Average genetics major salary

Updated September 14, 2023

$68,093

$40,00010%

$68,093Median

$113,00090%

What is the average genetics major salary in the US?

Genetics major graduates in America make, on average, $68,093 a year or $32.74 per hour.If you are in the top 10 percent, you will make over $113,000; however, if you are in the bottom 10 percent, you will earn less than $40,000 per year.Most jobs for genetics majors are in health care companies and technology companies.California, New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, and Maine have the highest paying jobs for genetics major graduates.

Best paying cities

$89,958

$74,637

$74,334

Average genetics salary by company

There is good job security for genetics major graduates. However, some industries offer better pay and benefit packages than others.Employers that have the highest concentration of job opportunities for genetics majors are health care companies and technology companies.genetics major graduates at Meta and Apple report the highest salaries.Also, companies like Amazon and Citi pay genetics major graduates very well.

Average salary by company

Rank	Company	Zippia score	Average genetics salary
1	1.Meta	4.8	$128,790
2	2.Apple	4.8	$113,459
3	3.Amazon	4.7	$99,473
4	4.Citi	4.6	$92,924
5	5.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	4.5	$90,156
6	6.JPMorgan Chase & Co.	4.8	$89,506
7	7.Novartis	4.9	$87,205
8	8.Bristol-Myers Squibb	4.6	$86,684
9	9.Avanade	4.5	$86,460
10	10.Oracle	4.6	$84,721
11	11.Merck	4.6	$82,254
12	12.Favorite Healthcare Staffing	4.4	$81,608
13	13.Tenet Healthcare	4.5	$80,863
14	14.Gilead Sciences	4.5	$79,935
15	15.Stanford University	4.5	$77,615
16	16.Starbucks	4.5	$77,099
17	17.Deloitte	4.7	$77,032
18	18.Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	4.5	$76,417
19	19.Pfizer	4.5	$76,351
20	20.Stability Healthcare	4.2	$75,784

Average genetics major salary by city

The national average salary for a genetics major graduate in the USA is $68,093 annually or $32.74 hourly.San Francisco, CA reports the highest salaries for genetics major graduates at $89,958 per year.The average starting salary in San Francisco, CA for genetics major graduates is $51,000.Hartford, CT, Portland, ME, Boston, MA, Baltimore, MD, Cleveland, TN, and Phoenix, AZ all pay above-average salaries for genetics major graduates.California, New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, and Maine are the states with the highest payscale for genetics major graduates.Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina, and Mississippi are the lowest earners.

Average salary by location

Rank	City	Average genetics salary	Salary range
1	San Francisco, CA	$89,958	$45k $120k
2	Hartford, CT	$74,637	$45k $120k
3	Portland, ME	$74,334	$45k $120k
4	Boston, MA	$71,558	$45k $120k
5	Baltimore, MD	$69,889	$45k $120k
6	Cleveland, TN	$69,825	$45k $120k
7	Phoenix, AZ	$68,286	$45k $120k
8	Richmond, IN	$68,154	$45k $120k
9	New York, NY	$67,130	$45k $120k
10	Des Moines, WA	$66,818	$45k $120k
11	Minneapolis, MN	$66,222	$45k $120k
12	Portland, OR	$65,200	$45k $120k
13	Washington, DC	$65,170	$45k $120k
14	Philadelphia, PA	$64,340	$45k $120k
15	Chicago, IL	$63,017	$45k $120k
16	Arlington, VA	$61,591	$45k $120k
17	Madison, WI	$60,583	$45k $120k
18	Detroit, MI	$60,484	$45k $120k
19	Durham, NC	$59,074	$45k $120k
20	Cleveland, OH	$58,950	$45k $120k

Average genetics major salary by state

The darker areas on the map show where genetics majors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average salary

