Average Salary

• In May 2008, biotechnologists averaged an annual salary of $40,900.
  
  

Salary Range

• The lowest paid 10 percent of biotechnologists received salaries of about $24,530, while the highest paid 10 percent earned $62,260 in 2008.
  
  

Largest Employers

• The largest employers of biotechnologists in May 2008 were scientific research institutions, colleges and universities, the federal government, pharmaceutical manufacturers and architectural and engineering services. Biotechnologists employed in these areas earned average salaries of $45,520, $40,450, $34,840, $43,160 and $37,590, respectively.
  
  

Highest Paying Employers

• In 2008, the highest paying employers of biotechnologists were electromedical instruments manufacturers, wholesale electronic markets, physicians' offices, drug wholesalers and medical equipment and supply manufacturers. Biotechnologists working in these fields averaged $46,130 to $58,640.
  
  

Largest Employers

• In May 2008, the states with the highest paid biotechnologists were Massachusetts, Delaware, Connecticut, California and Minnesota where workers received average incomes of $45,880 to $52,740.