SOC 11-9121 · Management

Natural Sciences Managers Salary by City

Natural sciences managers earn the most in Boston, MA (average $260,090 a year), followed by San Jose, CA ($252,350) and San Francisco, CA ($249,930), among the 210 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $180,250 and the median $167,220, for 108,690 workers (May 2025).

$180,250U.S. average
$260Khighest: Boston, MA
$92Klowest: Erie, PA
210metro areas
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Top 15 cities for natural sciences managers by average salary

Boston, MA$260,090
San Jose, CA$252,350
San Francisco, CA$249,930
Worcester, MA$231,760
New Haven, CT$228,050
Norwich, CT$224,280
San Diego, CA$218,180
Midland, MI$217,530
Boulder, CO$214,660
Kennewick, WA$214,620
Seattle, WA$213,950
Bridgeport, CT$213,500
Santa Cruz, CA$211,060
Trenton, NJ$210,640
Oxnard, CA$209,260
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Natural Sciences Managers salary by state

Massachusetts pays natural sciences managers the most statewide, $257,010 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Massachusetts$257,010$267,29010,5905$260,090$151,110
California$223,850$210,23014,95017$252,350$161,580
Connecticut$217,800$210,6701,1904$228,050$199,200
New Jersey$217,190$207,03010,0402$210,640$181,210
Washington$200,200$182,4802,4906$214,620$143,690
North Carolina$186,890$173,8706,01011$200,320$148,840
Maryland$180,280$168,6204,8203$184,300$156,810
Colorado$172,180$152,7301,6404$214,660$158,690
Illinois$167,700$159,6702,8103$174,760$115,080
Oregon$165,300$143,1201,7006$178,220$137,350
Pennsylvania$161,580$137,9007,98010$182,940$91,680
Kansas$161,130$153,8202401$145,920$145,920
Minnesota$158,980$136,4501,5303$162,000$117,230
Maine$156,560$141,3604302$157,670$116,110
New York$153,570$134,6805,6907$195,750$126,870
Washington, D.C.$153,450$156,7301,5401$174,970$174,970
Virginia$150,440$150,5701,4704$134,740$119,340
New Hampshire$150,330$134,0102401$186,230$186,230
Alabama$149,190$133,4703703$160,940$122,080
Ohio$148,730$137,1701,5606$163,510$112,940
Tennessee$147,790$124,5308803$164,690$129,240
Wisconsin$144,440$128,8901,0705$156,950$126,110
West Virginia$143,790$138,0101601$145,760$145,760
South Carolina$143,720$131,1407804$151,880$132,260
North Dakota$143,370$131,3701403$176,740$127,530
Michigan$141,380$129,0702,2208$217,530$110,680
Rhode Island$141,270$130,4802001$151,950$151,950
Montana$141,130$119,4303703$153,850$132,210
Missouri$139,190$129,4101,2305$167,900$120,830
Idaho$138,690$124,8006103$142,690$132,060
Arkansas$137,590$119,4303402$200,000$105,170
South Dakota$137,210$128,1401802$155,630$141,260
Texas$136,780$129,9607,47014$143,520$103,380
Florida$136,770$112,2204,37016$154,950$93,850
Vermont$136,720$131,2902901$139,030$139,030
New Mexicon/an/a4002$134,280$125,280
Arizona$132,900$124,9209003$137,900$115,700
Kentucky$132,550$126,4404002$148,840$127,350
Georgian/an/an/a1$132,380$132,380
Utah$132,290$119,430n/a4$145,880$117,240
Alaska$131,800$130,5907102$139,320$121,150
Delawaren/an/a4401$131,250$131,250
Mississippi$126,990$119,4302101$114,710$114,710
Louisiana$125,760$115,950n/a4$147,670$99,610
Iowa$125,750$109,7606105$136,350$109,320
