Highest-paying science jobs in Tucson

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Tucson

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Tucson, 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.

#16. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $42,320
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#15. Biological technicians

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $45,650
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,770
- Employment: 76,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($69,050)
--- Boulder, CO ($68,640)
--- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($65,940)

#14. Chemical technicians

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $50,310
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#13. Social science research assistants

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $56,690
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#12. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $56,950
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $58,240
- #282 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#10. Forensic science technicians

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $58,600
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#9. Conservation scientists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $61,360
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#8. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $65,630
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Anthropologists and archeologists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $67,240
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#5. School psychologists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $67,390
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $70,510
- #303 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $75,330
- #215 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#2. Hydrologists

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $81,160
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Tucson, AZ
- Annual mean salary: $95,740
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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