Biological Scientist Salary in Washington, DC

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Biological Scientist in Washington, DC is $95,499. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $71,018 to a high of $127,435, with most professionals earning between $82,685 and $112,215.

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Support or lead the execution of engagements that are particularly technical in their issues and/or content, including technology assessments, technical performance audits or audits with biological science-related components, and Comptroller General Forums and Roundtables.

October 24, 2022

Develop and evaluate surveillance systems used globally, evaluating the prevalence and severity of influenza-associated mortality and hospitalizations to determine virulence and pathogenicity of circulating influenza viruses, the testing capacity of strategic laboratory partners and epidemiology study collaborators and identify deficiencies that may impact performance and develop procedures, training materials, and guidance to support technical transfer of laboratory processes, assay methods, and data sampling, management, and analysis techniques to domestic and international collaborators.

November 23, 2022

Provide data management and analysis for statistical and epidemiologic studies using diverse health data sources, including electronic health record data, insurance claims data, and/or other provider and patient level data .

December 29, 2022

Designs and executes a wide range of experiments independently and proactively incorporates new technologies into practice with minimal or no supervision.

January 02, 2023

Selectees will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made.

January 16, 2023

Participated in interdisciplinary teams and carried out routine environmental studies and evaluations to determine the consequences of various actions or events.

March 15, 2023

Performs epidemiologic investigations of reportable diseases that have been assigned to the position, provides recommendations for their prevention and control.

March 24, 2023

Demonstrated success at the assembly of nanomaterials to create new, emergent properties, using methods such as layer by layer deposition, programmed assembly, or biomimetic approaches.

April 29, 2023

Prepare and present formal or informal educational presentations regarding communicable disease as needed to outside entities, health department staff or others.

April 30, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Biological Scientist in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

82685

112215

95499

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

83510

114014

96664

What is the average salary for Biological Scientist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Biological Scientist in Washington, DC. The base salary for Biological Scientist ranges from $82,685 to $112,215 with the average base salary of $95,499. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $83,510 to $114,014 with the average total cash compensation of $96,664.

View Average Salary for Biological Scientist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$95,499	$82,685 - $112,215
Bonus	$1,165	$825 - $1,799
Total Pay	$96,664	$83,510 - $114,014

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Biological Scientist Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,685 - $112,215	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,685 - $112,215	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,685 - $112,215	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,513 - $111,982	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,685 - $112,215	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,685 - $112,215	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%

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