How much do Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists make in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

Percentile spread

For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, the published 10th percentile is $84,650 and the 90th percentile is $222,050. The difference is $137,400, which is 99.5% 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 $106,280 to the 75th at $167,500, covers $61,220.

The mean annual wage is $143,010, which sits above the median of $138,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is 33.5% higher than the national median of $103,410 for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $137,478, which is 32.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18% higher than the Connecticut median of $116,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 100.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $138,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists at $137,478 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT ranks 2nd of 17 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).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $96,640 and employment of 360. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,057, against $137,478 here.
• New Haven, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $104,310 and employment of 650. That median is 24.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,762, against $137,478 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 45 miles away, with a median of $106,670 and employment of 730. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,812, against $137,478 here.

Employment share

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (480 of 126,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (172,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.42 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.