Natural Sciences Managers Salary in the US
A natural sciences managers earns a national median of $167,220 a year (mean $180,250) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #30 of 825.
How much does a natural sciences managers earn in the US?
A natural sciences managers in the United States earns a median of $167,220 a year (mean $180,250), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 228% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 108,690 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9121), ranked #30 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$167,220
per year
Mean
$180,250
per year
Employment
108,690
US workers
National rank
#30
of 825 by median
What a natural sciences managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a natural sciences managers (SOC 11-9121) earns a median annual wage of $167,220 and a mean (average) of $180,250. The median is the midpoint — half of natural sciences managers earn more and half earn less — and is 228% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a natural sciences managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for natural sciences managers is $167,220, and the mean (average) is $180,250. The median is the midpoint — half of natural sciences managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does natural sciences managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $167,220, a natural sciences managers earns 228% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many natural sciences managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 108,690 natural sciences managers employed nationally (SOC 11-9121), across all industries.
- Where does this natural sciences managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-9121. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-9121 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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