Highest-paying science jobs in Palm Bay

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Palm Bay

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 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.

#13. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $39,620
- #128 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)

#12. Biological technicians

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $39,750
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#11. Chemical technicians

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $42,980
- #242 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)

#10. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,010
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Forensic science technicians

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,490
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#8. School psychologists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $60,680
- #242 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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $62,770
- #247 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Urban and regional planners

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,620
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $70,730
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $75,160
- #199 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Chemists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $88,760
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Atmospheric and space scientists

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $94,610
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,880
- Employment: 8,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,860)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,420)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($114,860)

#1. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $123,910
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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