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Life Scientist Salary in Sector of Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The salary statistics of life scientists in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare life scientist salaries in different industries within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector.

Average Annual Salary of Life Scientists

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,500
25th Percentile Wage
$62,100
50th Percentile Wage
$88,670
75th Percentile Wage
$122,320
90th Percentile Wage
$162,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for life scientists in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical 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 $162,650. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $88,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid life scientists is $47,500.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2018)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of life scientists in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$88,670
-0.27% 10.73%
2017
$88,910
4.26% -
2016
$85,120
0.41% -
2015
$84,770
3.20% -
2014
$82,060
0.91% -
2013
$81,310
2.64% -
2012
$79,160
- -

Compare Life Scientist Salary in Different Industries within the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Sector

The average salaries of life scientists in one industries in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector are shown below. For detailed life scientist salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Specialized Design Services
$68,440

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].


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