Highest-paying science jobs in New Haven

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in New Haven

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

#12. Chemical technicians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $49,300
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#11. Social science research assistants

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $51,260
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#10. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $55,450
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#9. Biological technicians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $60,980
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. School psychologists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $83,380
- #71 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)

#7. Urban and regional planners

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $83,960
- #56 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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $85,540
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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. Forensic science technicians

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $85,730
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $87,860
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $95,000
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Chemists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $95,220
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

New Haven, CT
- Annual mean salary: $138,990
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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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