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Medical Scientists in New Jersey

Is New Jersey a good place for you to work as a Medical Scientist?

8.1% Jobs Projection
$128,210 Median Salary
270 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Medical Scientists in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Scientists in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Scientists Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 2,960 people working as Medical Scientists in the year 2018.

There were 2,560 Medical Scientists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,115 Medical Scientists working in it, which means New Jersey has more Medical Scientists than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Medical Scientists in this state are growing at a rate of 8.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 13.4%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 270 annual job openings, and a total of 3,070 jobs for New Jersey Medical Scientists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,100 annual jobs and 136,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Scientists Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Medical Scientists ranged from $82,430 to $208,000 with $128,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $39.63 to $100. The median hourly rate was $61.64.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $62.52 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.88.

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

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Top New Jersey Metros for Medical Scientists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 9,400 $91,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,040 $107,030
Trenton, NJ 740 n/a

Top States for Medical Scientists Employment

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

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 26,080 $99,100
Massachusetts 13,430 $84,070
New York 9,500 $78,900
Pennsylvania 7,970 $103,110
Washington 5,570 $78,680
Texas 5,240 $60,270
Maryland 5,010 $99,740
North Carolina 4,500 $88,690
Illinois 3,510 $75,990
Florida 3,470 $77,420
Ohio 3,430 $67,850
New Jersey 2,960 $128,210
Minnesota 2,920 $83,670
Michigan 2,550 $58,250
Missouri 1,830 $55,090
Virginia 1,800 $89,220
Oregon 1,720 $71,390
Georgia 1,710 $62,600
Indiana 1,550 $0
Arizona 1,500 $83,260

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

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $128,210
Connecticut $111,840
Delaware $110,750
Pennsylvania $103,110
Maryland $99,740
Nevada $99,720
California $99,100
Maine $94,100
Rhode Island $91,110
Virginia $89,220

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