Geneticist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level geneticist earnings begin at:

$81.65 per hour

$169,830 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level geneticist earnings begin at:

$61.39 per hour

$127,690 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level geneticist earnings begin at:

$48.99 per hour

$101,900 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level geneticist earnings begin at:

$38.03 per hour

$79,110 per year

10th percentile

Starting level geneticist earnings begin at:

$29.24 per hour

$60,820 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Geneticist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $99,640
New York $99,340
California $97,260
New Jersey $95,220
Rhode Island $94,580
Virginia $87,190
South Carolina $87,090
Alaska $86,760
Minnesota $86,070
Hawaii $84,430
North Carolina $82,640
Ohio $82,390
Utah $81,890
Washington $81,230
Texas $80,470
West Virginia $80,020
Pennsylvania $79,760
Colorado $79,730
Michigan $79,540
Arizona $79,530
New Hampshire $78,810
Mississippi $78,530
Tennessee $77,610
New Mexico $77,560
Oregon $77,480
Wisconsin $77,480
Nebraska $77,310
Georgia $77,190
Arkansas $76,800
Illinois $76,090
Idaho $75,420
Wyoming $75,420
North Dakota $75,250
Iowa $73,190
Maine $71,650
Montana $71,120
Nevada $68,950
Puerto Rico $68,950
Alabama $67,660
South Dakota $65,790
Kansas $65,290
Vermont $64,430
Louisiana $63,540
Missouri $62,600
Indiana $61,780
Oklahoma $61,630
Kentucky $60,700
Florida $52,000
District of Columbia $104,400
Connecticut $103,330
Maryland $101,900
Delaware $100,070

How do geneticist salaries compare to similar careers?

Geneticists earn about the same as related careers in Maryland. On average, they make less than nanosystems engineers but more than operations research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Nanosystems engineer salary $128K
Mathematician salary $123K
Biostatistician salary $113K
Neuropsychologist salary $114K
Hydrologist salary $110K
Molecular biologist salary $102K
Geneticist salary $102K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $102K
Materials scientist salary $104K
Operations research analyst salary $103K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)