Highest-paying Cities for Natural Sciences Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities 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 of natural sciences managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $217,200, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is the highest paying city for natural sciences managers. It is followed by Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey (average annual salary $214,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of natural sciences managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Natural Sciences Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$217,200	$128,780	5,780
2	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$214,960	$131,470	2,090
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$214,700	$135,780	5,060
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$213,810	$103,460	1,340
5	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$212,150	$117,430	90
6	Battle Creek, Michigan	$202,880	$179,550	40
7	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$202,760	$77,590	80
8	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$189,960	$79,810	n/a
9	Worcester, Massachusetts	$188,440	$103,850	200
10	Wilmington, New Jersey	$187,630	$137,490	290
11	Framingham, Massachusetts	$182,840	$122,880	270
12	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$182,170	$123,030	50
13	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$181,380	$116,900	2,920
14	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$179,280	$110,660	2,180
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$173,780	$121,530	1,500
16	Boulder, Colorado	$173,420	$131,580	260
17	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$173,080	$122,510	7,490
18	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$169,150	$105,520	1,300
19	Stockton, California	$167,910	$93,530	50
20	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$166,170	$84,810	70
21	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$166,110	$100,530	50
22	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$165,840	$97,460	1,810
23	New Haven, Connecticut	$165,210	$105,140	180
24	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$165,130	$100,580	210
25	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$164,930	$101,480	200
26	Fargo, North Dakota	$164,160	$90,240	30
27	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$161,900	$107,360	1,130
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$161,400	$98,330	2,210
29	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$161,040	$77,010	2,710
30	Wilmington, North Carolina	$160,730	$96,870	290
31	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$157,570	$71,580	30
32	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$156,790	$99,170	240
33	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$154,510	$104,330	640
34	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$154,160	$100,250	1,040
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$153,910	$106,810	5,370
36	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$153,710	$97,990	50
37	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$152,380	$76,620	640
38	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$150,820	$91,250	40
39	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$146,120	$109,830	70
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$144,990	$86,660	1,630
41	Madison, Wisconsin	$143,230	$98,500	610
42	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$142,840	$70,900	250
43	Carson City, Nevada	$142,810	$80,490	40
44	Ithaca, New York	$142,810	$94,000	40
45	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$142,050	$96,370	40
46	Salinas, California	$141,030	$97,880	30
47	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$140,960	$75,870	80
48	Peoria, Illinois	$139,920	$70,510	40
49	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$139,550	$100,600	1,190
50	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$139,530	$107,640	40
51	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$138,790	$72,610	150
52	St Joseph, Missouri	$138,770	$76,930	30
53	Rochester, New York	$138,580	$87,180	70
54	Springfield, Massachusetts	$137,450	$91,870	80
55	Syracuse, New York	$137,380	$93,940	50
56	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$137,130	$70,260	670
57	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$136,950	$94,190	1,030
58	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$136,900	$88,550	940
59	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$136,860	$93,670	260
60	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$136,800	$83,380	160
61	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$136,450	$91,310	130
62	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$136,160	$80,190	80
63	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$135,380	$84,730	350
64	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$135,240	$83,050	670
65	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$134,980	$86,860	80
66	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$134,800	$103,170	60
67	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$134,500	$104,980	220
68	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$134,420	$94,790	2,500
69	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$133,810	$86,960	90
70	Columbia, Missouri	$133,810	$89,940	40
71	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$133,030	$77,420	60
72	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$132,250	$77,030	1,460
73	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$131,970	$66,870	40
74	Kansas City, Missouri	$131,900	$95,560	230
75	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$131,450	$97,510	110
76	Corvallis, Oregon	$131,440	$104,330	70
77	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$131,270	$103,600	830
78	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$131,160	$92,580	60
79	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$130,440	$78,810	740
80	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$130,360	$62,330	40
81	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$130,320	$65,280	1,610
82	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$130,050	$95,050	30
83	Fresno, California	$130,000	$78,340	60
84	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$129,990	$80,910	100
85	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$129,730	$81,400	200
86	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$128,220	$51,000	4,360
87	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$127,530	$81,490	150
88	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$127,510	$95,930	1,330
89	Memphis, Tennessee	$127,140	$96,940	160
90	Bend, Oregon	$126,850	$95,220	80
91	Manchester, New Hampshire	$126,420	$110,390	n/a
92	Morgantown, West Virginia	$125,930	$76,950	50
93	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$125,780	$75,680	430
94	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$125,730	$80,270	40
95	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$125,400	$64,410	650
96	Columbus, Ohio	$125,170	$79,420	260
97	Tucson, Arizona	$124,320	$73,850	110
98	Asheville, North Carolina	$124,200	$95,220	40
99	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$123,650	$79,870	n/a
100	Camden, New Jersey	$123,430	$93,840	130

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for natural sciences managers.