Maryland

Occupational Wage Estimates

All industries Maryland Statewide   Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Mean wage Entry wage Exp. wage Median wage Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 19-0000 42,540 81,736 39.25 44,008 21.25 100,600 48.25 74,515 35.75 Animal Scientists 19-1011 90 85,570 41.25 48,277 23.25 104,217 50.00 81,566 39.25 Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 180 72,803 35.00 37,341 18.00 90,535 43.50 68,780 33.00 Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 210 78,675 37.75 48,646 23.50 93,690 45.00 68,790 33.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 1,150 77,015 37.00 44,530 21.50 93,257 44.75 72,287 34.75 Microbiologists 19-1022 1,260 103,079 49.50 64,090 30.75 122,574 59.00 98,357 47.25 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 210 98,286 47.25 63,475 30.50 115,691 55.50 97,740 47.00 Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 3,640 93,646 45.00 60,865 29.25 110,038 53.00 87,726 42.25 Conservation Scientists 19-1031 440 73,090 35.25 47,236 22.75 86,017 41.25 62,698 30.25 Foresters 19-1032 70 60,327 29.00 37,780 18.25 71,601 34.50 62,463 30.00 Epidemiologists 19-1041 280 72,931 35.00 53,074 25.50 82,859 39.75 66,626 32.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 4,400 93,886 45.25 56,045 27.00 112,806 54.25 88,051 42.25 Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 610 80,498 38.75 48,803 23.50 96,345 46.25 69,055 33.25 Astronomers 19-2011 460 115,343 55.50 68,452 33.00 138,789 66.75 116,239 56.00 Physicists 19-2012 1,520 123,697 59.50 69,597 33.50 150,748 72.50 116,254 56.00 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 770 92,880 44.75 55,868 26.75 111,385 53.50 89,165 42.75 Chemists 19-2031 3,300 106,651 51.25 63,713 30.75 128,120 61.50 104,304 50.25 Materials Scientists 19-2032 150 92,116 44.25 51,683 24.75 112,333 54.00 101,240 48.75 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 2,220 74,900 36.00 46,957 22.50 88,873 42.75 68,423 33.00 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 650 82,911 39.75 54,752 26.25 96,991 46.75 76,450 36.75

These wages have been adjusted for any inflationary pressures through December 2012

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Office of Workforce Information & Performance
Occupational Employment Statistics Program

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Last updated April 2013