Highest-paying Science Jobs in Champaign

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Highest-paying science jobs in Champaign

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL 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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#12. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $43,520
- #140 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)

#11. Biological technicians

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $47,010
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#10. Agricultural technicians

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $48,140
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,850
- Employment: 13,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
--- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
--- Corvallis, OR ($57,990)

#9. Occupational health and safety specialists

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $61,150
- #415 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $66,610
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#7. Soil and plant scientists

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $66,740
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,290
- Employment: 15,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
--- Raleigh, NC ($109,320)

#6. School psychologists

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $70,740
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#5. Conservation scientists

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $71,640
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Chemists

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $74,400
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#3. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $81,790
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#2. Urban and regional planners

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $83,350
- #58 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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Annual mean salary: $91,530
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)