Highest-paying science jobs in Pensacola

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Pensacola

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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.

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#10. Biological technicians

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $39,290
- #190 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)

#9. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $40,020
- #156 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)

#8. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $40,570
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#7. Forensic science technicians

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $51,760
- #68 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)

#6. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $56,020
- #288 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)
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#5. Urban and regional planners

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $59,960
- #206 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Chemical technicians

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $59,990
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $71,070
- #293 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#2. Chemists

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $76,980
- #129 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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Annual mean salary: $95,430
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)
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