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Estimated employment1,000
Mean wage$88,798
Entry wage$54,329
10th percentile wage$50,748
50th percentile wage$77,457
90th percentile wage$148,419
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services1,000100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services1,00088,791
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1042)
Teach courses in biological sciences. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$88798.27 $59043.72  $29754.55
2013$88504.48+.3%$58848.37 +.3%$29656.11
2012$86815.18+1.9%$57725.12 +1.9%$29090.06
2011$85125.88+2.0%$56601.87 +2.0%$28524.01
2010$83803.82+1.6%$55722.81 +1.6%$28081.01
2009$82334.87+1.8%$54746.08 +1.8%$27588.79
2008$81453.50+1.1%$54160.03 +1.1%$27293.46
2007$79029.72+3.1%$52548.42 +3.1%$26481.31
2006$76385.61+3.5%$50790.29 +3.5%$25595.31
2005$73447.70+4.0%$48836.82 +4.0%$24610.88
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$88798.27 $54962.85  $33835.41
2013$88504.48+.3%$54824.64 +.3%$33679.84
2012$86815.18+1.9%$53718.93 +2.1%$33096.25
2011$85125.88+2.0%$52797.51 +1.7%$32328.37
2010$83803.82+1.6%$51968.23 +1.6%$31835.59
2009$82334.87+1.8%$51092.88 +1.7%$31241.99
2008$81453.50+1.1%$50401.81 +1.4%$31051.69
2007$79029.72+3.1%$49111.82 +2.6%$29917.90
2006$76385.61+3.5%$47545.40 +3.3%$28840.20
2005$73447.70+4.0%$46071.13 +3.2%$27376.57

Note:The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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