SOC 11-9121 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Natural Sciences Managers in Duluth, MN-WI is $113,500. The 10th percentile is $59,500 and the 90th percentile is $174,400. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$113,500

10th percentile
$59,500
25th percentile
$83,090
Median
$113,500
75th percentile
$138,050
90th percentile
$174,400
Mean
$117,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $59,500 and the 90th percentile is $174,400. The difference is $114,900, which is 101.2% 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 $83,090 to the 75th at $138,050, covers $54,960.

The mean annual wage is $117,230, which sits above the median of $113,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 32.1% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $127,861, which is 23.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% lower than the Minnesota median of $136,450.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $113,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $127,861 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $143,290 and employment of 1,210. That median is 26.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,698, against $127,861 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (70 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI · Natural Sciences Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Natural Sciences Managers in Duluth, MN-WI is $113,500. The 10th percentile is $59,500 and the 90th percentile is $174,400. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Natural Sciences Managers?

The local median is 32.1% lower than the national median of $167,220.

What is Natural Sciences Managers pay in Duluth, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $113,500 is $127,861. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Duluth, MN-WI compare with nearby metros for Natural Sciences Managers?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 160 miles away, at $143,290. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.