Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
United States. Estimated employment 172,340, with pages for 6 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 19-1042
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$103,410 · 50th
$64,80010th
$79,84025th
$103,41050th
$139,38075th
$177,78090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse, NY | $138,940 | 160 |
| Boston, MA | $129,500 | 16,060 |
| Worcester, MA | $105,310 | 620 |
| New York, NY | $103,360 | 10,090 |
| Buffalo, NY | $101,390 | 350 |
| Albany, NY | $95,800 | 410 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 172,340 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 19-1042, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Mapped to our taxonomy as medical-scientists-except-epidemiologists.
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