Total all industries |
National |
|
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Mean %RSE |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS |
19-0000 |
$ 67,470 |
0.40 |
$ 42,020 |
$ 59,330 |
$ 84,320 |
hourly |
$ 32.44 |
  |
$ 20.20 |
$ 28.52 |
$ 40.54 |
Animal Scientists |
19-1011 |
$ 74,170 |
3.00 |
$ 44,440 |
$ 61,230 |
$ 92,240 |
hourly |
$ 35.66 |
  |
$ 21.37 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 44.35 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
19-1012 |
$ 64,170 |
1.00 |
$ 43,240 |
$ 58,340 |
$ 80,300 |
hourly |
$ 30.85 |
  |
$ 20.79 |
$ 28.05 |
$ 38.61 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
19-1013 |
$ 63,890 |
0.70 |
$ 45,860 |
$ 58,940 |
$ 75,670 |
hourly |
$ 30.72 |
  |
$ 22.05 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 36.38 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
19-1021 |
$ 87,640 |
2.60 |
$ 54,230 |
$ 79,230 |
$109,550 |
hourly |
$ 42.13 |
  |
$ 26.07 |
$ 38.09 |
$ 52.67 |
Microbiologists |
19-1022 |
$ 71,720 |
2.10 |
$ 47,660 |
$ 65,230 |
$ 90,150 |
hourly |
$ 34.48 |
  |
$ 22.91 |
$ 31.36 |
$ 43.34 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1023 |
$ 61,880 |
0.70 |
$ 45,460 |
$ 57,420 |
$ 72,710 |
hourly |
$ 29.75 |
  |
$ 21.85 |
$ 27.60 |
$ 34.96 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
19-1029 |
$ 73,050 |
1.10 |
$ 54,450 |
$ 70,790 |
$ 85,050 |
hourly |
$ 35.12 |
  |
$ 26.18 |
$ 34.03 |
$ 40.89 |
Conservation Scientists |
19-1031 |
$ 62,290 |
0.40 |
$ 46,000 |
$ 59,530 |
$ 74,620 |
hourly |
$ 29.95 |
  |
$ 22.12 |
$ 28.62 |
$ 35.88 |
Foresters |
19-1032 |
$ 56,130 |
0.40 |
$ 44,460 |
$ 55,190 |
$ 66,920 |
hourly |
$ 26.99 |
  |
$ 21.38 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 32.18 |
Epidemiologists |
19-1041 |
$ 69,660 |
1.20 |
$ 51,830 |
$ 64,220 |
$ 80,170 |
hourly |
$ 33.49 |
  |
$ 24.92 |
$ 30.87 |
$ 38.54 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
19-1042 |
$ 87,640 |
1.30 |
$ 53,930 |
$ 76,130 |
$105,550 |
hourly |
$ 42.13 |
  |
$ 25.93 |
$ 36.60 |
$ 50.75 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
19-1099 |
$ 74,220 |
1.80 |
$ 48,350 |
$ 64,370 |
$ 92,930 |
hourly |
$ 35.68 |
  |
$ 23.25 |
$ 30.95 |
$ 44.68 |
Astronomers |
19-2011 |
$101,630 |
2.80 |
$ 61,020 |
$ 95,500 |
$143,340 |
hourly |
$ 48.86 |
  |
$ 29.34 |
$ 45.91 |
$ 68.91 |
Physicists |
19-2012 |
$112,090 |
1.40 |
$ 79,260 |
$106,360 |
$138,600 |
hourly |
$ 53.89 |
  |
$ 38.10 |
$ 51.14 |
$ 66.63 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
19-2021 |
$ 90,860 |
1.70 |
$ 66,860 |
$ 89,790 |
$110,270 |
hourly |
$ 43.68 |
  |
$ 32.14 |
$ 43.17 |
$ 53.01 |
Chemists |
19-2031 |
$ 74,780 |
0.90 |
$ 51,150 |
$ 69,760 |
$ 93,330 |
hourly |
$ 35.95 |
  |
$ 24.59 |
$ 33.54 |
$ 44.87 |
Materials Scientists |
19-2032 |
$ 86,600 |
1.20 |
$ 62,140 |
$ 84,600 |
$108,300 |
hourly |
$ 41.64 |
  |
$ 29.88 |
$ 40.67 |
$ 52.07 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
19-2041 |
$ 68,810 |
0.70 |
$ 47,380 |
$ 62,920 |
$ 83,970 |
hourly |
$ 33.08 |
  |
$ 22.78 |
$ 30.25 |
$ 40.37 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
19-2042 |
$ 97,700 |
1.60 |
$ 59,510 |
$ 84,470 |
$118,510 |
hourly |
$ 46.97 |
  |
$ 28.61 |
