How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $61,160 and the 90th percentile is $143,010. The difference is $81,850, which is 83.3% 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 $79,720 to the 75th at $122,650, covers $42,930.

The mean annual wage is $101,400, which sits above the median of $98,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,078, which is 6.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% lower than the California median of $113,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $92,078 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 8th of 13 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $102,650 and employment of 60. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,679, against $92,078 here.
• Vallejo, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $110,780 and employment of 60. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,121, against $92,078 here.
• Chico, CA is 68 miles away, with a median of $72,240 and employment of 50. That median is 26.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,386, against $92,078 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (640 of 1,080,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 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.