Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$78,980

National average

Salary Range

$45,480 – $145,910

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$126,190$63,280$204,860
District of Columbia$125,820$61,430$191,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$117,960$61,080$191,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,870$55,650$199,580
Boulder, CO$106,310$58,660$183,170
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$104,460$50,870$168,000
Monroe, MI$103,960$52,480$127,320
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$102,880$56,360$173,300
Lexington Park, MD$102,500$57,690$153,340
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$101,110$55,720$164,760
Kennewick-Richland, WA$100,730$55,630$172,020
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$100,040$56,190$167,330
Maryland$99,200$50,320$171,910
Massachusetts$98,820$55,190$167,040
Vallejo, CA$97,300$49,250$159,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$96,480$48,510$152,480
California$96,250$46,950$166,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$95,600$49,000$155,150
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$94,750$49,730$150,660
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$93,960$52,290$134,350
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$93,640$48,590$153,110
Salinas, CA$92,980$44,010$154,110
El Centro, CA$92,690$47,880$140,350
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$92,060$57,020$131,590
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$91,660$54,110$147,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$91,320$46,010$155,320
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$90,960$45,530$149,160
Connecticut$90,790$54,790$164,560
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$89,920$44,750$164,210
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$88,400$58,090$116,210
Midland, MI$88,070$51,990$143,160
Barnstable Town, MA$88,050$51,910$162,520
Rhode Island$87,800$46,650$149,820
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$86,940$44,770$158,180
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$86,460$44,700$134,430
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$86,440$46,190$153,130
Washington$86,280$51,150$138,760
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$85,770$47,200$149,090
New Jersey$85,380$49,480$160,010
New Haven, CT$85,150$55,950$151,140
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$84,820$46,190$196,310
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$84,400$51,470$158,500
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$84,380$50,300$154,490
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$83,960$50,810$137,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,810$51,340$157,800
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$83,340$47,130$135,680
Springfield, IL$83,230$50,280$133,630
Colorado$83,100$49,880$152,670
Springfield, MA$83,060$50,910$146,880
Salem, OR$82,920$42,660$127,360
Worcester, MA$82,910$49,620$155,470
Yuba City, CA$82,890$45,740$129,560
Virginia$82,850$47,880$173,180
Bellingham, WA$82,720$48,310$125,890
Colorado Springs, CO$82,430$54,370$137,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$82,270$49,030$158,840
Huntsville, AL$82,140$46,500$158,240
Anchorage, AK$82,050$48,100$136,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,930$47,050$140,820
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$81,850$50,020$139,550
Idaho Falls, ID$81,840$38,840$140,410
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$81,720$50,910$161,960
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$81,610$47,360$145,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$81,420$49,560$155,550
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$81,360$46,480$140,150
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,050$47,330$134,990
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$81,010$45,760$131,670
Jackson, MI$80,900$48,990$121,530
Delaware$80,580$48,530$139,570
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,350$46,970$135,310
Kingston, NY$80,330$40,330$131,880
Paducah, KY-IL$80,270$45,880$124,100
New York$80,240$48,490$141,910
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$80,240$47,910$133,450
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$80,200$39,560$134,410
Fresno, CA$80,020$41,000$142,210
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$80,020$47,520$129,900
St. Cloud, MN$80,000$47,850$118,780
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$79,920$42,150$129,340
Niles, MI$79,740$46,640$150,250
Alaska$79,710$47,150$130,450
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$79,530$48,140$135,040
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,380$48,760$134,680
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$79,340$41,520$122,910
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$79,130$39,720$145,050
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$79,090$53,990$135,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$78,950$41,620$126,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,890$47,580$132,280
Redding, CA$78,810$45,570$130,160
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$78,720$40,140$124,110
Minnesota$78,590$45,430$128,970
Greeley, CO$78,580$43,750$144,120
Illinois$78,430$43,240$142,060
Stockton-Lodi, CA$78,410$46,120$139,360
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$78,330$44,980$128,850
Rochester, MN$78,320$45,430$100,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$78,050$40,810$135,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$77,960$47,910$125,630
Cleveland, OH$77,960$46,070$124,490
Walla Walla, WA$77,920$42,680$113,030
Rockford, IL$77,850$46,040$124,170
Columbus, OH$77,840$46,270$125,650
Mankato, MN$77,820$45,630$111,320
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$77,780$46,560$132,670
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$77,780$44,700$130,450
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$77,730$48,110$132,650
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,630$47,510$117,090
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$77,560$45,480$122,950
Bend, OR$77,550$44,120$125,870
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,390$46,000$134,330
Sumter, SC$77,380$46,040$117,900
Warner Robins, GA$77,380$39,120$120,490
Enid, OK$77,380$41,950$109,240
Georgia$77,370$41,890$132,320
Pittsfield, MA$77,360$49,890$154,850
Albuquerque, NM$77,160$46,950$161,830
Columbus, GA-AL$77,120$41,560$111,820
Fayetteville, NC$77,050$46,030$125,190
Oregon$76,980$44,840$127,870
Manchester-Nashua, NH$76,960$46,460$136,540
Sandusky, OH$76,940$45,010$120,420
Pueblo, CO$76,880$53,110$127,980
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$76,860$42,180$142,330
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$76,810$45,690$138,930
Lake Charles, LA$76,770$49,850$132,210
Ohio$76,600$45,630$130,060
New Mexico$76,470$44,090$158,850
Kansas City, MO-KS$76,420$47,560$131,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,370$38,500$126,570
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,330$44,300$138,440
Kenosha, WI$76,310$50,790$123,230
Nevada$76,260$43,850$126,940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$76,100$45,810$131,580
Oklahoma City, OK$76,000$41,590$131,160
Duluth, MN-WI$75,980$46,350$112,650
Wilmington, NC$75,950$46,960$129,160
Grand Junction, CO$75,940$42,300$123,160
Richmond, VA$75,910$47,400$136,680
Glens Falls, NY$75,900$46,870$121,550
Pennsylvania$75,830$46,110$133,230
Bloomington, IL$75,830$41,390$124,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$75,750$40,700$134,800
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$75,670$37,860$111,590
Syracuse, NY$75,640$45,000$134,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI$75,590$51,370$128,170
Albany, OR$75,560$46,660$125,320
Midland, TX$75,510$35,700$164,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$75,460$39,980$147,620
North Carolina$75,450$45,700$131,720
Eau Claire, WI$75,410$48,220$107,040
Savannah, GA$75,380$43,770$131,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$75,380$37,750$126,850
Madison, WI$75,370$48,610$121,250
Eugene-Springfield, OR$75,330$45,930$127,380
Cheyenne, WY$75,260$49,340$104,330
Arizona$75,250$46,630$128,710
Springfield, OH$75,230$45,490$104,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$75,190$42,930$124,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$75,150$38,470$155,410
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$75,080$45,000$137,520
Peoria, IL$75,070$44,260$136,760
New Hampshire$75,030$45,850$129,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$74,990$46,960$125,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$74,990$48,110$104,330
Naples-Marco Island, FL$74,960$42,990$140,060
Tennessee$74,960$44,120$130,290
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$74,690$44,140$116,660
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,680$48,290$128,030
Michigan$74,620$46,300$129,230
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$74,610$47,620$118,800
Dothan, AL$74,570$41,950$128,190
Fairbanks-College, AK$74,510$44,700$120,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$74,470$40,220$144,010
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$74,400$45,330$113,320
Ann Arbor, MI$74,360$46,840$136,710
Longview-Kelso, WA$74,360$39,520$106,850
St. Louis, MO-IL$74,300$47,480$130,730
York-Hanover, PA$74,300$45,530$135,880
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$74,290$49,340$117,290
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$74,260$46,130$131,130
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$74,260$46,460$130,870
Napa, CA$74,240$46,190$134,530
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$74,190$41,600$127,410
Knoxville, TN$74,140$43,400$127,520
Decatur, AL$74,120$43,370$110,570
Urban Honolulu, HI$74,110$35,900$125,780
Lynchburg, VA$74,110$46,890$131,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$73,980$40,100$136,930
Asheville, NC$73,920$47,090$137,130
Hinesville, GA$73,890$43,330$113,030
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$73,880$39,400$124,430
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$73,840$45,990$127,670
Las Cruces, NM$73,840$39,780$117,190
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$73,690$42,380$111,180
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$73,660$44,490$127,360
Spartanburg, SC$73,650$46,890$130,710
Gettysburg, PA$73,640$45,920$119,470
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$73,610$45,480$128,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC$73,570$47,200$117,170
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$73,550$47,400$131,520
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$73,540$45,600$116,080
Roanoke, VA$73,520$44,080$130,270
Carson City, NV$73,520$49,680$102,940
Saginaw, MI$73,470$44,120$127,690
Santa Fe, NM$73,470$50,960$103,470
Vineland, NJ$73,470$44,550$124,380
Rochester, NY$73,460$45,210$122,330
Modesto, CA$73,400$43,640$148,130
Terre Haute, IN$73,350$44,820$112,170
Fort Wayne, IN$73,350$45,580$114,730
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$73,340$51,760$117,630
Casper, WY$73,330$39,560$114,570
Ogden, UT$73,300$42,620$122,820
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$73,280$47,460$124,070
Lebanon, PA$73,200$43,380$117,760
Texas$73,190$39,170$132,430
Elizabethtown, KY$73,170$46,400$117,760
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$73,050$40,950$115,380
Burlington, NC$72,950$49,470$127,840
Killeen-Temple, TX$72,920$44,120$125,230
Anniston-Oxford, AL$72,830$39,840$111,180
Battle Creek, MI$72,830$47,700$126,250
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$72,680$37,380$118,750
Chattanooga, TN-GA$72,640$44,960$126,290
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$72,640$40,440$132,140
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$72,630$46,600$99,570
Morgantown, WV$72,610$40,970$132,580
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$72,600$43,030$106,390
Tulsa, OK$72,550$39,240$129,380
Clarksville, TN-KY$72,550$44,410$121,100
Decatur, IL$72,550$46,160$99,580
Grand Island, NE$72,550$42,010$120,630
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$72,550$47,710$134,430
Tucson, AZ$72,540$45,590$127,440
Bismarck, ND$72,490$44,510$109,220
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$72,350$42,590$152,870
Baton Rouge, LA$72,280$44,130$119,830
Jacksonville, NC$72,260$44,410$111,790
Ames, IA$72,140$38,730$126,750
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$72,130$43,190$135,110
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$71,880$40,330$117,740
Flint, MI$71,830$46,040$122,990
Utica-Rome, NY$71,810$45,810$121,880
Wausau, WI$71,810$47,390$124,210
Jacksonville, FL$71,780$40,890$129,250
Portland-South Portland, ME$71,760$47,370$121,730
Bay City, MI$71,760$41,980$113,510
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$71,720$52,310$99,130
Evansville, IN$71,700$42,660$122,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$71,670$41,250$115,770
Victoria, TX$71,560$34,940$122,160
Wisconsin$71,560$45,510$121,590
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$71,520$38,850$128,490
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,510$43,420$128,200
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$71,500$40,860$122,120
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$71,390$39,560$110,140
Jackson, TN$71,350$43,980$113,030
Tuscaloosa, AL$71,340$42,650$114,800
Farmington, NM$71,300$39,840$109,890
Toledo, OH$71,260$41,350$118,660
Vermont$71,180$48,420$107,240
Morristown, TN$71,140$41,110$113,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$70,850$42,760$129,930
Yakima, WA$70,790$40,890$103,930
Utah$70,730$40,020$115,380
Reading, PA$70,720$46,620$116,810
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$70,660$40,890$104,870
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$70,660$43,950$103,110
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$70,660$44,080$113,850
Erie, PA$70,560$46,250$110,970
Pittsburgh, PA$70,550$44,660$123,990
Reno, NV$70,550$40,870$130,660
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$70,510$42,200$98,590
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$70,500$45,390$121,800
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$70,480$44,970$119,190
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$70,430$44,120$118,230
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$70,140$40,700$118,370
Helena, MT$70,120$47,000$98,550
Oklahoma$70,090$39,300$127,520
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$69,950$40,200$133,580
Billings, MT$69,950$39,510$113,030
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$69,950$38,530$113,030
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$69,760$36,900$128,050
Akron, OH$69,700$44,290$115,180
Goldsboro, NC$69,630$40,330$117,960
Elmira, NY$69,510$46,190$106,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$69,510$35,980$110,140
Louisiana$69,500$39,510$128,050
Sheboygan, WI$69,380$49,410$106,270
Hawaii$69,310$35,710$121,830
Alexandria, LA$69,170$42,520$111,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$69,040$47,050$106,700
Altoona, PA$69,010$46,890$114,940
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$68,950$40,560$113,030
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$68,880$48,420$107,870
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$68,880$38,950$117,190
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$68,830$41,740$111,460
Alabama$68,810$41,450$125,440
Wyoming$68,810$39,560$105,210
Salisbury, MD$68,790$38,220$110,440
Omaha, NE-IA$68,770$43,280$114,840
Joplin, MO-KS$68,720$40,160$119,640
St. Joseph, MO-KS$68,700$46,220$131,130
Springfield, MO$68,690$44,100$122,150
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$68,480$39,970$102,160
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$68,430$39,560$113,030
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$68,420$44,700$120,040
Indiana$68,390$45,110$123,570
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,280$42,690$121,970
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$68,270$43,040$108,880
Owensboro, KY$68,210$36,260$121,640
Wichita Falls, TX$68,090$39,170$107,310
Wheeling, WV-OH$68,070$36,870$119,280
Johnson City, TN$67,950$38,890$137,860
Lawton, OK$67,950$48,670$104,330
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$67,880$38,050$107,170
Abilene, TX$67,780$34,800$101,440
Ithaca, NY$67,770$44,100$110,190
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$67,650$39,560$124,890
Yuma, AZ$67,620$43,010$104,330
Florida$67,600$39,700$134,280
Missouri$67,540$41,670$127,760
Grand Forks, ND-MN$67,540$44,390$123,300
Fond du Lac, WI$67,500$37,290$109,120
Canton-Massillon, OH$67,490$43,700$116,110
Green Bay, WI$67,490$42,840$107,380
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$67,470$41,590$123,120
Minot, ND$67,470$40,010$114,830
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$67,470$44,040$120,670
Mobile, AL$67,390$40,270$124,990
Youngstown-Warren, OH$67,340$41,650$111,310
Bowling Green, KY$67,320$41,920$120,900
Iowa City, IA$67,280$41,720$99,210
South Carolina$67,250$42,050$126,280
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$67,220$40,350$125,270
North Dakota$67,180$44,100$116,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$67,120$40,550$116,880
Traverse City, MI$67,110$39,720$113,030
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$66,950$41,040$129,470
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$66,930$42,300$113,730
Laredo, TX$66,920$39,000$105,160
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$66,910$39,410$132,450
Kentucky$66,820$40,620$118,960
West Virginia$66,790$38,440$126,750
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$66,790$38,680$118,990
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$66,770$43,520$106,950
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$66,750$39,560$104,850
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$66,670$42,610$117,870
Albany, GA$66,570$42,170$107,470
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$66,490$37,070$113,530
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$66,460$43,440$96,830
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$66,440$41,330$111,130
State College, PA$66,420$40,290$118,360
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$66,400$37,560$106,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$66,380$41,010$117,820
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$66,360$40,760$110,140
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$66,340$39,840$119,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$66,340$42,850$99,000
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$66,340$38,950$104,330
Corpus Christi, TX$66,290$36,190$117,770
Iowa$66,270$39,330$113,400
Corvallis, OR$66,110$39,830$114,940
Winchester, VA-WV$66,110$45,900$120,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$66,090$38,480$103,070
Montgomery, AL$66,020$40,450$105,700
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$66,020$39,520$116,480
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$66,000$37,700$120,210
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$65,960$39,000$113,730
Hot Springs, AR$65,960$38,040$98,500
Mansfield, OH$65,960$42,310$113,590
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$65,960$41,870$112,590
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$65,960$38,620$103,960
Grants Pass, OR$65,870$44,070$109,200
Johnstown, PA$65,870$39,630$107,720
Medford, OR$65,800$41,610$113,080
Birmingham, AL$65,750$43,690$115,110
Winston-Salem, NC$65,710$44,450$117,930
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$65,670$40,860$122,400
Chambersburg, PA$65,660$43,170$120,980
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$65,630$40,890$101,440
Dalton, GA$65,580$44,810$112,840
Flagstaff, AZ$65,580$39,560$113,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$65,580$39,690$115,120
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$65,580$41,590$103,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$65,570$38,960$127,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$65,530$39,920$125,680
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$65,510$41,590$116,500
Rapid City, SD$65,480$39,560$104,330
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$65,460$46,720$108,350
Boise City, ID$65,420$39,110$110,300
Maine$65,390$44,470$114,270
Champaign-Urbana, IL$65,380$46,890$109,980
Kansas$65,370$42,730$119,160
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$65,310$41,410$109,790
Lima, OH$65,310$46,390$115,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$65,230$41,600$107,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$65,210$42,190$110,300
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$65,200$39,560$104,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$65,170$36,750$108,900
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$65,140$40,650$108,260
Port St. Lucie, FL$65,070$38,330$128,250
Chico, CA$65,060$35,630$125,760
Bangor, ME$65,040$41,510$105,120
Dubuque, IA$65,000$36,400$103,330
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$64,990$39,560$96,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$64,970$41,050$117,130
Wichita, KS$64,920$40,250$110,690
Nebraska$64,850$40,350$107,340
Lafayette, LA$64,800$34,910$121,320
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$64,790$43,720$103,880
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$64,750$34,440$117,630
Rocky Mount, NC$64,730$43,430$107,450
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$64,710$39,560$100,590
Greenville, NC$64,690$45,130$115,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$64,650$38,070$122,910
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$64,630$45,050$113,730
Williamsport, PA$64,580$45,530$103,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$64,560$38,320$107,240
Coeur d'Alene, ID$64,540$40,950$103,400
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$64,480$35,610$110,140
Auburn-Opelika, AL$64,420$36,110$109,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$64,420$36,840$111,730
Athens-Clarke County, GA$64,400$40,580$129,720
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$64,360$39,560$100,360
Bloomington, IN$64,300$45,690$123,800
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$64,280$50,170$100,940
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$64,270$39,990$125,690
Hattiesburg, MS$64,180$40,930$113,730
Fargo, ND-MN$64,160$44,540$126,190
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$64,050$42,670$101,150
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$64,030$39,560$103,400
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$64,000$39,560$93,950
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$63,990$38,500$107,140
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$63,960$39,480$123,070
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$63,920$39,560$102,300
Merced, CA$63,830$45,300$127,230
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$63,820$38,100$124,800
Appleton, WI$63,800$39,800$116,340
Charlottesville, VA$63,800$40,030$131,290
Texarkana, TX-AR$63,730$34,430$101,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$63,730$39,650$104,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$63,730$36,190$104,200
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$63,730$39,560$107,680
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$63,730$39,560$93,950
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$63,730$38,210$108,030
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$63,730$36,190$101,440
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$63,720$38,310$108,010
Dover, DE$63,710$46,620$99,370
Mississippi$63,680$39,370$117,190
Great Falls, MT$63,680$41,980$106,850
Bozeman, MT$63,610$41,000$112,160
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$63,580$45,880$96,450
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,570$32,740$103,110
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$63,540$44,460$104,000
Kankakee, IL$63,530$47,330$112,680
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$63,470$38,030$107,510
Lincoln, NE$63,460$40,500$101,440
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$63,430$37,970$99,190
Idaho$63,380$37,520$106,850
Montana$63,330$39,560$104,000
Topeka, KS$63,320$45,290$103,430
San Angelo, TX$63,200$35,480$117,190
Harrisonburg, VA$63,160$39,560$123,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$63,080$36,090$113,030
Florence, SC$63,070$46,020$110,940
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$63,040$40,330$107,240
Charleston, WV$63,020$38,030$112,590
Manhattan, KS$63,000$37,250$104,330
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$62,950$40,370$100,640
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$62,930$43,040$99,880
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$62,870$41,190$117,720
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$62,870$41,370$102,740
Muncie, IN$62,850$38,280$109,430
Monroe, LA$62,840$37,170$116,630
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$62,840$38,310$103,730
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,800$42,070$110,440
Visalia, CA$62,740$37,980$125,680
Kokomo, IN$62,730$46,050$97,280
El Paso, TX$62,710$34,580$110,300
Binghamton, NY$62,700$38,700$128,000
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$62,620$41,580$100,950
Columbia, MO$62,600$40,800$103,620
Columbia, SC$62,300$40,180$107,240
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$62,290$43,590$97,040
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$62,230$39,970$111,440
Missoula, MT$62,220$44,120$99,300
Jonesboro, AR$62,180$36,490$136,330
Lewiston, ID-WA$62,150$40,310$98,840
Arkansas$62,120$39,620$117,820
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$62,110$42,610$102,440
Fort Smith, AR-OK$62,070$35,870$104,330
Beckley, WV$61,960$36,220$112,750
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$61,960$38,490$105,770
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$61,960$37,190$117,930
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$61,960$39,560$98,110
South Dakota$61,760$38,620$96,090
Lawrence, KS$61,740$41,940$105,600
Waco, TX$61,720$36,750$123,320
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$61,700$40,720$126,360
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,700$38,960$132,030
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,670$44,020$94,830
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$61,520$40,310$118,550
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$61,480$38,960$104,930
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$61,460$38,210$103,080
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$61,370$36,620$106,060
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$61,340$38,470$110,370
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$61,340$36,100$104,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,320$38,220$124,100
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$61,320$35,480$108,230
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$61,280$37,970$106,850
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$61,240$39,670$120,390
Homosassa Springs, FL$61,220$39,730$105,890
Gainesville, GA$61,090$36,680$119,450
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$61,020$39,000$106,800
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$61,020$39,560$95,640
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60,950$42,010$104,330
Tyler, TX$60,940$36,970$101,320
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$60,900$38,270$99,830
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$60,880$39,560$92,750
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$60,850$40,270$107,260
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$60,830$36,190$101,730
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$60,750$39,700$112,320
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$60,730$40,010$105,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$60,630$39,560$107,730
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$60,440$35,480$104,330
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$60,350$39,560$99,170
Hammond, LA$60,320$37,440$94,310
Gadsden, AL$60,190$35,940$107,470
Logan, UT-ID$60,080$36,070$130,330
Jackson, MS$59,990$39,540$102,840
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$59,950$39,560$100,300
Lubbock, TX$59,930$35,840$113,030
Macon-Bibb County, GA$59,790$41,890$104,010
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$59,720$34,800$104,330
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$59,600$38,600$102,910
Gainesville, FL$59,470$37,380$116,270
Ocala, FL$59,360$34,850$117,840
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$59,360$36,190$100,520
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$59,360$39,560$89,860
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$59,270$27,620$110,180
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$59,100$39,500$102,110
Virgin Islands$58,930$38,490$98,990
Lancaster, PA$58,930$45,140$99,830
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$58,890$35,960$95,680
Longview, TX$58,700$32,330$108,690
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$58,550$29,120$98,390
Sherman-Denison, TX$58,410$38,200$102,460
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$58,390$39,940$97,230
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$58,250$35,480$112,120
Odessa, TX$58,080$32,760$117,170
Rome, GA$57,950$36,890$104,850
Guayama, PR$57,940$32,000$93,040
Pocatello, ID$57,890$35,480$96,400
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$57,610$39,420$113,030
St. George, UT$57,450$34,150$105,770
Columbus, IN$57,450$36,870$100,770
Eagle Pass, TX$57,370$33,920$107,240
Cleveland, TN$56,640$32,550$98,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$56,600$35,400$99,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$56,500$39,560$100,290
Arecibo, PR$56,270$23,100$93,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$56,230$37,440$98,390
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$55,490$35,210$101,440
Punta Gorda, FL$55,350$38,920$112,740
Valdosta, GA$55,260$35,120$102,110
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$55,080$39,640$94,310
Amarillo, TX$54,620$26,110$99,520
Guam$54,360$36,170$104,000
Tallahassee, FL$54,080$39,520$94,310
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$53,930$38,380$100,930
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$53,530$38,460$87,200
Sebring, FL$52,820$33,990$94,580
Jefferson City, MO$52,400$19,200$96,930
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$50,070$33,330$93,040
Twin Falls, ID$49,130$35,480$94,040
College Station-Bryan, TX$48,050$28,990$102,930
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,940$27,010$95,030
Puerto Rico$47,850$26,490$93,550
Mayaguez, PR$46,640$24,470$93,040
Aguadilla, PR$44,940$25,790$93,040
Ponce, PR$42,440$21,470$93,520

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations is $78,980, with a typical range of $45,480 – $145,910 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations?β–Ύ

Entry-level Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations positions typically start around $45,480 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupationss earn the most?β–Ύ

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupationss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.