How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Rochester, NY?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $71,840 and the 90th percentile is $172,470. The difference is $100,630, which is 94.0% 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 $85,230 to the 75th at $128,990, covers $43,760.

The mean annual wage is $114,320, which sits above the median of $107,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rochester, NY median is 8.2% higher than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,280, which is 11.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the New York median of $104,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $110,280 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Rochester, NY ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $100,510 and employment of 200. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,868, against $110,280 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $82,190 and employment of 60. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,845, against $110,280 here.
• Ithaca, NY is 75 miles away, with a median of $88,610 and employment of 50. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,765, against $110,280 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, NY (120 of 494,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.