Life Scientist Salary in the Industry of Educational Services

The salary statistics and trend of life scientists in the industry of educational services are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare life scientist salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,200
25th Percentile Wage
$46,120
50th Percentile Wage
$57,180
75th Percentile Wage
$74,880
90th Percentile Wage
$103,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for life scientists in the industry of educational services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) life scientists is $103,810. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $57,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent life scientists is $40,200.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of life scientists in the industry of Educational Services from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,180
0.91% 4.14%
2016
$56,660
-1.50% -
2015
$57,510
-0.16% -
2014
$57,600
1.02% -
2013
$57,010
3.86% -
2012
$54,810
- -

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