Natural Sciences Managers
United States. Estimated employment 108,690, with pages for 5 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9121
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$167,220 · 50th
$79,71010th
$119,43025th
$167,22050th
$221,54075th
$316,85090th
That is the median — half of natural sciences managers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Natural Sciences Managers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $180,460 | 10,100 |
| Albany, NY | $139,830 | 410 |
| Buffalo, NY | $139,570 | 210 |
| Rochester, NY | $134,860 | 210 |
| Syracuse, NY | $130,190 | 100 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 108,690 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 11-9121, Natural Sciences Managers. Mapped to our taxonomy as natural-sciences-managers.
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