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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other

All life scientists not listed separately.


National estimates for Life Scientists, All Other
Industry profile for Life Scientists, All Other
Geographic profile for Life Scientists, All Other

National estimates for Life Scientists, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Life Scientists, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
7,490 3.1 % $ 48.81 $ 101,520 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Life Scientists, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 24.20 $ 30.99 $ 41.80 $ 61.34 $ 82.72
Annual Wage (2) $ 50,340 $ 64,460 $ 86,950 $ 127,580 $ 172,060


Industry profile for Life Scientists, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Life Scientists, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Life Scientists, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Life Scientists, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 2,150 0.23 $ 59.33 $ 123,410
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,120 0.04 $ 35.91 $ 74,690
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 980 0.05 $ 36.79 $ 76,530
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 330 0.02 $ 59.49 $ 123,740
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 270 0.08 $ 50.88 $ 105,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Life Scientists, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 2,150 0.23 $ 59.33 $ 123,410
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 270 0.08 $ 50.88 $ 105,830
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 980 0.05 $ 36.79 $ 76,530
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,120 0.04 $ 35.91 $ 74,690
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 130 0.04 $ 41.25 $ 85,800

Top paying industries for Life Scientists, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 110 0.03 $ 61.57 $ 128,060
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 60.77 $ 126,400
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 260 0.01 $ 60.57 $ 125,990
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 330 0.02 $ 59.49 $ 123,740
Scientific Research and Development Services 2,150 0.23 $ 59.33 $ 123,410


Geographic profile for Life Scientists, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Life Scientists, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Life Scientists, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of life scientists, all other by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Life Scientists, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 1,250 0.07 1.41 $ 65.51 $ 136,250
North Carolina 800 0.17 3.37 $ 53.17 $ 110,590
Maryland 600 0.22 4.54 $ 52.76 $ 109,730
Minnesota 370 0.13 2.60 $ 48.46 $ 100,800
Louisiana 370 0.20 4.00 $ 34.61 $ 71,980


Map of location quotient of life scientists, all other by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life Scientists, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 600 0.22 4.54 $ 52.76 $ 109,730
Louisiana 370 0.20 4.00 $ 34.61 $ 71,980
North Carolina 800 0.17 3.37 $ 53.17 $ 110,590
Idaho 110 0.13 2.69 $ 36.53 $ 75,970
Minnesota 370 0.13 2.60 $ 48.46 $ 100,800


Map of annual mean wages of life scientists, all other by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Life Scientists, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 82.91 $ 172,440
California 1,250 0.07 1.41 $ 65.51 $ 136,250
Massachusetts 240 0.06 1.31 $ 55.94 $ 116,360
North Carolina 800 0.17 3.37 $ 53.17 $ 110,590
Maryland 600 0.22 4.54 $ 52.76 $ 109,730



Map of employment of life scientists, all other by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Life Scientists, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 560 0.09 1.82 $ 79.58 $ 165,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 460 0.15 3.01 $ 62.33 $ 129,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 340 1.01 20.41 $ 55.76 $ 115,990
Raleigh, NC 240 0.34 6.92 $ 52.60 $ 109,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 230 0.08 1.65 $ 56.30 $ 117,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 210 0.09 1.78 $ 71.62 $ 148,960
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 210 0.16 3.23 $ 46.38 $ 96,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 190 0.02 0.41 $ 48.21 $ 100,270
Richmond, VA 180 0.27 5.48 $ 35.88 $ 74,620
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 170 0.11 2.23 $ 49.26 $ 102,470


Map of location quotient of life scientists, all other by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life Scientists, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 340 1.01 20.41 $ 55.76 $ 115,990
Raleigh, NC 240 0.34 6.92 $ 52.60 $ 109,400
Richmond, VA 180 0.27 5.48 $ 35.88 $ 74,620
Baton Rouge, LA 90 0.23 4.60 $ 37.55 $ 78,100
Eugene, OR 30 0.21 4.20 $ 46.24 $ 96,170
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 40 0.17 3.42 $ 41.70 $ 86,740
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 210 0.16 3.23 $ 46.38 $ 96,480
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 460 0.15 3.01 $ 62.33 $ 129,650
Tucson, AZ 50 0.14 2.84 $ 37.54 $ 78,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 160 0.13 2.72 $ 51.17 $ 106,420


Map of annual mean wages of life scientists, all other by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Life Scientists, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 560 0.09 1.82 $ 79.58 $ 165,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 210 0.09 1.78 $ 71.62 $ 148,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 110 0.10 1.99 $ 66.01 $ 137,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 460 0.15 3.01 $ 62.33 $ 129,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 230 0.08 1.65 $ 56.30 $ 117,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 340 1.01 20.41 $ 55.76 $ 115,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (8) (8) (8) $ 53.96 $ 112,240
Raleigh, NC 240 0.34 6.92 $ 52.60 $ 109,400
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 160 0.13 2.72 $ 51.17 $ 106,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 60 0.05 0.99 $ 50.88 $ 105,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Life Scientists, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 5.45 $ 30.76 $ 63,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life Scientists, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 5.45 $ 30.76 $ 63,990

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Life Scientists, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 5.45 $ 30.76 $ 63,990


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024