How much do Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists make in Vallejo, CA?

Percentile spread

For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, the published 10th percentile is $129,730 and the 90th percentile is $180,790. The difference is $51,060, which is 30.2% 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 $156,450 to the 75th at $175,410, covers $18,960.

The mean annual wage is $162,840, which sits below the median of $168,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Vallejo, CA median is 63.3% higher than the national median of $103,410 for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $155,661, which is 50.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.3% higher than the California median of $136,990.

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 $168,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists at $155,661 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 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Vallejo, CA ranks 1st 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 $160,180 and employment of 7,310. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,548, against $155,661 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $138,050 and employment of 140. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,365, against $155,661 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $145,340 and employment of 150. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,844, against $155,661 here.

Employment share

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Vallejo, CA (130 of 144,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (172,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.