Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-9121 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. Excludes “Computer and Information Systems Managers” (11-3021) and “Architecture and Engineering Managers” (11-9041).
National estimates for Natural Sciences Managers
Industry profile for Natural Sciences Managers
Geographic profile for Natural Sciences Managers
National estimates for Natural Sciences Managers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Natural Sciences Managers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 74,760 |
1.6 % |
$ 75.05 |
$ 156,110 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Natural Sciences Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 36.08 |
$ 48.75 |
$ 66.30 |
$ 97.55 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 75,040 |
$ 101,400 |
$ 137,900 |
$ 202,910 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Natural Sciences Managers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Natural Sciences Managers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Natural Sciences Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Natural Sciences Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
27,760 |
3.49 |
$ 90.91 |
$ 189,090 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
10,710 |
0.51 |
$ 61.57 |
$ 128,070 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
4,410 |
0.17 |
$ 89.74 |
$ 186,660 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
4,320 |
1.37 |
$ 83.15 |
$ 172,950 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
4,260 |
0.19 |
$ 43.51 |
$ 90,510 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Natural Sciences Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
27,760 |
3.49 |
$ 90.91 |
$ 189,090 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
4,320 |
1.37 |
$ 83.15 |
$ 172,950 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
10,710 |
0.51 |
$ 61.57 |
$ 128,070 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
1,300 |
0.35 |
$ 93.84 |
$ 195,180 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
820 |
0.30 |
$ 45.83 |
$ 95,330 |
Top paying industries for Natural Sciences Managers:
Geographic profile for Natural Sciences Managers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Natural Sciences Managers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Natural Sciences Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Natural Sciences Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
11,260 |
0.68 |
1.28 |
$ 92.67 |
$ 192,750 |
| New Jersey |
8,340 |
2.17 |
4.08 |
$ 96.14 |
$ 199,980 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,880 |
0.87 |
1.65 |
$ 63.75 |
$ 132,600 |
| Maryland |
4,130 |
1.62 |
3.05 |
$ 70.96 |
$ 147,590 |
| Massachusetts |
3,980 |
1.17 |
2.21 |
$ 105.22 |
$ 218,850 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Natural Sciences Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,570 |
2.37 |
4.47 |
$ 79.73 |
$ 165,840 |
| New Jersey |
8,340 |
2.17 |
4.08 |
$ 96.14 |
$ 199,980 |
| Alaska |
550 |
1.84 |
3.48 |
$ 54.43 |
$ 113,210 |
| Maryland |
4,130 |
1.62 |
3.05 |
$ 70.96 |
$ 147,590 |
| Massachusetts |
3,980 |
1.17 |
2.21 |
$ 105.22 |
$ 218,850 |
Top paying states for Natural Sciences Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
3,980 |
1.17 |
2.21 |
$ 105.22 |
$ 218,850 |
| New Jersey |
8,340 |
2.17 |
4.08 |
$ 96.14 |
$ 199,980 |
| California |
11,260 |
0.68 |
1.28 |
$ 92.67 |
$ 192,750 |
| New York |
2,730 |
0.31 |
0.59 |
$ 87.07 |
$ 181,110 |
| Washington |
2,050 |
0.64 |
1.20 |
$ 83.00 |
$ 172,640 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Natural Sciences Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,770 |
0.90 |
1.69 |
$ 94.12 |
$ 195,770 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,570 |
1.90 |
3.58 |
$ 76.02 |
$ 158,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,200 |
1.58 |
2.98 |
$ 67.80 |
$ 141,020 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,100 |
1.83 |
3.45 |
$ 104.21 |
$ 216,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,680 |
1.42 |
2.68 |
$ 106.91 |
$ 222,360 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,290 |
1.64 |
3.10 |
$ 95.06 |
$ 197,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,930 |
0.45 |
0.86 |
$ 67.31 |
$ 140,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,900 |
0.33 |
0.63 |
$ 78.43 |
$ 163,130 |
| Trenton, NJ |
1,800 |
7.93 |
14.95 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,710 |
0.59 |
1.11 |
$ 55.90 |
$ 116,270 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Natural Sciences Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Trenton, NJ |
1,800 |
7.93 |
14.95 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,620 |
5.18 |
9.76 |
$ 83.47 |
$ 173,620 |
| Corvallis, OR |
80 |
2.34 |
4.41 |
$ 62.19 |
$ 129,360 |
| Wilmington, NC |
300 |
2.30 |
4.33 |
$ 77.56 |
$ 161,310 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
70 |
2.07 |
3.91 |
$ 52.38 |
$ 108,940 |
| Anchorage, AK |
310 |
1.92 |
3.62 |
$ 54.78 |
$ 113,930 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,570 |
1.90 |
3.58 |
$ 76.02 |
$ 158,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,100 |
1.83 |
3.45 |
$ 104.21 |
$ 216,750 |
| Missoula, MT |
100 |
1.65 |
3.11 |
$ 51.68 |
$ 107,490 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,290 |
1.64 |
3.10 |
$ 95.06 |
$ 197,720 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Natural Sciences Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,680 |
1.42 |
2.68 |
$ 106.91 |
$ 222,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
950 |
0.89 |
1.68 |
$ 105.41 |
$ 219,240 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,100 |
1.83 |
3.45 |
$ 104.21 |
$ 216,750 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
160 |
0.61 |
1.16 |
$ 96.22 |
$ 200,150 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
30 |
0.07 |
0.12 |
$ 96.10 |
$ 199,880 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,290 |
1.64 |
3.10 |
$ 95.06 |
$ 197,720 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,770 |
0.90 |
1.69 |
$ 94.12 |
$ 195,770 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,410 |
0.73 |
1.38 |
$ 90.48 |
$ 188,200 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
80 |
0.31 |
0.58 |
$ 89.34 |
$ 185,840 |
| Boulder, CO |
250 |
1.40 |
2.64 |
$ 86.08 |
$ 179,050 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Natural Sciences Managers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Natural Sciences Managers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Natural Sciences Managers:
About May 2021 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.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
