How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Manhattan, KS?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $112,400 and the 90th percentile is $190,420. The difference is $78,020, which is 55.4% 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 $124,530 to the 75th at $171,950, covers $47,420.

The mean annual wage is $145,920, which sits above the median of $140,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Manhattan, KS median is 15.8% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $156,219, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the Kansas median of $153,820.

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 $140,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $156,219 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Manhattan, KS ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 103 miles away, with a median of $134,810 and employment of 40. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $156,063, against $156,219 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 108 miles away, with a median of $122,670 and employment of 160. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,947, against $156,219 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 116 miles away, with a median of $128,810 and employment of 280. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,189, against $156,219 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Manhattan, KS (30 of 53,500). 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.