| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
90th pct | 
 
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 19-0000 | 100 | 53,625 25.78 | 31,675 15.23 | 39,231 18.86 | 56,005 26.92 | 66,580 32.01 | 75,484 36.29 |  
| Life Scientists | 19-1000 |  | 
58,201 27.98 | 42,947 20.65 | 50,727 24.39 | 58,421 28.09 | 64,334 30.93 | 74,952 36.04 |  
| Physical Scientists | 19-2000 |  | 
67,535 32.47 | 54,992 26.44 | 63,823 30.69 | 68,545 32.95 | 73,266 35.23 | 75,686 36.39 |  
 
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