How much do Animal Scientists make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Animal Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $55,460 and the 90th percentile is $114,310. The difference is $58,850, which is 92.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,820 to the 75th at $76,980, covers $17,160.

The mean annual wage is $75,250, which sits above the median of $63,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $68,940 for Animal Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,003, which is 11.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18% lower than the Maryland median of $77,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Scientists at $61,003 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Scientists. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $82,810 and employment of 160. That median is 29.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,053, against $61,003 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $77,880 and employment of 60. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,940, against $61,003 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 176 miles away, with a median of $102,540. That median is 60.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,096, against $61,003 here.

Employment share

Animal Scientists accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (40 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.