Nebraska$122,280$120,6205502$130,270$126,860
Oklahoma$121,420$112,2603102$132,860$116,120
Puerto Rico$120,370$119,430901$117,160$117,160
Indiana$119,950$108,2501,6706$160,610$92,950
Nevada$118,090$112,2603201$121,270$121,270
Wyoming$113,810$109,3001501$114,170$114,170
Hawaii$111,710$107,8105102$123,650$111,300
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Natural Sciences Managers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Boston, MA$260,090$291,000$125.049,570
San Jose, CA$252,350$263,810$121.321,160
San Francisco, CA$249,930$225,230$120.165,530
Worcester, MA$231,760$212,600$111.42490
New Haven, CT$228,050$210,670$109.64350
Norwich, CT$224,280$217,480$107.83300
San Diego, CA$218,180$207,200$104.892,890
Midland, MI$217,530$212,130$104.5860
Boulder, CO$214,660$210,340$103.20310
Kennewick, WA$214,620$215,860$103.18110
Seattle, WA$213,950$203,150$102.861,730
Bridgeport, CT$213,500$204,250$102.64220
Santa Cruz, CA$211,060$202,380$101.4780
Trenton, NJ$210,640$182,230$101.272,150
Oxnard, CA$209,260$176,740$100.60180
Durham, NC$200,320$183,540$96.312,050
Fayetteville, AR$200,000$220,120$96.16100
San Luis Obispo, CA$199,540$178,530$95.9340
Hartford, CT$199,200$196,930$95.77220
Los Angeles, CA$196,290$193,340$94.372,530
New York, NY$195,750$180,460$94.1110,100
Bay City, MI$192,200$204,120$92.4150
Raleigh, NC$188,850$173,510$90.791,640
Santa Maria, CA$188,630$175,400$90.69110
Riverside, CA$187,490$169,370$90.14260
Vallejo, CA$187,300$171,250$90.0560
Manchester, NH$186,230$160,040$89.5450
Salisbury, MD$184,300$166,430$88.6140
Philadelphia, PA$182,940$172,900$87.955,510
Wilmington, NC$182,550$166,910$87.77330
Stockton, CA$182,240$174,860$87.6130
Sacramento, CA$182,100$170,010$87.55680
Atlantic City, NJ$181,210$172,540$87.1260
Charlotte, NC$180,660$173,160$86.86460
Portland, OR$178,220$165,200$85.681,040
Grand Forks, ND$176,740$173,590$84.9730
Salinas, CA$175,560$171,290$84.4040
Washington, DC$174,970$169,060$84.125,890
Ann Arbor, MI$174,760$144,200$84.02210
Chicago, IL$174,760$167,040$84.022,270
Barnstable, MA$172,800$154,080$83.0890
Utica, NY$171,020$135,600$82.2230
Fayetteville, NC$170,760$165,260$82.1050
Fort Collins, CO$169,640$152,730$81.56250
Colorado Springs, CO$169,600$148,240$81.5440
Pinehurst, NC$169,500$168,850$81.4930
Medford, OR$168,210$128,600$80.8750
St. Joseph, MO$167,900$134,810$80.7240
Santa Rosa, CA$165,840$158,770$79.7380
Bakersfield, CA$164,870$156,270$79.2760
Springfield, MA$164,840$165,000$79.2530
Knoxville, TN$164,690$141,130$79.18170
Modesto, CA$164,650$160,070$79.1650
Burlington, NC$163,640$163,020$78.6740
Cincinnati, OH$163,510$164,300$78.61520
Memphis, TN$163,240$155,420$78.48210
Winston-Salem, NC$162,960$148,710$78.35220
Baltimore, MD$162,390$156,730$78.07830
St. Louis, MO$162,200$158,820$77.98650
Minneapolis, MN$162,000$143,290$77.881,210
Greensboro, NC$161,810$154,100$77.80170
Fresno, CA$161,580$157,470$77.6890
Birmingham, AL$160,940$139,050$77.38110
Bloomington, IN$160,610$160,260$77.2240
Hickory, NC$159,780$162,690$76.8240
Bremerton, WA$159,470$150,030$76.6750
Buffalo, NY$159,440$139,570$76.65210
Denver, CO$158,690$141,080$76.30920
Portland, ME$157,670$155,080$75.80240
