Highest-paying science jobs in Davenport

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Davenport

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-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.

#8. Agricultural technicians

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $45,450
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. School psychologists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $68,740
- #177 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#6. Conservation scientists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $69,730
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Soil and plant scientists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $72,070
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $75,760
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $76,390
- #115 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)

#2. Urban and regional planners

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $76,520
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Chemists

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
- Annual mean salary: $84,500
- #80 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)

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