Highest-paying science jobs in Tampa

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Tampa

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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.

#27. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $39,190
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

#26. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $40,570
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 9,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

#25. Biological technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $41,180
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#24. Food science technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $43,250
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#23. Survey researchers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,330
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#22. Social science research assistants

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $46,620
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#21. Chemical technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $49,960
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#20. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $52,760
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#19. Forensic science technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $55,150
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#18. Occupational health and safety technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $57,270
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#17. Hydrologic technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $59,860
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,760
- Employment: 3,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($126,900)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($108,260)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($86,310)

#16. Food scientists and technologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $65,240
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

#15. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,510
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#14. Conservation scientists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,150
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#13. Chemists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $69,810
- #204 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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. Urban and regional planners

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $70,500
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#11. Hydrologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,410
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- Employment: 6,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($148,150)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($136,920)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,470)

#10. Occupational health and safety specialists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $74,260
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

#9. School psychologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $75,280
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#8. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#7. Biochemists and biophysicists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $82,170
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

#6. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,640
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $95,250
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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. Epidemiologists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $98,090
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 8,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)

#3. Economists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $99,100
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Atmospheric and space scientists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $104,540
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Materials scientists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $105,080
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

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