Highest-paying Science Jobs in Napa

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Highest-paying science jobs in Napa

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

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#9. Food science technicians

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $47,670
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#8. Chemical technicians

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $49,960
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#7. Food scientists and technologists

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $68,740
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

#6. Chemists

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $75,840
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $87,600
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $89,850
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#3. School psychologists

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $109,760
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Urban and regional planners

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,200
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Napa, CA
- Annual mean salary: $130,540
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)