SOC 19-1029 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Scientists, All Other in Redding, CA is $84,910. The 10th percentile is $59,070 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$84,910

10th percentile
$59,070
25th percentile
$62,390
Median
$84,910
75th percentile
$96,100
90th percentile
$115,210
Mean
$84,850

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $59,070 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $56,140, which is 66.1% 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 $62,390 to the 75th at $96,100, covers $33,710.

The mean annual wage is $84,850, which sits below the median of $84,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Redding, CA median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,333, which is 14.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.2% lower than the California median of $113,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $84,333 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Redding, CA ranks 5th of 7 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).).

  • Chico, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $72,240 and employment of 50. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,386, against $84,333 here.
  • Reno, NV is 135 miles away, with a median of $62,680 and employment of 180. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,051, against $84,333 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 147 miles away, with a median of $98,220 and employment of 640. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,078, against $84,333 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (30 of 71,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Redding, CA · Biological Scientists, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Scientists, All Other in Redding, CA is $84,910. The 10th percentile is $59,070 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Biological Scientists, All Other?

The local median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $98,920.

What is Biological Scientists, All Other pay in Redding, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,910 is $84,333. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Redding, CA compare with nearby metros for Biological Scientists, All Other?

Chico, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $72,240. Redding, CA ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.