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Biological Scientists in New Mexico

Want to work in New Mexico as a Biological Scientist? Read this first!

3.1% Jobs Projection
$75,760 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Biological Scientists in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Biological Scientists in New Mexico is growing slower than average.

  • Biological Scientists in New Mexico earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Biological Scientists Work in New Mexico?

In New Mexico, there were 410 people working as Biological Scientists in the year 2018.

There were 380 Biological Scientists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Biological Scientists working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Biological Scientists in this state are growing at a rate of 3.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.0%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 330 total jobs in 2026 for Biological Scientists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,700 annual jobs and 41,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Biological Scientists Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Biological Scientists ranged from $48,410 to $95,710 with $75,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $23.28 to $46.02. The median hourly rate was $36.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $34.83 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.59.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico Metros for Biological Scientists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Biological Scientists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 200 $78,530

Top States for Biological Scientists Employment

View the list below to see where most Biological Scientists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 11,010 $87,760
Massachusetts 4,470 $74,580
Maryland 4,100 $97,850
Texas 2,100 $80,910
Florida 1,770 $75,010
Washington 1,270 $79,590
North Carolina 1,070 $79,580
Georgia 1,040 $71,280
Colorado 870 $71,030
Ohio 780 $66,590
Oregon 770 $67,350
Louisiana 700 $63,310
New York 690 $88,430
Pennsylvania 660 $71,110
Indiana 630 $68,110
Illinois 590 $83,370
Arizona 570 $73,980
Virginia 540 $83,180
Wisconsin 540 $70,540
District of Columbia 520 $84,670

Below are the states where Biological Scientists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maryland $97,850
Rhode Island $94,580
Delaware $92,440
Connecticut $91,320
New York $88,430
California $87,760
District of Columbia $84,670
Illinois $83,370
Virginia $83,180
New Jersey $81,880

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