SOC 19-1029 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Manhattan, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Scientists, All Other in Manhattan, KS is $88,610. The 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $128,670. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$88,610

10th percentile
$40,330
25th percentile
$73,920
Median
$88,610
75th percentile
$103,380
90th percentile
$128,670
Mean
$91,620

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $128,670. The difference is $88,340, which is 99.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $73,920 to the 75th at $103,380, covers $29,460.

The mean annual wage is $91,620, which sits above the median of $88,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Manhattan, KS median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,279, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% higher than the Kansas median of $76,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $98,279 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Manhattan, KS ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 116 miles away, with a median of $74,810 and employment of 670. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,838, against $98,279 here.
  • Omaha, NE-IA is 143 miles away, with a median of $88,070 and employment of 100. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,821, against $98,279 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Manhattan, KS (50 of 53,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.60 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Manhattan, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Scientists, All Other in Manhattan, KS is $88,610. The 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $128,670. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Biological Scientists, All Other?

The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $98,920.

What is Biological Scientists, All Other pay in Manhattan, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $88,610 is $98,279. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Manhattan, KS compare with nearby metros for Biological Scientists, All Other?

Kansas City, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $74,810. Manhattan, KS ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.