590 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $76,860 | $61,860 | $131,850 |
| Colorado | $76,770 | $51,470 | $147,280 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $76,730 | $36,100 | $198,180 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $76,720 | $44,340 | $124,800 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $76,430 | $49,500 | $110,790 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $76,390 | $49,590 | $130,980 |
| West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $76,130 | $48,710 | $101,940 |
| Nebraska | $76,030 | $49,500 | $106,280 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $76,030 | $44,130 | $152,990 |
| North Dakota | $75,870 | $44,770 | $148,170 |
| Idaho | $75,580 | $48,960 | $101,200 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,520 | $48,330 | $184,480 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $75,360 | $59,750 | $130,460 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $75,000 | $50,680 | $140,550 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $74,990 | $61,470 | $155,450 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $74,940 | $52,850 | $128,870 |
| Ogden, UT | $74,430 | $47,390 | $113,550 |
| Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $73,610 | $64,280 | $156,610 |
| Kentucky | $73,220 | $52,320 | $152,160 |
| Springfield, IL | $73,130 | $58,040 | $83,230 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $72,920 | $59,330 | $83,030 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $72,530 | $52,500 | $92,050 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,130 | $61,550 | $85,250 |
| Tulsa, OK | $71,560 | $62,170 | $127,440 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $70,930 | $52,770 | $122,020 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $68,580 | $54,000 | $106,330 |
| Vermont | $67,410 | $62,900 | $169,420 |
| Peoria, IL | $67,250 | $57,200 | $78,230 |
| Montana | $67,120 | $49,510 | $112,190 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $66,770 | $52,830 | $148,170 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,420 | $64,480 | $79,360 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $66,140 | $51,490 | $99,990 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $65,800 | $65,270 | $122,280 |
| Alabama | $65,750 | $47,970 | $119,020 |
| Birmingham, AL | $65,750 | $48,240 | $99,740 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $65,720 | $52,300 | $165,010 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,760 | $52,730 | $100,940 |
| Arkansas | $64,730 | $53,880 | $118,400 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $64,730 | $53,880 | $100,680 |
| Mobile, AL | $63,940 | $46,230 | $129,150 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $63,430 | $48,440 | $119,240 |
| El Paso, TX | $63,050 | $47,770 | $104,150 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,900 | $62,900 | $98,110 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $62,830 | $41,760 | $139,860 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $62,610 | $52,320 | $127,930 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $61,990 | $52,250 | $131,270 |
| Missoula, MT | $61,880 | $49,970 | $83,670 |
| Rochester, NY | $60,940 | $46,540 | $100,150 |
| Tyler, TX | $60,940 | $47,910 | $79,160 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,940 | $52,090 | $98,470 |
| New Mexico | $60,680 | $37,320 | $131,540 |
| Florence, SC | $60,040 | $49,310 | $148,310 |
| Bozeman, MT | $59,770 | $59,760 | $126,100 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $58,660 | $47,350 | $80,840 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $52,600 | $42,240 | $64,950 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $50,350 | $37,320 | $104,330 |
| Mississippi | $49,220 | $39,540 | $78,240 |
| Jackson, MS | $49,220 | $39,540 | $63,560 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $47,520 | $31,580 | $120,130 |
| Puerto Rico | $47,520 | $31,620 | $186,240 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists make?▾
The median annual salary for a Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists is $100,590, with a typical range of $61,860 – $168,210 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists?▾
Entry-level Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists positions typically start around $61,860 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistss earn the most?▾
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.