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Highest Paying Industries for Natural Sciences Managers

The top 85 highest paying industries for natural sciences managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $184,400, oil and gas extraction is the highest paying industry for natural sciences managers. It is followed by mining industry (average annual salary $172,650). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of natural sciences managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 85 Highest Paying Industries for Natural Sciences Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oil and Gas Extraction	$184,400	$92,520	210
2	Mining	$172,650	$91,390	250
3	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$169,230	$95,060	800
4	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$167,760	$108,340	90
5	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$162,450	$94,140	120
6	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$162,340	$90,410	890
7	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$156,230	$81,540	3,720
8	Wholesale Trade	$153,970	$87,740	1,050
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$149,850	$85,390	15,570
10	Scientific Research and Development Services	$149,240	$84,840	15,930
11	Other Food Manufacturing	$142,560	$90,560	100
12	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$141,290	$79,020	21,830
13	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$140,400	$87,390	310
14	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$136,220	$76,610	430
15	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$135,850	$75,330	410
16	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$132,210	$84,170	220
17	Machinery Manufacturing	$131,100	$80,250	40
18	Finance and Insurance	$130,990	$67,770	80
19	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$129,060	$49,020	50
20	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$128,870	$72,610	3,020
21	Utilities	$127,400	$84,520	110
22	Food Manufacturing	$126,320	$84,540	170
23	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$126,140	$81,510	130
24	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$126,120	$60,250	370
25	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$125,980	$87,230	80
26	Insurance Carriers	$124,690	$58,520	40
27	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$123,230	$61,770	60
28	Manufacturing	$123,180	$57,010	6,790
29	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$122,820	$52,310	4,670
30	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$121,820	$82,020	40
31	Employment Services	$121,780	$77,280	50
32	Administrative and Support Services	$121,690	$79,270	120
33	Chemical Manufacturing	$121,530	$54,660	5,690
34	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$120,150	$59,840	360
35	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$119,450	$68,910	350
36	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$119,420	$73,660	170
37	Engineering Services	$117,770	$73,420	1,060
38	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$117,280	$83,640	30
39	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$116,660	$81,680	220
40	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$116,480	$71,880	110
41	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$116,220	$76,610	220
42	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$115,770	$84,280	40
43	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$115,600	$80,720	120
44	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$114,140	$58,390	600
45	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$112,760	$83,440	100
46	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$112,520	$81,840	40
47	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$111,010	$69,170	40
48	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$109,780	$77,220	40
49	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$109,570	$61,050	2,630
50	Federal government, including USPS	$109,390	$86,360	9,830
51	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$109,390	$86,360	9,820
52	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$108,990	$76,940	40
53	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$107,970	$65,200	100
54	Hospitals - State government owned	$105,130	$57,730	60
55	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$104,720	$59,910	410
56	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$103,060	$58,080	410
57	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$102,350	$55,920	30
58	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$102,240	$66,890	14,870
59	Federal, State, and Local Government	$102,240	$66,890	14,870
60	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$102,070	$64,780	140
61	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$101,940	$66,440	16,280
62	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$101,880	$65,520	60
63	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$99,920	$55,800	390
64	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$99,650	$65,580	1,210
65	Testing Laboratories	$99,650	$55,940	1,510
66	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$99,530	$63,240	100
67	Educational Services - State government owned	$99,470	$65,580	1,220
68	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$97,710	$55,300	370
69	Health Care and Social Assistance	$97,420	$55,210	1,530
70	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$96,950	$58,730	1,790
71	Social Advocacy Organizations	$96,930	$59,220	330
72	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$96,650	$62,730	1,880
73	Educational Services	$96,440	$62,150	1,940
74	Offices of Physicians	$96,160	$52,590	170
75	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$95,250	$58,250	1,910
76	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$90,600	$58,300	660
77	Educational Services - Privately owned	$90,570	$57,950	690
78	Hospitals - Privately owned	$89,860	$53,290	760
79	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$88,040	$52,410	670
80	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$85,840	$53,860	920
81	State government, including schools and hospitals	$81,760	$50,540	4,550
82	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$81,430	$52,680	760
83	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$75,110	$47,480	3,260
84	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$69,180	$55,750	90
85	Hospitals - Local government owned	$69,180	$55,750	90