Milwaukee, WI$156,950$140,170$75.46160
Lexington Park, MD$156,810$140,670$75.3940
Sioux Falls, SD$155,630$151,830$74.8240
Bend, OR$154,970$135,710$74.51150
Palm Bay, FL$154,950$133,620$74.50100
Albany, NY$153,980$139,830$74.03410
Bozeman, MT$153,850$122,930$73.9670
Corvallis, OR$152,820$144,470$73.47100
Grand Rapids, MI$152,700$131,550$73.41130
Columbus, OH$152,320$138,110$73.23300
Providence, RI$151,950$144,920$73.05280
Spartanburg, SC$151,880$156,110$73.0230
Amherst, MA$151,110$140,500$72.6570
Olympia, WA$150,720$145,560$72.46110
Allentown, PA$149,930$129,920$72.08200
Rochester, NY$149,840$134,860$72.04210
Lexington, KY$148,840$161,450$71.56100
Asheville, NC$148,840$133,470$71.5680
Madison, WI$147,950$136,990$71.13530
New Orleans, LA$147,670$129,960$71.00100
Syracuse, NY$147,220$130,190$70.78100
Dayton, OH$146,800$134,800$70.58100
Manhattan, KS$145,920$140,850$70.1530
Logan, UT$145,880$124,530$70.1330
Morgantown, WV$145,760$136,990$70.0850
Spokane, WA$145,160$130,640$69.7970
Lafayette, IN$145,120$142,640$69.7770
Eugene, OR$144,680$127,310$69.5670
Miami, FL$144,640$119,700$69.541,230
Greenville, SC$144,330$133,790$69.39120
Tampa, FL$144,140$130,010$69.30570
Bellingham, WA$143,690$134,220$69.0840
Kansas City, MO$143,640$128,810$69.06280
Austin, TX$143,520$131,900$69.00700
Idaho Falls, ID$142,690$124,800$68.6080
Huntsville, AL$142,330$130,780$68.4390
Sarasota, FL$142,260$120,040$68.39110
Rochester, MN$142,090$127,920$68.3180
Detroit, MI$141,560$129,140$68.06640
Houston, TX$141,350$132,860$67.962,870
Kalamazoo, MI$141,320$114,480$67.9480
Rapid City, SD$141,260$129,960$67.9130
Evansville, IN$140,980$152,320$67.7870
Dallas, TX$139,800$130,010$67.211,590
Twin Falls, ID$139,760$119,430$67.1930
Anchorage, AK$139,320$134,010$66.98380
Burlington, VT$139,030$129,150$66.84110
Akron, OH$138,750$128,390$66.7170
Phoenix, AZ$137,900$130,160$66.30570
Helena, MT$137,840$119,430$66.2730
Beaumont, TX$137,460$128,910$66.0940
Salem, OR$137,350$136,150$66.04130
Alexandria, LA$137,300$115,920$66.0170
State College, PA$137,280$122,930$66.0060
Oshkosh, WI$137,130$123,600$65.9330
Midland, TX$136,840$111,950$65.7950
Charleston, SC$136,470$132,660$65.61130
Des Moines, IA$136,350$118,740$65.56n/a
Salt Lake City, UT$136,130$128,650$65.45n/a
Crestview, FL$136,050$123,390$65.41n/a
Cleveland, OH$134,970$130,470$64.89160
Richmond, VA$134,740$126,610$64.78290
Santa Fe, NM$134,280$131,370$64.5640
Virginia Beach, VA$133,860$128,340$64.36180
Reading, PA$132,980$112,040$63.9370
Oklahoma City, OK$132,860$119,430$63.87110
Jacksonville, FL$132,400$108,890$63.66330
Savannah, GA$132,380$131,120$63.6540
Bismarck, ND$132,360$133,470$63.6340
Columbia, SC$132,260$122,930$63.5990
Missoula, MT$132,210$122,930$63.56100
Boise, ID$132,060$123,800$63.49260
Dover, DE$131,250$114,800$63.1050
Columbia, MO$131,160$126,440$63.0650
Omaha, NE$130,270$124,470$62.63200
Naples, FL$129,910$107,690$62.4690
Nashville, TN$129,240$113,370$62.13290
Charlottesville, VA$128,890$124,800$61.9780
Tucson, AZ$128,550$123,010$61.80170
Lakeland, FL$128,510$92,980$61.7860
Davenport, IA$128,170$124,900$61.6240
La Crosse, WI$128,010$128,670$61.5530
Cedar Rapids, IA$127,900$101,530$61.4940
