Exactly 6,180 of the 9,880 biology professionals employed in Maryland, work in Bowie. There has been a 6% growth in the number of biology professionals in Bowie between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for biology professionals in Bowie has increased, overall employment in Bowie has also increased.

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In Bowie, salaries for biology professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $86,148 per year was earned by biology professionals in Bowie. Biology professionals in Bowie made a yearly average salary of $71,186, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Bowie.

Biology professionals in Bowie make a median yearly salary of $83,116. The difference in pay between the biology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 175%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $47,658 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $131,136 per year.

Biology professional salaries in Bowie are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Bowie's biology professionals are graduates of the only accredited biology school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in biology offered by Bowie's biology school.

In 2010 approximately 26 students graduated from biology courses.