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Highest Paying Industries for Biochemists and Biophysicists

The top 50 highest paying industries for biochemists and biophysicists (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 $134,100, professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers is the highest paying industry for biochemists and biophysicists. It is followed by merchant wholesalers, durable goods industry (average annual salary $134,100). 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 biochemists and biophysicists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 50 Highest Paying Industries for Biochemists and Biophysicists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$134,100	$81,490	n/a
2	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$134,100	$81,490	n/a
3	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$114,180	$74,380	1,170
4	Wholesale Trade	$109,190	$63,360	840
5	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$108,130	$67,860	100
6	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$108,070	$62,400	770
7	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$108,060	$61,270	660
8	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$107,870	$48,670	90
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$99,900	$53,450	270
10	Hospitals - Privately owned	$97,900	$53,180	260
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$97,640	$53,150	260
12	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$93,820	$73,500	n/a
13	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$93,740	$73,460	n/a
14	Administrative and Support Services	$90,660	$46,770	220
15	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$90,660	$46,770	220
16	Employment Services	$89,480	$46,520	210
17	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$89,420	$46,870	16,210
18	Scientific Research and Development Services	$89,380	$46,860	16,390
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$88,820	$46,430	17,260
20	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$88,480	$52,400	170
21	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$88,480	$52,400	170
22	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$88,210	$45,910	170
23	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$87,360	$48,410	4,490
24	Engineering Services	$86,440	$44,730	120
25	Chemical Manufacturing	$85,300	$47,700	5,760
26	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$85,170	$56,060	480
27	Manufacturing	$85,100	$47,140	6,200
28	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$85,060	$46,540	n/a
29	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$85,010	$54,310	530
30	Health Care and Social Assistance	$84,290	$49,050	890
31	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$82,050	$45,310	360
32	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$78,930	$42,380	510
33	Offices of Physicians	$75,510	$34,420	30
34	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$73,910	$42,140	320
35	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$73,020	$45,470	780
36	Testing Laboratories	$68,360	$40,910	210
37	Educational Services - Local government owned	$60,960	$43,320	70
38	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$60,270	$43,150	60
39	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$58,820	$39,920	3,230
40	Educational Services - State government owned	$58,820	$39,920	3,230
41	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$58,070	$39,650	3,750
42	State government, including schools and hospitals	$57,310	$39,480	3,580
43	Educational Services	$55,580	$38,330	4,410
44	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$55,570	$38,330	4,410
45	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$53,280	$33,580	350
46	Federal, State, and Local Government	$53,280	$33,580	350
47	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$48,630	$35,140	1,110
48	Educational Services - Privately owned	$48,630	$35,140	1,110
49	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,140	$33,580	260
50	Food Manufacturing	$47,110	$37,590	130