How much do Animal Scientists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Animal Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $72,940 and the 90th percentile is $130,910. The difference is $57,970, which is 56.5% 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 $81,070 to the 75th at $113,500, covers $32,430.

The mean annual wage is $103,270, which sits above the median of $102,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 48.7% higher than the national median of $68,940 for Animal Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,096, which is 32.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Scientists at $91,096 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Scientists. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $77,880 and employment of 60. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,940, against $91,096 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 176 miles away, with a median of $63,740 and employment of 40. That median is 37.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,003, against $91,096 here.