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.
Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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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.
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.
Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
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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 | - | - |
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 |
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Specialized Design Services | |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].