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Biochemist I Salary in North Dakota

How much does a Biochemist I make in North Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Biochemist I in North Dakota is $60,133 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Biochemist I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,536
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,149 to $70,290
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,790

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Biochemist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,290	$5,857	$1,352	$34
Average	$60,133	$5,011	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$53,149	$4,429	$1,022	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Biochemist I Salaries

A Biochemist I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Biochemist I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Biochemist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,402.
California: $67,146.
Massachusetts: $66,251.

District of Columbia $67,402 California $67,146 Massachusetts $66,251 Washington $66,008 New Jersey $65,983 Alaska $65,898 Connecticut $65,058 New York $64,717

Hawaii $63,628 Rhode Island $63,116 Maryland $62,769 Minnesota $62,294 Colorado $62,112 Illinois $62,051 Oregon $61,820 Delaware $61,649

New Hampshire $61,542 Virginia $61,302 Pennsylvania $60,602 Nevada $60,249 North Dakota $60,133 Michigan $59,951 Wisconsin $59,884 Vermont $59,750

Texas $59,378 Maine $59,354 Arizona $59,318 Ohio $59,275 Georgia $58,715 Indiana $58,435 Wyoming $58,380 Utah $58,295

Iowa $58,258 Kansas $57,966 Louisiana $57,881 North Carolina $57,850 Missouri $57,838 Florida $57,601 Montana $57,473 Nebraska $57,351

Kentucky $57,284 South Carolina $57,041 Tennessee $56,889 Idaho $56,828 New Mexico $56,383 Oklahoma $56,286 Alabama $55,927 South Dakota $55,324

Arkansas $54,995 West Virginia $54,819 Mississippi $54,289

Top Paying Cities for Biochemist Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Epping: $61,390
Fortuna: $60,959
Grenora: $60,877

Epping, ND $61,390 Fortuna, ND $60,959 Grenora, ND $60,877 Keene, ND $61,452 Ray, ND $61,399 Tioga, ND $61,443 Trenton, ND $61,336 Watford City, ND $61,564

Zahl, ND $61,053 Stirum, ND $60,637 Tower City, ND $59,926 Valley City, ND $60,415 Wahpeton, ND $60,237 Walcott, ND $59,349 West Fargo, ND $58,632 Wheatland, ND $59,272

Wyndmere, ND $60,134 Fargo, ND $58,605 Grand Forks, ND $58,447 Grand Forks Afb, ND $58,447 Adams, ND $60,592 Aneta, ND $60,109 Arvilla, ND $58,726 Bathgate, ND $60,590

Buxton, ND $58,812 Caledonia, ND $59,287 Cavalier, ND $60,785 Crystal, ND $60,676 Cummings, ND $59,076 Dahlen, ND $60,162 Drayton, ND $60,386 Edinburg, ND $60,670

Emerado, ND $58,447 Fairdale, ND $60,607 Almont, ND $61,095 Baldwin, ND $60,582 Beulah, ND $61,695 Braddock, ND $60,687 Cannon Ball, ND $60,923 Carson, ND $60,987

Center, ND $60,925 Coleharbor, ND $61,381 Driscoll, ND $60,702 Elgin, ND $61,265 Flasher, ND $60,931 Fort Yates, ND $60,803 Garrison, ND $61,601 Golden Valley, ND $61,670

Hague, ND $60,609 Hazelton, ND $60,752 Hazen, ND $61,593 Drake, ND $61,014 Kintyre, ND $60,766 Linton, ND $60,824 Mandan, ND $60,597 Menoken, ND $60,529

Mercer, ND $60,962 Moffit, ND $60,685 Napoleon, ND $60,828 New Leipzig, ND $61,182 New Salem, ND $61,035 Raleigh, ND $60,848 Riverdale, ND $61,649 Saint Anthony, ND $60,714

Selfridge, ND $60,729 Shields, ND $60,787 Solen, ND $60,812 Stanton, ND $61,290 Sterling, ND $60,625 Strasburg, ND $60,691 Turtle Lake, ND $61,160 Underwood, ND $61,270

Washburn, ND $61,074 Wilton, ND $60,746 Zap, ND $61,647 Zeeland, ND $60,590 Dickinson, ND $61,689 Amidon, ND $61,284 Beach, ND $61,107 Belfield, ND $61,468

Bowman, ND $61,050 Dodge, ND $61,690 Dunn Center, ND $61,625 Fairfield, ND $61,382 Gladstone, ND $61,560 Glen Ullin, ND $61,422 Golva, ND $61,071 Grassy Butte, ND $61,356

Halliday, ND $61,682 Hebron, ND $61,552 Hettinger, ND $60,944 Killdeer, ND $61,575 Lefor, ND $61,422 Manning, ND $61,535 Marmarth, ND $60,823 Marshall, ND $61,589

