Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary in the US
A biochemists and biophysicists earns a national median of $127,410 a year (mean $129,840) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #66 of 825.
How much does a biochemists and biophysicists earn in the US?
A biochemists and biophysicists in the United States earns a median of $127,410 a year (mean $129,840), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 150% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 33,830 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-1021), ranked #66 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$127,410
per year
Mean
$129,840
per year
Employment
33,830
US workers
National rank
#66
of 825 by median
What a biochemists and biophysicists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a biochemists and biophysicists (SOC 19-1021) earns a median annual wage of $127,410 and a mean (average) of $129,840. The median is the midpoint — half of biochemists and biophysicists earn more and half earn less — and is 150% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a biochemists and biophysicists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for biochemists and biophysicists is $127,410, and the mean (average) is $129,840. The median is the midpoint — half of biochemists and biophysicists earn more and half earn less.
- How does biochemists and biophysicists pay compare to the US average?
- At $127,410, a biochemists and biophysicists earns 150% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many biochemists and biophysicists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 33,830 biochemists and biophysicists employed nationally (SOC 19-1021), across all industries.
- Where does this biochemists and biophysicists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-1021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-1021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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