Life, Physical, and Social Science salary guide 2026

A focused set of 1 widely recognized jobs in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ life, physical, and social science occupations group. A role inside a combined BLS occupation is labelled as combined data rather than presented as a role-only estimate. Open a direct occupation for a separately labelled 2026 trend estimate only when the post-2020 history contains at least 4 consecutive exact annual medians and the latest BLS employment estimate is at least 1,000. Take home estimates assume a single filer before state and local income taxes.