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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 medianhalf 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 areaMedianEmployment
New York, NY$180,46010,100
Albany, NY$139,830410
Buffalo, NY$139,570210
Rochester, NY$134,860210
Syracuse, NY$130,190100
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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