Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary — Vallejo, California

The average Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Vallejo, California earns $162,840 a year.

$162,840 / year, mean
↑ 38.6% above national average 100th percentile in California

Vallejo sits at the very top of the range for this role in California — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for medical scientists, except epidemiologists than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.8%
Cost of living 108 #16 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $576,614 #21 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $99,994 #11 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Vallejo ranks #16 for cost of living and #21 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Syracuse $182,580 Vallejo $162,840 San Francisco $157,540 San Jose $154,410 Santa Rosa $149,990 Chico $148,730 Stockton $144,260 Modesto $142,460 Santa Cruz $140,520 Kennewick $137,280 Sacramento $136,940 Santa Maria $136,900 Trenton $136,750 Riverside $134,520 Salinas $132,800 Naples $132,760 Los Angeles $131,870 Oxnard $131,710 Bakersfield $130,960 Jacksonville $129,480 San Diego $129,060 Fresno $128,500 Portland $127,850 Visalia $127,810 Salem $126,430 San Luis Obispo $125,270 Olympia $125,250 Miami $124,790 Philadelphia $122,780 New York $121,410 Bend $119,630 El Centro $119,570 Sebastian $119,430 Redding $118,880 Seattle $118,000 Sarasota $116,910 Kiryas Joel $115,770 Palm Bay $111,600 Albany $109,790 Tampa $109,560 Buffalo $109,360 Fort Myers $108,720 Tallahassee $106,060 Austin $104,890 Bloomington $104,550 Lakeland $103,690 Orlando $103,340 Allentown $102,630 Ann Arbor $101,920 Deltona $101,450 Baltimore $99,780 Morgantown $99,720 Lafayette $98,820 Gainesville $98,760 Harrisburg $98,430 Pensacola $97,700 Evansville $97,690 Kalamazoo $96,870 Hagerstown $96,450 Spokane $96,400 Indianapolis $96,320 Waco $95,620 Reading $94,920 Chicago $94,240 Lexington Park $94,230 Ocala $92,960 Houston $92,590 York $91,760 Champaign $91,500 Lexington $90,830 Dallas $90,160 Louisville $89,800 Dover $88,880 San Antonio $87,520 Detroit $87,400 Blacksburg $87,290 Winchester $87,030 Lancaster $86,900 Lynchburg $85,730 Peoria $85,020 Scranton $84,710 Killeen $84,630 Charlottesville $82,910 Springfield $81,240 Charleston $81,180 College Station $78,130 Rochester $76,440 Erie $74,880 Lansing $73,280 Altoona $72,130 McAllen $70,030 El Paso $68,150
CityMean salaryvs. Vallejo
Albany, New York$109,790-32.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$102,630-37.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$72,130-55.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$101,920-37.4%
Austin, Texas$104,890-35.6%
Bakersfield, California$130,960-19.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$99,780-38.7%
Bend, Oregon$119,630-26.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$87,290-46.4%
Bloomington, Indiana$104,550-35.8%
Buffalo, New York$109,360-32.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$108,720-33.2%
Champaign, Illinois$91,500-43.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$81,180-50.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$82,910-49.1%
Chicago, Illinois$94,240-42.1%
Chico, California$148,730-8.7%
College Station, Texas$78,130-52.0%
Dallas, Texas$90,160-44.6%
Deltona, Florida$101,450-37.7%
Detroit, Michigan$87,400-46.3%
Dover, Delaware$88,880-45.4%
El Centro, California$119,570-26.6%
El Paso, Texas$68,150-58.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$74,880-54.0%
Evansville, Indiana$97,690-40.0%
Fresno, California$128,500-21.1%
Gainesville, Florida$98,760-39.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$96,450-40.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$98,430-39.6%
Houston, Texas$92,590-43.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$96,320-40.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$129,480-20.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$96,870-40.5%
Kennewick, Washington$137,280-15.7%
Killeen, Texas$84,630-48.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$115,770-28.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$98,820-39.3%
Lakeland, Florida$103,690-36.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$86,900-46.6%
Lansing, Michigan$73,280-55.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$90,830-44.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$94,230-42.1%
Los Angeles, California$131,870-19.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$89,800-44.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$85,730-47.4%
McAllen, Texas$70,030-57.0%
Miami, Florida$124,790-23.4%
Modesto, California$142,460-12.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$99,720-38.8%
Naples, Florida$132,760-18.5%
New York, New York$121,410-25.4%
Sarasota, Florida$116,910-28.2%
Ocala, Florida$92,960-42.9%
Olympia, Washington$125,250-23.1%
Orlando, Florida$103,340-36.5%
Oxnard, California$131,710-19.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$111,600-31.5%
Pensacola, Florida$97,700-40.0%
Peoria, Illinois$85,020-47.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$122,780-24.6%
Portland, Oregon$127,850-21.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$94,920-41.7%
Redding, California$118,880-27.0%
Riverside, California$134,520-17.4%
Rochester, New York$76,440-53.1%
Sacramento, California$136,940-15.9%
Salem, Oregon$126,430-22.4%
Salinas, California$132,800-18.4%
San Antonio, Texas$87,520-46.3%
San Diego, California$129,060-20.7%
San Francisco, California$157,540-3.3%
San Jose, California$154,410-5.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$125,270-23.1%
Santa Cruz, California$140,520-13.7%
Santa Maria, California$136,900-15.9%
Santa Rosa, California$149,990-7.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$84,710-48.0%
Seattle, Washington$118,000-27.5%
Sebastian, Florida$119,430-26.7%
Spokane, Washington$96,400-40.8%
Springfield, Illinois$81,240-50.1%
Stockton, California$144,260-11.4%
Syracuse, New York$182,580+12.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$106,060-34.9%
Tampa, Florida$109,560-32.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$136,750-16.0%
Visalia, California$127,810-21.5%
Waco, Texas$95,620-41.3%
Winchester, Virginia$87,030-46.6%
York, Pennsylvania$91,760-43.7%
Gross salary
162,840/yr
Estimated take-home
111,515/yr
Est. total withheld
31.5%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Vallejo

These notes add local color around Vallejo, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-1042 SOC code
Official area Vallejo, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 46700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
450,824