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Medical Scientist Salary in the Industry of Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of medical scientists in the industry of psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare medical scientist salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,240
25th Percentile Wage
$54,160
50th Percentile Wage
$66,130
75th Percentile Wage
$78,660
90th Percentile Wage
$96,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for medical scientists in the industry of psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) medical scientists is $96,000. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $66,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent medical scientists is $45,240.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical scientists in the industry of Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2017
$66,130
2.56% 22.67%
2016
$64,440
6.22% -
2015
$60,430
9.48% -
2014
$54,700
6.51% -
2013
$51,140
- -

Table 3. Compare Medical Scientist Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of medical scientists in three industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of medical scientists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Home Health Care Services
$99,240
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$66,130
Individual and Family Services
$65,520

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