Medora, ND $61,289 Mott, ND $61,292 New England, ND $61,403 Reeder, ND $61,037 Regent, ND $61,348 Rhame, ND $60,970 Richardton, ND $61,553 Scranton, ND $60,909

Sentinel Butte, ND $61,129 South Heart, ND $61,501 Taylor, ND $61,558 Minot, ND $61,515 Minot Afb, ND $61,585 Anamoose, ND $60,940 Antler, ND $61,097 Balfour, ND $61,011

Bantry, ND $61,042 Benedict, ND $61,241 Berthold, ND $61,328 Bowbells, ND $61,254 Burlington, ND $61,431 Butte, ND $61,045 Carpio, ND $61,245 Columbus, ND $61,233

Crosby, ND $61,274 Deering, ND $61,140 Des Lacs, ND $61,365 Donnybrook, ND $61,250 Douglas, ND $61,354 Finley, ND $60,133 Fordville, ND $60,032 Forest River, ND $59,270

Gilby, ND $58,884 Glasston, ND $60,657 Grafton, ND $59,999 Hamilton, ND $60,575 Hannah, ND $60,640 Hatton, ND $59,105 Hensel, ND $60,668 Hoople, ND $60,561

Inkster, ND $59,301 Langdon, ND $60,760 Lankin, ND $60,466 Larimore, ND $59,228 Mcville, ND $60,381 Maida, ND $60,788 Manvel, ND $58,447 Mayville, ND $59,303

Mekinock, ND $58,447 Michigan, ND $60,345 Milton, ND $60,607 Minto, ND $59,023 Mountain, ND $60,730 Neche, ND $60,687 Niagara, ND $59,772 Northwood, ND $59,148

Osnabrock, ND $60,684 Park River, ND $60,435 Pembina, ND $60,644 Petersburg, ND $60,066 Pisek, ND $59,925 Portland, ND $59,784 Reynolds, ND $58,459 Saint Thomas, ND $60,653

Sharon, ND $59,918 Thompson, ND $58,448 Wales, ND $60,653 Walhalla, ND $60,755 Devils Lake, ND $60,757 Agate, ND $60,734 Alsen, ND $60,604 Balta, ND $61,175

Belcourt, ND $61,071 Bisbee, ND $60,760 Bottineau, ND $61,096 Bremen, ND $60,540 Brocket, ND $60,511 Calvin, ND $60,659 Cando, ND $60,788 Churchs Ferry, ND $60,602

Crary, ND $60,548 Dunseith, ND $61,035 Edmore, ND $60,604 Abercrombie, ND $59,487 Absaraka, ND $59,310 Amenia, ND $59,150 Argusville, ND $58,773 Arthur, ND $59,128

Ayr, ND $59,416 Barney, ND $60,059 Blanchard, ND $59,513 Buffalo, ND $59,525 Casselton, ND $58,957 Cayuga, ND $60,511 Christine, ND $59,137 Clifford, ND $59,911

Cogswell, ND $60,443 Colfax, ND $59,539 Davenport, ND $59,004 Enderlin, ND $60,068 Erie, ND $59,395 Fairmount, ND $60,467 Fingal, ND $59,945 Forman, ND $60,534

Fort Ransom, ND $60,560 Galesburg, ND $59,768 Gardner, ND $58,969 Bismarck, ND $60,480 Grandin, ND $59,156 Egeland, ND $60,704 Esmond, ND $60,746 Fort Totten, ND $60,741

Hampden, ND $60,609 Hansboro, ND $60,787 Harvey, ND $60,856 Knox, ND $60,771 Lakota, ND $60,527 Lawton, ND $60,530 Leeds, ND $60,757 Maddock, ND $60,706

Minnewaukan, ND $60,664 Munich, ND $60,707 Mylo, ND $60,801 Nekoma, ND $60,665 New Rockford, ND $60,545 Oberon, ND $60,625 Pekin, ND $60,357 Penn, ND $60,622

Perth, ND $60,771 Rocklake, ND $60,752 Rolette, ND $60,900 Rolla, ND $60,933 Rugby, ND $60,942 Saint John, ND $60,995 Saint Michael, ND $60,671 Sarles, ND $60,712

Sheyenne, ND $60,540 Starkweather, ND $60,637 Tokio, ND $60,660 Tolna, ND $60,421 Warwick, ND $60,438 Webster, ND $60,580 Willow City, ND $60,934 Wolford, ND $60,798

York, ND $60,750 Jamestown, ND $60,676 Ashley, ND $60,538 Berlin, ND $60,633 Binford, ND $60,289 Bowdon, ND $60,666 Buchanan, ND $60,436 Carrington, ND $60,523