$ 40.61 |
$ 56.97 |
Hydrologists |
19-2043 |
$ 79,070 |
0.80 |
$ 59,540 |
$ 75,680 |
$ 94,300 |
hourly |
$ 38.01 |
  |
$ 28.62 |
$ 36.39 |
$ 45.34 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
19-2099 |
$ 96,290 |
1.90 |
$ 66,320 |
$ 94,990 |
$122,750 |
hourly |
$ 46.29 |
  |
$ 31.88 |
$ 45.67 |
$ 59.01 |
Economists |
19-3011 |
$100,270 |
1.70 |
$ 65,850 |
$ 90,550 |
$122,980 |
hourly |
$ 48.20 |
  |
$ 31.66 |
$ 43.54 |
$ 59.12 |
Survey Researchers |
19-3022 |
$ 47,740 |
2.90 |
$ 26,420 |
$ 40,150 |
$ 62,620 |
hourly |
$ 22.95 |
  |
$ 12.70 |
$ 19.30 |
$ 30.10 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
19-3031 |
$ 73,090 |
0.70 |
$ 50,820 |
$ 67,880 |
$ 88,030 |
hourly |
$ 35.14 |
  |
$ 24.43 |
$ 32.64 |
$ 42.32 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
19-3032 |
$124,160 |
11.50 |
$ 74,340 |
$ 94,720 |
$143,950 |
hourly |
$ 59.69 |
  |
$ 35.74 |
$ 45.54 |
$ 69.21 |
Psychologists, All Other |
19-3039 |
$ 85,830 |
1.00 |
$ 63,790 |
$ 90,010 |
$104,940 |
hourly |
$ 41.27 |
  |
$ 30.67 |
$ 43.27 |
$ 50.45 |
Sociologists |
19-3041 |
$ 79,460 |
1.70 |
$ 56,230 |
$ 73,670 |
$ 96,070 |
hourly |
$ 38.20 |
  |
$ 27.04 |
$ 35.42 |
$ 46.19 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
19-3051 |
$ 67,350 |
0.60 |
$ 50,970 |
$ 64,100 |
$ 80,740 |
hourly |
$ 32.38 |
  |
$ 24.51 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 38.82 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
19-3091 |
$ 59,040 |
0.90 |
$ 41,120 |
$ 56,070 |
$ 74,100 |
hourly |
$ 28.39 |
  |
$ 19.77 |
$ 26.95 |
$ 35.62 |
Geographers |
19-3092 |
$ 74,170 |
1.20 |
$ 57,430 |
$ 74,760 |
$ 89,840 |
hourly |
$ 35.66 |
  |
$ 27.61 |
$ 35.94 |
$ 43.19 |
Historians |
19-3093 |
$ 57,610 |
2.30 |
$ 34,890 |
$ 52,370 |
$ 76,040 |
hourly |
$ 27.70 |
  |
$ 16.78 |
$ 25.18 |
$ 36.56 |
Political Scientists |
19-3094 |
$105,040 |
3.10 |
$ 67,090 |
$103,860 |
$136,760 |
hourly |
$ 50.50 |
  |
$ 32.25 |
$ 49.93 |
$ 65.75 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
19-3099 |
$ 78,670 |
1.00 |
$ 59,000 |
$ 75,160 |
$ 94,960 |
hourly |
$ 37.82 |
  |
$ 28.37 |
$ 36.14 |
$ 45.65 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
19-4011 |
$ 36,150 |
1.00 |
$ 26,710 |
$ 33,550 |
$ 42,920 |
hourly |
$ 17.38 |
  |
$ 12.84 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 20.64 |
Biological Technicians |
19-4021 |
$ 42,290 |
0.80 |
$ 31,270 |
$ 39,480 |
$ 50,630 |
hourly |
$ 20.33 |
  |
$ 15.03 |
$ 18.98 |
$ 24.34 |
Chemical Technicians |
19-4031 |
$ 44,560 |
0.60 |
$ 32,580 |
$ 42,070 |
$ 54,970 |
hourly |
$ 21.42 |
  |
$ 15.66 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 26.43 |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians |
19-4041 |
$ 57,840 |
3.00 |
$ 36,280 |
$ 49,690 |
$ 73,490 |
hourly |
$ 27.81 |
  |
$ 17.44 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 35.33 |
Nuclear Technicians |
19-4051 |
$ 67,520 |
1.80 |
$ 52,860 |
$ 68,030 |
$ 80,330 |
hourly |
$ 32.46 |
  |
$ 25.42 |
$ 32.71 |
$ 38.62 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
19-4061 |
$ 42,410 |
1.90 |
$ 28,760 |
$ 38,800 |
$ 49,720 |
hourly |
$ 20.39 |
  |
$ 13.83 |
$ 18.66 |
$ 23.91 |
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