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Highest Paying Industries for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

The top 71 highest paying industries for medical scientists, except epidemiologists (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 $125,360, psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for medical scientists, except epidemiologists. It is followed by computer systems design and related services industry (average annual salary $118,350). 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 medical scientists, except epidemiologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 71 Highest Paying Industries for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$125,360	$82,200	160
2	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$118,350	$57,190	60
3	Federal government, including USPS	$117,480	$89,940	1,100
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$117,480	$89,940	1,100
5	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$104,340	$54,760	2,130
6	Federal, State, and Local Government	$104,340	$54,760	2,130
7	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$103,370	$53,790	1,640
8	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$103,330	$53,810	1,650
9	Wholesale Trade	$102,530	$55,480	1,990
10	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$102,400	$45,790	6,420
11	Chemical Manufacturing	$102,370	$45,830	6,430
12	Manufacturing	$101,320	$47,900	7,190
13	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$100,230	$65,250	280
14	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$99,080	$70,330	n/a
15	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$97,890	$53,650	1,910
16	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$96,710	$68,360	300
17	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$95,950	$58,910	100
18	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$92,900	$51,910	440
19	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$92,900	$51,910	440
20	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$92,770	$50,100	37,290
21	Scientific Research and Development Services	$92,510	$50,090	38,060
22	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$92,320	$49,870	39,470
23	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$91,850	$61,550	60
24	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$91,850	$61,550	60
25	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$90,890	$43,990	270
26	Engineering Services	$89,780	$54,860	70
27	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$89,610	$53,610	60
28	Finance and Insurance	$89,610	$53,610	60
29	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$88,520	$51,720	50
30	Insurance Carriers	$87,850	$52,540	60
31	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$86,450	$48,970	170
32	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$86,450	$48,970	170
33	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$86,050	$48,170	120
34	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$84,300	$49,580	770
35	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$82,930	$41,680	820
36	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$82,900	$46,920	1,810
37	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$82,700	$46,790	3,860
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$82,220	$58,010	1,130
39	Hospitals - Local government owned	$82,220	$58,010	1,130
40	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$81,500	$41,830	610
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$79,460	$44,760	420
42	Employment Services	$78,720	$45,930	350
43	Temporary Help Services	$77,940	$46,500	310
44	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$77,820	$51,720	290
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$77,730	$41,080	8,560
46	Administrative and Support Services	$76,270	$45,450	380
47	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$76,270	$45,450	380
48	Testing Laboratories	$75,500	$51,080	220
49	Health Care and Social Assistance	$74,790	$41,650	24,670
50	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$74,340	$45,470	2,370
51	Hospitals - Privately owned	$74,150	$41,440	12,600
52	Offices of Physicians	$74,100	$37,180	3,520
53	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$73,990	$41,390	12,910
54	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$73,590	$41,940	16,060
55	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$73,120	$40,750	10,680
56	Outpatient Care Centers	$72,520	$42,300	750
57	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$71,440	$40,770	1,110
58	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$70,450	$43,390	2,880
59	Hospitals - State government owned	$61,800	$41,630	2,340
60	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$61,430	$39,920	22,080
61	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$59,540	$41,180	6,170
62	Educational Services - Privately owned	$59,540	$41,180	6,170
63	State government, including schools and hospitals	$58,450	$39,170	18,620
64	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$58,140	$39,620	22,660
65	Educational Services	$58,140	$39,620	22,660
66	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$57,420	$38,480	15,660
67	Educational Services - State government owned	$57,420	$38,480	15,660
68	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$55,480	$41,760	1,070
69	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$55,300	$28,740	370
70	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$55,300	$28,740	370
71	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$53,920	$39,920	110