Highest-paying science jobs in Lafayette, Indiana

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Lafayette, Indiana

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 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.

#10. Biological technicians

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $43,140
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Occupational health and safety technicians

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $51,840
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#8. Agricultural technicians

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $52,880
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#7. Soil and plant scientists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,180
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $74,370
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $82,120
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $84,340
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,520
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Chemists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $88,150
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Food scientists and technologists

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Annual mean salary: $89,270
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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