The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $181,820, Delaware is the highest paying state for natural sciences managers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $170,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of natural sciences managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $181,820 |
$117,330 | 370 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $170,300 |
$113,700 | 4,590 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $166,770 |
$90,140 | 3,870 |
| 4 | California | $166,520 |
$99,070 | 7,870 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $147,010 |
$89,130 | 630 |
| 6 | Washington | $143,970 |
$96,750 | 1,960 |
| 7 | North Carolina | $142,140 |
$86,070 | 3,390 |
| 8 | Maryland | $137,500 |
$97,460 | 3,620 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $137,490 |
$82,000 | 1,170 |
| 10 | New York | $136,400 |
$80,460 | 1,450 |
| 11 | Virginia | $133,030 |
$95,390 | 1,270 |
| 12 | Colorado | $130,830 |
$87,790 | 1,160 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $129,840 |
$60,590 | 4,580 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $122,770 |
$78,470 | 1,390 |
| 15 | Ohio | $121,830 |
$75,100 | 960 |
| 16 | Illinois | $120,160 |
$64,440 | 2,170 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $119,810 |
$87,570 | 70 |
| 18 | Texas | $118,230 |
$72,460 | 2,880 |
| 19 | Kansas | $117,590 |
$91,050 | 230 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $116,580 |
$92,730 | 230 |
| 21 | Maine | $113,440 |
$71,750 | 310 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $113,010 |
$68,720 | 430 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $110,520 |
$85,590 | 130 |
| 24 | Alabama | $110,510 |
$73,170 | 200 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $109,370 |
$78,220 | 270 |
| 26 | Iowa | $107,860 |
$62,420 | 360 |
| 27 | Alaska | $107,250 |
$79,230 | 450 |
| 28 | Oregon | $106,770 |
$80,700 | 1,100 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $105,340 |
$70,040 | 310 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $104,710 |
$61,190 | 240 |
| 31 | Nevada | $104,700 |
$79,410 | 250 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $104,690 |
$76,410 | 90 |
| 33 | Michigan | $103,890 |
$71,670 | 1,630 |
| 34 | Georgia | $103,040 |
$60,450 | 1,030 |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | $101,780 |
$48,480 | 40 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $100,870 |
$63,370 | 330 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $99,770 |
$51,270 | 230 |
| 38 | Arizona | $98,930 |
$57,400 | 880 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $98,620 |
$68,580 | 770 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $96,240 |
$55,160 | 190 |
| 41 | Montana | $95,990 |
$78,260 | 300 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $94,360 |
$54,810 | 230 |
| 43 | Idaho | $93,930 |
$70,270 | 370 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $93,070 |
$52,740 | 560 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $92,950 |
$64,300 | 350 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $92,460 |
$73,380 | 150 |
| 47 | Utah | $90,650 |
$54,520 | 930 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $90,490 |
$57,640 | 260 |
| 49 | Vermont | $90,160 |
$53,430 | 140 |
| 50 | Missouri | $87,570 |
$49,880 | 620 |
| 51 | Florida | $77,050 |
$50,700 | 2,230 |
| 52 | Indiana | $54,350 |
$39,670 | 1,720 |