Fargo, ND$127,530$98,700$61.3140
Louisville, KY$127,350$120,000$61.2380
Baton Rouge, LA$127,140$125,000$61.13n/a
Ames, IA$126,990$116,540$61.0590
Kiryas Joel, NY$126,870$101,990$61.0060
Lincoln, NE$126,860$122,670$60.99160
Harrisburg, PA$126,240$116,920$60.69190
Green Bay, WI$126,110$109,570$60.6330
Provo, UT$126,010$107,330$60.58140
York, PA$125,720$112,790$60.4480
San Antonio, TX$125,330$117,620$60.26510
Las Cruces, NM$125,280$119,430$60.2330
Kahului, HI$123,650$108,890$59.4530
Killeen, TX$123,620$119,430$59.4360
Gainesville, FL$123,170$119,410$59.22130
Mobile, AL$122,080$119,430$58.6930
Orlando, FL$121,710$99,660$58.52460
Reno, NV$121,270$116,380$58.30100
Fairbanks, AK$121,150$115,410$58.2470
Springfield, MO$120,830$97,470$58.0930
Springfield, IL$120,800$122,390$58.0840
Deltona, FL$120,510$83,200$57.94n/a
Roanoke, VA$119,340$109,480$57.3850
Lubbock, TX$118,000$111,510$56.7340
Ogden, UT$117,240$108,890$56.3790
Duluth, MN$117,230$113,500$56.3670
San Juan, PR$117,160$119,430$56.3370
Lancaster, PA$117,060$105,460$56.28140
Tulsa, OK$116,120$105,060$55.8390
Bangor, ME$116,110$103,230$55.8250
Flagstaff, AZ$115,700$112,260$55.6260
Corpus Christi, TX$115,110$112,840$55.3470
Champaign, IL$115,080$107,630$55.33160
Fort Myers, FL$115,030$97,460$55.3070
Jackson, MS$114,710$110,250$55.1560
Cheyenne, WY$114,170$108,520$54.8950
Pensacola, FL$113,880$82,770$54.7590
Flint, MI$113,460$95,990$54.5530
Toledo, OH$112,940$88,750$54.3050
Indianapolis, IN$112,480$92,260$54.081,110
Port St. Lucie, FL$111,870$80,320$53.78n/a
Honolulu, HI$111,300$111,940$53.51340
Brownsville, TX$111,240$99,690$53.48120
Scranton, PA$111,010$87,310$53.3750
Lansing, MI$110,680$109,280$53.21370
El Paso, TX$110,230$108,100$52.9960
Waco, TX$109,990$95,830$52.8870
Iowa City, IA$109,320$100,340$52.56100
Fort Wayne, IN$105,840$77,720$50.8940
Little Rock, AR$105,170$94,990$50.56130
College Station, TX$104,950$99,780$50.46140
McAllen, TX$103,380$105,370$49.7070
Lafayette, LA$99,610$99,140$47.89n/a
Panama City, FL$96,910$81,970$46.5930
Williamsport, PA$95,030$75,840$45.6930
Tallahassee, FL$93,850$79,460$45.12360
South Bend, IN$92,950$74,990$44.6940
Erie, PA$91,680$74,870$44.0840

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Natural Sciences Managers salary: questions

Where do natural sciences managers make the most money?

In Boston, MA, with an average of $260,090 a year, among the 210 metro areas we cover.

What is the average natural sciences managers salary in the U.S.?

$180,250 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $167,220, so half of natural sciences managers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should natural sciences managers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of natural sciences managers nationwide earn between $119,430 (25th percentile) and $221,540 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays natural sciences managers the most?

Massachusetts, with a statewide average of $257,010 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is natural sciences managers pay the lowest?

Erie, PA, at $91,680 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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