Highest-paying science jobs in Phoenix

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Phoenix

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 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.

#30. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $51,320
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#29. Social science research assistants

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $51,330
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,430
- Employment: 28,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($88,730)
--- Columbia, SC ($77,760)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($70,570)

#28. Chemical technicians

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $55,880
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,040
- Employment: 57,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Billings, MT ($86,340)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($78,000)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($77,020)

#27. Foresters

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $56,580
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,710
- Employment: 9,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($96,220)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,320)

#26. Occupational health and safety technicians

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $56,630
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#25. Anthropologists and archeologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $57,970
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#24. Epidemiologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $58,070
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 8,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)

#23. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $59,120
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#22. Microbiologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $65,460
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,820
- Employment: 19,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Knoxville, TN ($125,380)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($121,530)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,340)

#21. Conservation scientists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $66,610
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#20. Forensic science technicians

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $66,880
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,850
- Employment: 17,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,600)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,980)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,410)

#19. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $67,540
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

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)

#18. Geographers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $74,880
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 1,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,570)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($89,690)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($78,050)

#17. Chemists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $74,990
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,130
- Employment: 80,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($131,290)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($115,790)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($108,330)

#16. Occupational health and safety specialists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $75,450
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,610

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)

#15. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $77,200
- #201 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

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)

#14. Sociologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $79,330
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,260
- Employment: 2,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($129,870)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($117,170)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,760)

#13. Urban and regional planners

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $79,830
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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)

#12. School psychologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $80,130
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,770
- Employment: 57,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($116,280)
--- El Centro, CA ($116,010)
--- Fresno, CA ($115,360)

#11. Materials scientists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $81,650
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

#10. Soil and plant scientists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $83,930
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,290
- Employment: 15,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
--- Raleigh, NC ($109,320)

#9. Economists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $85,100
- #49 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)

#8. Survey researchers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $88,580
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- Employment: 8,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,860)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($88,580)
--- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($86,230)

#7. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $92,750
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#6. Atmospheric and space scientists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $97,780
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Political scientists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $100,410
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,430
- Employment: 5,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($151,830)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($129,130)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

#4. Biochemists and biophysicists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $104,980
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $108,260
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#2. Hydrologists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $114,050
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#1. Physicists

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $195,300
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- Employment: 20,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($199,830)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($195,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($188,250)

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