Cathay, ND $60,547 Chaseley, ND $60,721 Cleveland, ND $60,561 Cooperstown, ND $60,398 Courtenay, ND $60,300 Dawson, ND $60,735 Dazey, ND $60,362 Denhoff, ND $60,846

Dickey, ND $60,592 Edgeley, ND $60,684 Ellendale, ND $60,450 Fessenden, ND $60,707 Forbes, ND $60,435 Fredonia, ND $60,624 Fullerton, ND $60,582 Gackle, ND $60,672

Glenfield, ND $60,295 Goodrich, ND $60,833 Grace City, ND $60,357 Hannaford, ND $60,320 Hurdsfield, ND $60,773 Jessie, ND $60,501 Jud, ND $60,596 Kensal, ND $60,317

Kulm, ND $60,662 Lamoure, ND $60,690 Lehr, ND $60,672 Litchville, ND $60,536 Mcclusky, ND $60,921 Mchenry, ND $60,312 Marion, ND $60,559 Medina, ND $60,643

Montpelier, ND $60,578 Oakes, ND $60,539 Pettibone, ND $60,618 Pingree, ND $60,423 Regan, ND $60,768 Robinson, ND $60,648 Rogers, ND $60,402 Sanborn, ND $60,454

Spiritwood, ND $60,442 Steele, ND $60,770 Streeter, ND $60,714 Sutton, ND $60,212 Sykeston, ND $60,570 Tappen, ND $60,721 Tuttle, ND $60,692 Verona, ND $60,603

Wimbledon, ND $60,363 Wing, ND $60,692 Wishek, ND $60,794 Woodworth, ND $60,520 Ypsilanti, ND $60,533 Gwinner, ND $60,717 Hankinson, ND $60,524 Harwood, ND $58,651

Havana, ND $60,401 Hillsboro, ND $59,427 Hope, ND $60,099 Horace, ND $58,885 Hunter, ND $59,287 Kathryn, ND $60,388 Kindred, ND $59,132 Leonard, ND $59,401

Lidgerwood, ND $60,544 Lisbon, ND $60,408 Luverne, ND $60,217 Mcleod, ND $59,918 Mantador, ND $60,363 Mapleton, ND $58,958 Milnor, ND $60,408 Mooreton, ND $60,122

Nome, ND $60,244 Oriska, ND $60,018 Page, ND $59,875 Pillsbury, ND $60,058 Rutland, ND $60,514 Sheldon, ND $59,879 Flaxton, ND $61,197 Glenburn, ND $61,226

Granville, ND $61,147 Karlsruhe, ND $61,046 Kenmare, ND $61,280 Kramer, ND $61,011 Lansford, ND $61,184 Lignite, ND $61,292 Mcgregor, ND $61,289 Makoti, ND $61,416

Mandaree, ND $61,591 Martin, ND $60,870 Max, ND $61,334 Maxbass, ND $61,120 Mohall, ND $61,209 Newburg, ND $61,113 New Town, ND $61,554 Noonan, ND $61,256

Norwich, ND $61,207 Palermo, ND $61,351 Parshall, ND $61,552 Plaza, ND $61,399 Portal, ND $61,251 Powers Lake, ND $61,325 Roseglen, ND $61,560 Ross, ND $61,389

Ruso, ND $61,124 Ryder, ND $61,425 Sawyer, ND $61,303 Sherwood, ND $61,172 Souris, ND $61,014 Stanley, ND $61,438 Surrey, ND $61,355 Tolley, ND $61,184

Towner, ND $61,017 Upham, ND $61,082 Velva, ND $61,267 Voltaire, ND $61,095 Westhope, ND $61,123 White Earth, ND $61,384 Wildrose, ND $61,269 Williston, ND $61,336

Alamo, ND $61,239 Alexander, ND $61,211 Ambrose, ND $61,070 Arnegard, ND $61,372 Cartwright, ND $61,026

Biochemist I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Biochemist I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $60,133. While startup companies pay approximate $60,133.

Biochemist I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$60,133
Growth Stage	51~500	$60,133
Established	501~5000	$60,133
Enterprise	5000+	$60,133

Biochemist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Biochemist I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$53,149

Average $60,133/year

$70,290

$4,429

Average $5,011/month

$5,857

$1,022

Average $1,156/week

$1,352

$26

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,290	$5,857	$1,352	$34
Average	$60,133	$5,011	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$53,149	$4,429	$1,022	$26

Biochemist I Salary Growth & Career Path

Biochemist I

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Biophysicist

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Biochemist I, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Biochemist I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Pharmacokinetics Scientist II	$88,840	48%
Bioinformatics Analyst II	$81,185	35%
Biochemist II	$76,376	27%
Biophysicist	$76,231	27%

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