Biological Scientists, All Other Salary — Redding, California

The average Biological Scientists, All Other in Redding, California earns $84,850 a year.

$84,850 / year, mean
↓ 22.9% below national average 10th percentile in California

Redding is among the lowest-paying cities in California for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for biological scientists, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. 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)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.4%
Cost of living 101 #53 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 $375,604 #64 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,931 #92 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Redding ranks #53 for cost of living and #64 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.

San Francisco $148,020 San Jose $142,300 New York $123,520 Santa Maria $122,820 Indianapolis $119,960 Seattle $119,950 Santa Rosa $117,530 San Diego $116,270 Baltimore $116,170 Rochester $114,320 Philadelphia $111,510 Salinas $110,140 Vallejo $107,710 Grand Rapids $107,320 Buffalo $106,640 Stockton $105,810 Bremerton $105,420 Oxnard $105,420 Santa Cruz $105,290 Spokane $105,220 Los Angeles $105,100 Kennewick $104,320 San Luis Obispo $103,400 Olympia $102,220 Sacramento $101,400 Portland $101,280 Ithaca $100,340 Riverside $99,590 Harrisburg $98,950 Modesto $98,070 Orlando $97,690 Corvallis $97,370 San Antonio $97,280 Houston $96,810 Albany $96,720 Bakersfield $96,020 El Paso $95,950 State College $95,470 El Centro $94,840 Chicago $94,030 Crestview $93,380 Miami $92,980 Pittsburgh $92,420 Fresno $91,710 Charlottesville $91,660 McAllen $91,450 Syracuse $91,100 Palm Bay $90,550 Dallas $89,650 Detroit $89,290 Jacksonville $87,760 Ann Arbor $87,720 Louisville $87,680 Virginia Beach $87,260 Brownsville $86,720 Wenatchee $86,390 Richmond $86,300 Tampa $86,190 College Station $85,820 Champaign $85,610 Allentown $85,600 Port St. Lucie $85,360 Panama City $84,960 Redding $84,850 Pensacola $84,600 Fort Myers $84,500 Chico $82,560 Lansing $80,640 Eugene $80,440 Bend $80,430 Lexington $79,730 Austin $74,340 Gainesville $71,950 Lafayette $65,540 Tallahassee $64,340
CityMean salaryvs. Redding
Albany, New York$96,720+14.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$85,600+0.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$87,720+3.4%
Austin, Texas$74,340-12.4%
Bakersfield, California$96,020+13.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$116,170+36.9%
Bend, Oregon$80,430-5.2%
Bremerton, Washington$105,420+24.2%
Brownsville, Texas$86,720+2.2%
Buffalo, New York$106,640+25.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$84,500-0.4%
Champaign, Illinois$85,610+0.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$91,660+8.0%
Chicago, Illinois$94,030+10.8%
Chico, California$82,560-2.7%
College Station, Texas$85,820+1.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$97,370+14.8%
Crestview, Florida$93,380+10.1%
Dallas, Texas$89,650+5.7%
Detroit, Michigan$89,290+5.2%
El Centro, California$94,840+11.8%
El Paso, Texas$95,950+13.1%
Eugene, Oregon$80,440-5.2%
Fresno, California$91,710+8.1%
Gainesville, Florida$71,950-15.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$107,320+26.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$98,950+16.6%
Houston, Texas$96,810+14.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$119,960+41.4%
Ithaca, New York$100,340+18.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$87,760+3.4%
Kennewick, Washington$104,320+22.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$65,540-22.8%
Lansing, Michigan$80,640-5.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$79,730-6.0%
Los Angeles, California$105,100+23.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$87,680+3.3%
McAllen, Texas$91,450+7.8%
Miami, Florida$92,980+9.6%
Modesto, California$98,070+15.6%
New York, New York$123,520+45.6%
Olympia, Washington$102,220+20.5%
Orlando, Florida$97,690+15.1%
Oxnard, California$105,420+24.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$90,550+6.7%
Panama City, Florida$84,960+0.1%
Pensacola, Florida$84,600-0.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$111,510+31.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$92,420+8.9%
Portland, Oregon$101,280+19.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$85,360+0.6%
Richmond, Virginia$86,300+1.7%
Riverside, California$99,590+17.4%
Rochester, New York$114,320+34.7%
Sacramento, California$101,400+19.5%
Salinas, California$110,140+29.8%
San Antonio, Texas$97,280+14.6%
San Diego, California$116,270+37.0%
San Francisco, California$148,020+74.4%
San Jose, California$142,300+67.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$103,400+21.9%
Santa Cruz, California$105,290+24.1%
Santa Maria, California$122,820+44.7%
Santa Rosa, California$117,530+38.5%
Seattle, Washington$119,950+41.4%
Spokane, Washington$105,220+24.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$95,470+12.5%
Stockton, California$105,810+24.7%
Syracuse, New York$91,100+7.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$64,340-24.2%
Tampa, Florida$86,190+1.6%
Vallejo, California$107,710+26.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$87,260+2.8%
Wenatchee, Washington$86,390+1.8%
Gross salary
84,850/yr
Estimated take-home
64,723/yr
Est. total withheld
23.7%

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 Redding

These notes add local color around Redding, 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 19-1029 SOC code
Official area Redding, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39820 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)
181,554