Highest-paying science jobs in Tallahassee

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Tallahassee

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

#15. Biological technicians

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $39,890
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#14. Social science research assistants

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $43,970
- #57 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)

#13. Chemists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,990
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#12. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $47,480
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Forest and conservation technicians

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $48,130
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,420
- Employment: 30,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($68,370)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($66,570)
--- Corvallis, OR ($62,260)

#10. School psychologists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $48,210
- #267 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)

#9. Forensic science technicians

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $49,760
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $50,090
- #301 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#7. Conservation scientists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $51,500
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $54,200
- #428 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Foresters

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $54,870
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. Urban and regional planners

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $57,020
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,570
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,090
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#1. Economists

Tallahassee, FL
- Annual mean salary: $79,650
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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