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Highest-paying States for Animal Scientists

The highest-paying states for animal scientists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of animal scientists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $177,150, California is the highest paying state for animal scientists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $103,120). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of animal scientists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Animal Scientists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$177,150	$62,630	130
2	New Jersey	$103,120	$54,130	40
3	Nebraska	$101,100	$48,720	140
4	Arizona	$101,050	$25,470	100
5	New York	$93,850	$50,010	70
6	Ohio	$89,900	$48,870	150
7	Georgia	$87,810	$49,460	60
8	Kentucky	$78,780	$48,210	50
9	Iowa	$78,780	$51,060	200
10	Maryland	$76,860	$51,320	110
11	Indiana	$76,750	$59,990	70
12	North Carolina	$72,390	$60,030	50
13	Washington	$72,010	$48,300	170
14	Massachusetts	$67,650	$41,320	100
15	Wisconsin	$66,520	$40,000	250
16	North Dakota	$66,400	$40,840	30
17	Texas	$65,610	$35,950	70
18	Minnesota	$64,690	$48,400	240
19	South Dakota	$63,450	$50,340	190
20	Idaho	$63,190	$50,510	40
21	Illinois	$62,710	$38,430	50
22	Pennsylvania	$61,920	$47,530	190
23	Kansas	$61,630	$35,630	130
24	Florida	$58,270	$37,320	40
25	Virginia	$53,530	$35,220	0
26	Colorado	$50,100	$35,890	70
27	Tennessee	$50,090	$41,070	40
28	Michigan	$49,780	$35,640	130
29	Missouri	$49,730	$46,640	70
30	Louisiana	$48,640	$41,660	0
31	Arkansas	$45,730	$35,160	40
32	Mississippi	$37,080	$27,180	50
33	Oklahoma	$28,600	$16,990	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of animal scientists in those states is not available at this time.