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

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $60,750 and the 90th percentile is $148,070. The difference is $87,320, which is 78.8% 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 $77,530 to the 75th at $129,250, covers $51,720.

The mean annual wage is $107,710, which sits below the median of $110,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Vallejo, CA median is 12% higher than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,121, which is 3.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% lower than the California median of $113,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $110,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $102,121 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. Vallejo, CA ranks 3rd 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).).

• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $138,160 and employment of 4,280. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,502, against $102,121 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $102,650 and employment of 60. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,679, against $102,121 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $110,330 and employment of 70. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,362, against $102,121 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Vallejo, CA (60 of 144,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.