Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Natural Sciences Managers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $71,400 to $101,750 per year or $34 to $49 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Natural Sciences Managers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $100+ | $208,000+ |
Senior (Top 25%) | $91 | $190,000 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $66 | $137,940 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $49 | $101,750 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $34 | $71,400 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
NJ | $98 | $202,870 |
CA | $97 | $202,570 |
MA | $96 | $199,430 |
NY | $86 | $178,770 |
NC | $79 | $164,760 |
WA | $75 | $155,360 |
CO | $74 | $152,900 |
VA | $71 | $148,490 |
MD | $71 | $147,180 |
CT | $70 | $146,420 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Natural Sciences Manager is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NJ doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NJ might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Natural Sciences Managers are in the states of NJ, CA, MA, NY and NC.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Grantmaking and Giving Services | $198050 | $95.22 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $191420 | $92.03 |
Other Food Manufacturing | $189130 | $90.93 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $187500 | $90.14 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $185960 | $89.41 |
Chemical Manufacturing | $181730 | $87.37 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $179260 | $86.18 |
Oil and Gas Extraction | $177150 | $85.17 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $169360 | $81.42 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $163440 | $78.58 |
Support Activities for Mining | $162640 | $78.19 |
Employment Services | $162370 | $78.06 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $160490 | $77.16 |
Dairy Product Manufacturing | $159370 | $76.62 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $158260 | $76.09 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $157400 | $75.67 |
Chemical Manufacturing | $154850 | $74.45 |
Insurance Carriers | $154810 | $74.43 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $153730 | $73.91 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $144350 | $69.40 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $143600 | $69.04 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $141680 | $68.12 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $141450 | $68.01 |
Office Administrative Services | $141110 | $67.84 |
Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $139030 | $66.84 |
Building Equipment Contractors | $137920 | $66.31 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $137410 | $66.06 |
Specialty Hospitals | $136100 | $65.43 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $131730 | $63.33 |
Outpatient Care Centers | $130650 | $62.81 |