Highest-paying science jobs in Anchorage

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Anchorage

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Anchorage, AK metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "life, physical, and social science occupations" were included.

#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $59,140
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,550
- Employment: 34,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($79,780)
--- Huntsville, AL ($78,320)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($76,970)

#14. Atmospheric and space scientists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $75,850
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,880
- Employment: 8,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,860)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,420)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($114,860)

#13. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $77,400
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,300
- Employment: 15,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($109,570)
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($106,800)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,350)

#12. Occupational health and safety technicians

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $77,690
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,560
- Employment: 21,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
--- Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

#11. Conservation scientists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $82,280
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,230
- Employment: 22,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($108,670)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($106,200)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($101,900)

#10. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $84,710
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,050
- Employment: 108,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($176,770)
--- Columbia, SC ($155,570)
--- Danbury, CT ($151,970)

#9. Anthropologists and archeologists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $85,120
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 6,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($85,120)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($84,300)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,990)

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $87,690
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,240
- Employment: 76,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($116,630)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($109,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,710)

#7. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $88,050
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 9,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

#6. Hydrologists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $89,680
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- Employment: 6,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($148,150)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($136,920)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,470)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $92,390
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,640
- Employment: 58,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($136,630)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($134,200)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,060)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $94,220
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,740
- Employment: 106,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($111,950)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($108,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,020)

#3. Urban and regional planners

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $96,910
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,310
- Employment: 38,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($119,680)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($112,740)

#2. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $106,360
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,550
- Employment: 23,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($161,290)
--- Corpus Christi, TX ($156,870)
--- Midland, TX ($156,270)

#1. Economists

Anchorage, AK
- Annual mean salary: $107,390
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,830
- Employment: 15,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($162,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,320)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($156,360)

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