Natural Sciences Managers salary
The median pay for natural sciences managers in the United States is $167,220 a year. About 108,690 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $79,710
- 25th percentile
- $119,430
- Median percentile
- $167,220
- 75th percentile
- $221,540
- 90th percentile
- $316,850
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $267,290
- Connecticut $210,670
- California $210,230
- New Jersey $207,030
- Washington $182,480
- North Carolina $173,870
- Maryland $168,620
- Illinois $159,670
- District of Columbia $156,730
- Kansas $153,820
- Colorado $152,730
- Virginia $150,570
- Oregon $143,120
- Maine $141,360
- West Virginia $138,010
- Pennsylvania $137,900
- Ohio $137,170
- Minnesota $136,450
- New York $134,680
- New Hampshire $134,010
- Alabama $133,470
- North Dakota $131,370
- Vermont $131,290
- South Carolina $131,140
- Alaska $130,590
- Rhode Island $130,480
- Texas $129,960
- Missouri $129,410
- Michigan $129,070
- Wisconsin $128,890
- South Dakota $128,140
- Kentucky $126,440
- Arizona $124,920
- Idaho $124,800
- Tennessee $124,530
- Nebraska $120,620
- Arkansas $119,430
- Mississippi $119,430
- Montana $119,430
- Nevada $112,260
- Oklahoma $112,260
- Florida $112,220
- Iowa $109,760
- Wyoming $109,300
- Indiana $108,250
- Hawaii $107,810
By metro area
- Boston, MA $291,000
- San Jose, CA $263,810
- San Francisco, CA $225,230
- Fayetteville, AR $220,120
- Norwich, CT $217,480
- Kennewick, WA $215,860
- Worcester, MA $212,600
- Midland, MI $212,130
- New Haven, CT $210,670
- Boulder, CO $210,340
- San Diego, CA $207,200
- Bridgeport, CT $204,250
- Bay City, MI $204,120
- Seattle, WA $203,150
- Santa Cruz, CA $202,380
- Hartford, CT $196,930
- Los Angeles, CA $193,340
- Durham, NC $183,540
- Trenton, NJ $182,230
- New York, NY $180,460
- San Luis Obispo, CA $178,530
- Oxnard, CA $176,740
- Santa Maria, CA $175,400
- Stockton, CA $174,860
- Grand Forks, ND $173,590
- Raleigh, NC $173,510
- Charlotte, NC $173,160
- Philadelphia, PA $172,900
- Atlantic City, NJ $172,540
- Salinas, CA $171,290
- Vallejo, CA $171,250
- Sacramento, CA $170,010
- Riverside, CA $169,370
- Washington, DC $169,060
- Pinehurst, NC $168,850
- Chicago, IL $167,040
- Wilmington, NC $166,910
- Salisbury, MD $166,430
- Fayetteville, NC $165,260
- Portland, OR $165,200
- Springfield, MA $165,000
- Cincinnati, OH $164,300
- Burlington, NC $163,020
- Hickory, NC $162,690
- Lexington, KY $161,450
- Bloomington, IN $160,260
- Modesto, CA $160,070
- Manchester, NH $160,040
- St. Louis, MO $158,820
- Santa Rosa, CA $158,770
- Fresno, CA $157,470
- Baltimore, MD $156,730
- Bakersfield, CA $156,270
- Spartanburg, SC $156,110
- Memphis, TN $155,420
- Portland, ME $155,080
- Greensboro, NC $154,100
- Barnstable Town, MA $154,080
- Fort Collins, CO $152,730
- Evansville, IN $152,320
- Sioux Falls, SD $151,830
- Bremerton, WA $150,030
- Winston, NC $148,710
- Colorado Springs, CO $148,240
- Olympia, WA $145,560
- Providence, RI $144,920
- Corvallis, OR $144,470
- Ann Arbor, MI $144,200
- Minneapolis, MN $143,290
- Lafayette, IN $142,640
- Knoxville, TN $141,130
- Denver, CO $141,080
- Manhattan, KS $140,850
- Lexington Park, MD $140,670
- Amherst Town, MA $140,500
- Milwaukee, WI $140,170
- Albany, NY $139,830
- Buffalo, NY $139,570
- Birmingham, AL $139,050
- Columbus, OH $138,110
- Madison, WI $136,990
- Morgantown, WV $136,990
- Salem, OR $136,150
- Bend, OR $135,710
- Utica, NY $135,600
- Rochester, NY $134,860
- St. Joseph, MO $134,810
- Dayton, OH $134,800
- Bellingham, WA $134,220
- Anchorage, AK $134,010
- Greenville, SC $133,790
- Palm Bay, FL $133,620
- Asheville, NC $133,470
- Bismarck, ND $133,470
- Houston, TX $132,860
- Charleston, SC $132,660
- Austin, TX $131,900
- Grand Rapids, MI $131,550
- Santa Fe, NM $131,370
- Savannah, GA $131,120
- Huntsville, AL $130,780
- Spokane, WA $130,640
- Cleveland, OH $130,470
- Syracuse, NY $130,190
- Phoenix, AZ $130,160
- Dallas, TX $130,010
- Tampa, FL $130,010
- New Orleans, LA $129,960
- Rapid City, SD $129,960
- Allentown, PA $129,920
- Burlington, VT $129,150
- Detroit, MI $129,140
- Beaumont, TX $128,910
- Kansas City, MO $128,810
- La Crosse, WI $128,670
- Medford, OR $128,600
- Akron, OH $128,390
- Virginia Beach, VA $128,340
- Rochester, MN $127,920
- Eugene, OR $127,310