Genetics major average salary by state

State	Average genetics major salary	Average hourly rate
California	$85,441	$41.08
New Jersey	$75,807	$36.45
Hawaii	$75,226	$36.17
Connecticut	$74,371	$35.76
Maine	$73,949	$35.55
Rhode Island	$71,659	$34.45
Massachusetts	$71,540	$34.39
Nevada	$70,631	$33.96
Delaware	$70,339	$33.82
Tennessee	$69,882	$33.60
Maryland	$69,720	$33.52
Arizona	$68,223	$32.80
Alaska	$67,800	$32.60
Indiana	$67,793	$32.59
New York	$67,142	$32.28
Washington	$66,390	$31.92
Minnesota	$66,359	$31.90
Oregon	$65,589	$31.53
New Hampshire	$64,020	$30.78
Pennsylvania	$64,010	$30.77
Montana	$63,552	$30.55
Vermont	$63,114	$30.34
Illinois	$62,790	$30.19
Wisconsin	$60,905	$29.28
Wyoming	$60,662	$29.16
Virginia	$60,601	$29.14
Michigan	$60,342	$29.01
Colorado	$58,700	$28.22
North Carolina	$58,537	$28.14
Ohio	$57,958	$27.86
Idaho	$57,937	$27.85
Oklahoma	$57,787	$27.78
Arkansas	$55,858	$26.85
New Mexico	$54,683	$26.29
Kentucky	$54,326	$26.12
West Virginia	$54,289	$26.10
Iowa	$53,784	$25.86
South Dakota	$53,668	$25.80
North Dakota	$53,387	$25.67
Florida	$53,214	$25.58
Nebraska	$53,059	$25.51
Kansas	$52,901	$25.43
Utah	$52,677	$25.33
Texas	$52,664	$25.32
Georgia	$52,399	$25.19
Alabama	$52,157	$25.08
Missouri	$50,224	$24.15
South Carolina	$48,274	$23.21
Mississippi	$48,191	$23.17
Louisiana	$47,900	$23.03

Highest paying jobs for genetics majors

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Open jobs
1	Medical Science Liaison	$145,718	57,208
2	Clinical Scientist	$122,388	96,923
3	Principal Scientist	$119,981	80,899
4	Senior Scientist	$106,671	49,712
5	Associate Professor	$103,291	30,083
6	Field Applications Scientist	$101,705	105,557
7	Scientist	$97,343	62,467
8	Staff Scientist	$93,941	121,054
9	Medical Writer	$93,841	59,516
10	Bioinformatics Scientist	$91,529	57,026
11	Research And Development Scientist	$90,278	129,803
12	Research Scientist	$89,998	93,013
13	Application Scientist	$89,939	63,314
14	Assistant Professor	$87,099	30,531
15	Genetic Scientist	$86,662	44,179
16	Research And Development Technician	$83,552	111,268
17	Scientific Consultant	$82,033	13,980
18	Pharmacy Internship	$80,116	89,197
19	Bioinformatics Analyst	$79,393	30,669
20	Assistant Scientist	$77,399	48,025

Salary history for genetics major graduates

This data shows the national average salary between 2011-2020 among Genetics major graduates.

Genetics major salary by experience level

Average salary by experience level salaries by experience level

The salary for a genetics major graduate can range from $26,472 to $96,245 depending on the amount of work experience that the person has. Data on how experience level affects salary is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Experience level	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
Entry-level average salary by experience level	$26,500	$12.73
Mid-level average salary by experience level	$57,000	$27.40
Senior-level average salary by experience level	$96,200	$46.27

Salaries for related majors

Rank	Major	Average salary	Range
1	Biostatistics	$78,876	$28k $104k
2	Pharmacology	$77,740	$28k $104k
3	Physiology And Anatomy	$63,763	$28k $104k
4	Cell Biology And Anatomical Science	$60,992	$28k $104k
5	Biomedical Sciences	$60,740	$28k $104k
6	Microbiology	$56,294	$28k $104k
7	Botany	$53,555	$28k $104k
8	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology	$52,349	$28k $104k
9	Neuroscience	$50,638	$28k $104k
10	Biotechnology	$49,819	$28k $104k
11	Exercise Physiology	$44,929	$28k $104k
12	Ecology, Population Biology, And Epidemiology	$44,836	$28k $104k
13	Biology	$41,559	$28k $104k
14	Zoology	$41,516	$28k $104k