Highest-paying Science Jobs in Salinas

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Highest-paying science jobs in Salinas

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Salinas, 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. Biological technicians

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $47,500
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#8. Conservation scientists

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $75,630
- #39 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)

#7. Occupational health and safety specialists

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $89,350
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#6. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,880
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#5. Urban and regional planners

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $101,550
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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#4. Soil and plant scientists

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,420
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. School psychologists

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $109,370
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $116,480
- #26 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)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Salinas, CA
- Annual mean salary: $127,440
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)