SOC 19-1021 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for biochemists and biophysicists in Miami, Florida is $148,310 a year ($71.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $145,550: half of the 50 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($129,840).

$148,310average per year

$71.30 / hourMedian $145,550Take-home ≈ $112,636

  • $91K10th
  • $91K25th
  • $146KMedian
  • $175K75th
  • $223K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Biochemists and Biophysicists pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $91,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $223,490 or more. The middle half of biochemists and biophysicists in Miami earn between $91,040 and $174,900.

  • $91K10th
  • $91K25th
  • $146KMedian
  • $175K75th
  • $223K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$148,310$12,359$71.30
Median$145,550$12,129$69.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$91,040$7,587$43.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$174,900$14,575$84.09

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Biochemists and Biophysicists pay in Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Biochemists and biophysicists in Miami earn 6% less than the Florida average ($157,820) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($129,840). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $127,410.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$148,310$145,550$91,040$223,49050
Florida$157,820$157,390$63,950$279,970370
United States$129,840$127,410$74,290$201,11033,830

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Biochemists and Biophysicists salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $148,310, a single filer in Miami takes home about $112,636 a year, or $9,386 a month and $4,332 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for biochemists and biophysicists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $148,310 buys what about $129,920 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 2nd of 3 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($170,200).

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Highest-paying cities for biochemists and biophysicists

Jacksonville, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($170,200).

Biochemists and Biophysicists salary by city

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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Miami: questions

How much do biochemists and biophysicists make an hour in Miami?

$71.30 an hour on average, and $69.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level biochemists and biophysicists salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $91,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $91,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the biochemists and biophysicists take-home pay in Miami?

About $112,636 a year ($9,386 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $148,310. Florida has no state income tax.

Do biochemists and biophysicists earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($129,840).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-1021; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.08, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.08).

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