Of the 6,350 biology professionals employed in Pennsylvania, 1,150 work in Washington. The number of biology professionals in Washington has grown by 6% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for biology professionals in Washington has increased, overall employment in Washington has also increased.

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• Light Blue: Biology in Washington
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As the number of biology professionals in Washington has grown, salaries for biology professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $48,355 per year was earned by biology professionals in Washington. Biology professionals in Washington made a yearly average salary of $46,997, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Washington.

Biology professionals in Washington earn a median salary of $45,630 per year. The difference in pay between the biology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 135%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,345 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $71,435 per year.

Biology professional salaries in Washington are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

Washington's biology schools offer 2 biology degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 25 students graduated from biology courses.