Biological Scientist Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Biological Scientist in Reading, PA is $85,123. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $63,302 to a high of $113,589, with most professionals earning between $73,701 and $100,023.

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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 Reading, PA

Average Base Salary

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73701

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85123

Average Total Cash Compensation

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101626

86161

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 Reading, PA. The base salary for Biological Scientist ranges from $73,701 to $100,023 with the average base salary of $85,123. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $74,436 to $101,626 with the average total cash compensation of $86,161.

View Average Salary for Biological Scientist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$85,123	$73,701 - $100,023
Bonus	$1,038	$736 - $1,603
Total Pay	$86,161	$74,436 - $101,626

* 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 Reading, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Allentown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,664 - $101,330	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Lancaster, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,969 - $99,030	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Bethlehem, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,664 - $101,330	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,539 - $103,874	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Lebanon, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,282 - $98,097	COMPARE TO Reading, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,653 - $109,459	COMPARE TO Reading, PA

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About Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 87,575, it is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area, and is furthermore included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area. The city, which is approximately halfway between the state's most populous city, Philadelphia, and the state capital, Harrisburg (as well as about halfway between Allentown and Lancaster)...

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