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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "19-1099",
    "soc_title": "Life Scientists, All Other",
    "slug": "life-scientists-all-other-19-1099",
    "major_group": "19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 93750,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 107860,
    "employment_total": 7460,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 58670,
      "p25": 68990,
      "median": 93750,
      "p75": 131910,
      "p90": 186260,
      "mean": 107860,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.17
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 28.21,
      "p25": 33.17,
      "median": 45.07,
      "p75": 63.42,
      "p90": 89.55,
      "mean": 51.86
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 7460,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000019109901",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000019109901",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000019109913",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000019109904",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000019109911",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000019109912",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000019109914",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000019109915"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Life Scientists, All Other is 3.17× — the top decile earns $186,260 against the bottom decile at $58,670. That spread is 3.17× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}