Biological Scientists, All Other
SOC 19-1029 · 2024-2034
All biological scientists not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $116,708per year
- Projected openings
- 10,850
- Projected change
- +9.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $139,188 | 2,350 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $136,235 | 660 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $135,380 | 110 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $130,191 | 1,040 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $114,880 | 40 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $114,243 | 150 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $108,090 | 60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $108,018 | 2,340 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $107,597 | 50 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $106,755 | 50 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $104,721 | 560 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $104,245 | 1,250 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $103,632 | 230 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $100,571 | 50 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $100,437 | 50 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $98,753 | 580 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $96,195 | 50 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $87,115 | 50 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $86,683 | 220 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $84,455 | 50 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $82,493 | 40 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $82,133 | 90 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $81,507 | 100 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $79,483 | 50 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $76,011 | 50 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $73,638 | 130 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $71,723
- A quarter earn under
- $88,500
- Half earn under
- $116,708
- Three quarters earn under
- $158,465
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $195,021
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $140,825 | 20,580 | +15.9% |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $105,719 | 19,550 | +16.4% |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | $80,543 | 16,040 | +6.6% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $109,492 | 12,710 | +6.9% |
| Biological Technicians | $73,440 | 11,820 | +10.1% |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $119,247 | 9,800 | +24% |
Programs that train for this job — 3
Cert. of Achievement Biotechnology Assistant
Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $1,011
Bio-Flex Pre-Apprenticeship
Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator · Pasadena · $3,200
Biotechnology Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $904