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Highest Paying Industries for Other Biological Scientists

The top 51 highest paying industries for other biological scientists (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 $99,220, utilities is the highest paying industry for other biological scientists. It is followed by offices of physicians industry (average annual salary $94,130). 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 other biological scientists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 51 Highest Paying Industries for Other Biological Scientists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Utilities	$99,220	$66,800	40
2	Offices of Physicians	$94,130	$30,040	110
3	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$86,570	$63,620	70
4	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$86,410	$61,100	80
5	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$86,410	$61,100	80
6	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$80,050	$45,370	490
7	Chemical Manufacturing	$80,040	$45,810	520
8	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$79,890	$44,550	5,820
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$79,880	$44,580	5,840
10	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$79,770	$46,670	780
11	Manufacturing	$78,800	$50,290	850
12	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$78,410	$43,740	7,210
13	Federal government, including USPS	$76,440	$47,910	16,310
14	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$76,440	$47,910	16,310
15	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$75,680	$44,590	17,290
16	Federal, State, and Local Government	$75,680	$44,590	17,290
17	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$75,440	$41,050	560
18	Health Care and Social Assistance	$75,060	$42,750	770
19	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$74,400	$52,090	240
20	Wholesale Trade	$74,180	$44,440	190
21	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$74,160	$41,930	21,640
22	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$74,010	$41,300	400
23	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$73,940	$51,990	240
24	Hospitals - Privately owned	$73,890	$48,500	210
25	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$73,870	$48,360	210
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$73,860	$48,380	210
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$73,850	$48,250	210
28	Outpatient Care Centers	$71,700	$44,220	n/a
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$66,260	$40,680	100
30	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$66,160	$40,510	100
31	Engineering Services	$65,030	$41,660	370
32	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$64,600	$40,760	460
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$63,870	$40,290	4,280
34	Educational Services - State government owned	$63,860	$40,290	4,280
35	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$62,950	$40,830	530
36	State government, including schools and hospitals	$62,430	$40,000	4,800
37	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$62,160	$37,600	80
38	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$61,370	$39,700	580
39	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$61,170	$40,530	5,360
40	Educational Services	$61,120	$40,510	5,380
41	Testing Laboratories	$58,230	$32,500	190
42	Support Activities for Animal Production	$57,900	$23,530	40
43	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$57,900	$23,530	40
44	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$57,900	$23,530	40
45	Educational Services - Local government owned	$55,450	$41,030	70
46	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$55,400	$38,480	520
47	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,990	$41,120	1,020
48	Educational Services - Privately owned	$54,900	$41,040	1,030
49	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$49,870	$40,310	40
50	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$49,870	$40,310	40
51	Social Advocacy Organizations	$48,940	$40,180	40