Average salaries in leading U.S. life science regions 2023
Northern California's life science industry, also called Biotech Bay because of its concentration around San Francisco's bay area, had the highest average salary among U.S. life science hubs as of 2023. The average salary in this region stood at some 212,000 U.S. dollars. The cost of living and the concentration of life science establishments in certain areas are the major reasons for large salary differences among U.S. regions.