Biochemists and Biophysicist salary
127,410 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 19-1021
Half of all biochemists and biophysicists in the United States earn more than 127,410 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay66of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.72×95,000 USD – 163,460 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 95,000 USD |
| Median | 127,410 USD |
| Mean | 129,840 USD |
| Upper quartile | 163,460 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 19-1021 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Information Security Analysts 129,180 USD
- Astronomers 128,820 USD
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary 128,500 USD
- Mathematicians 126,710 USD
- Industrial Production Managers 126,060 USD
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov