Real salary data
What Natural Sciences Managers actually earn in 2026.
The median for Natural Sciences Manager is $124,519 across 1418 real salary records (H-1B visa filings and tech job postings), updated Aug 10, 2026.
01 / By source
Real salary bands, by source.
Bands come from 1418 real records. Each source has a different bias, disclosed below.
Density curve fitted to the observed quartiles (log-normal). $82,784–$168,647 contains the middle 50% of records in the best-represented source; the shape between them is an approximation.
| Source | Records | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B visa filings | 1,418 | $82,784 | $124,519 | $168,647 |
- H-1B visa filings (DOL) — over-represents visa-eligible roles (typically high-skill, high-wage)
Salary data updated Aug 10, 2026. Bands are percentiles, not averages; n is the number of underlying records.
02 / By city
What Natural Sciences Managers earn, by city.
Real records; cities with at least 10 observations.
| City | Records | Range (p25–p75) | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 85 | $94,682 – $138,000 | $105,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 45 | $50,000 – $93,205 | $76,315 |
| Chicago, IL | 42 | $68,182 – $103,750 | $71,328 |
| Boston, MA | 33 | $93,350 – $200,000 | $140,795 |
| Cambridge, MA | 33 | $160,000 – $262,122 | $216,000 |
| Houston, TX | 32 | $90,709 – $161,175 | $141,126 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 24 | $70,549 – $138,694 | $99,685 |
| Memphis, TN | 23 | $79,000 – $84,552 | $80,184 |
| Foster City, CA | 22 | $153,852 – $211,304 | $193,170 |
| Miami, FL | 20 | $59,856 – $96,456 | $78,226 |
| South San Francisco, CA | 20 | $158,012 – $223,526 | $197,010 |
| San Diego, CA | 19 | $108,609 – $175,540 | $156,837 |
03 / By state
What Natural Sciences Managers earn, by state.
| State | Records | Range (p25–p75) | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 232 | $114,640 – $204,815 | $157,136 |
| NY | 151 | $94,875 – $166,466 | $120,000 |
| MA | 114 | $140,000 – $235,654 | $181,230 |
| TX | 103 | $78,262 – $141,898 | $108,867 |
| PA | 85 | $63,400 – $120,000 | $80,829 |
| NJ | 82 | $130,000 – $193,250 | $160,971 |
| FL | 77 | $72,800 – $137,634 | $94,474 |
| IL | 73 | $68,182 – $151,800 | $104,707 |
| MD | 39 | $99,508 – $165,632 | $138,000 |
| NC | 39 | $105,452 – $155,046 | $142,744 |
| TN | 36 | $80,184 – $122,463 | $90,095 |
| WA | 30 | $131,250 – $169,531 | $144,838 |
04 / Context
How Natural Sciences Managers pay compares with similar roles.
| Profession | Risk | Median | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Manager | Medium | $175,000 | +3.8% (2024–34) |
| Computer and Information Research Scientist | High | $179,000 | +19.7% (2024–34) |
| Computer Network Architect | Critical | $134,000 | +11.9% (2024–34) |
| Computer Systems Analyst | Critical | $104,416 | +8.7% (2024–34) |
| Data Analyst | High | $120,000 | +33.5% (2024–34) |
05 / Next step
How to move up the pay band.
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- 03R
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06 / FAQ
Salary questions, answered.
01Why are the bands different from the BLS median?
The BLS median covers all Natural Sciences Manager in the US. These bands come from real records with known biases — H-1B filings skew to visa-eligible (high-skill) roles and tech postings skew to tech employers — so they sit above the national median. We disclose the source of every band.
02How often is this data updated?
The dataset refreshes weekly from live job postings and quarterly from new H-1B disclosures.