Highest-paying Science Jobs in Sioux City

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Highest-paying science jobs in Sioux City

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 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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#3. Food science technicians

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
- Annual mean salary: $44,090
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#2. Food scientists and technologists

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
- Annual mean salary: $67,840
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#1. Occupational health and safety specialists

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
- Annual mean salary: $73,440
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)