Exactly 660 of the 2,360 biology professionals employed in Connecticut, work in Hartford. The number of biology professionals in Hartford has grown by 38% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of biology professionals in Hartford has increased, overall employment in Hartford has also increased.

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In Hartford, salaries for biology professionals have increased. Hartford biology professionals made $61,930 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, biology professionals in Hartford made an average salary of $59,827 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Hartford.

Biology professionals in Hartford earn a median salary of $58,945 per year. The difference in pay between the biology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 158%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,235 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $90,830 per year.

On average biology professional salaries in Hartford are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited biology school in the city. Many of Hartford's biology professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 16 students graduated from biology courses in 2010.