Highest-paying science jobs in Hartford

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Hartford

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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.

#18. Social science research assistants

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $46,430
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#17. Chemical technicians

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $48,810
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#16. Survey researchers

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $55,590
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $61,870
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Biological technicians

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $64,250
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#13. Occupational health and safety technicians

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $67,660
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#12. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,910
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#11. Foresters

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $75,860
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#10. Conservation scientists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $78,020
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Chemists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,140
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#8. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,980
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $82,820
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $85,620
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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)

#5. Urban and regional planners

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $92,440
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#4. School psychologists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $92,550
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#3. Economists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $102,270
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $125,070
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Annual mean salary: $146,220
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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)

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