How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Mobile, AL?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $63,400 and the 90th percentile is $130,560. The difference is $67,160, which is 68.9% 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 $76,400 to the 75th at $109,300, covers $32,900.

The mean annual wage is $97,250, which sits below the median of $97,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mobile, AL median is 1.5% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,638, which is 11.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.7% higher than the Alabama median of $87,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $110,638 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Mobile, AL ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 50 miles away, with a median of $96,100 and employment of 30. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,771, against $110,638 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $91,560 and employment of 50. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,699, against $110,638 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 106 miles away, with a median of $61,950 and employment of 30. That median is 36.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,810, against $110,638 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Mobile, AL (50 of 172,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.