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Average Biological Scientists, All Other Salary in Connecticut

Biological Scientists, All Other in Connecticut earn a median annual salary of $111,940, which is +13.2% compared to the national median. There are 170 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Connecticut (state).

$111,940
Connecticut median annual wage
$54/hour median
+13.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $98,920
170
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.28
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$68,950
25th
$83,480
Median
$111,940
75th
$138,900
90th
$187,060

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Connecticut, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$108,040
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 146.5%
Rents: 117.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Maryland $121,680 Compare 4,970
California $113,530 Compare 11,880
Delaware $113,400 Compare N/A
Washington $108,110 Compare 2,620
Massachusetts $107,100 Compare 2,930
Alaska $106,870 Compare 370

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Connecticut

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $488,940 1.70
Anesthesiologists $481,820 N/A
Orthodontists $478,680 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $418,940 1.30
Psychiatrists $326,670 1.85
Neurologists $320,680 1.02
Chief Executives $295,120 0.74
Nurse Anesthetists $236,960 0.86

Connecticut has salary data for 688 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Biological Scientists, All Other in Connecticut

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Biological Scientists, All Other are projected to change by +1.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.