Highest-paying science jobs in Wichita

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Wichita

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Wichita, KS 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.

#15. Biological technicians

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $41,020
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#14. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $45,540
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#13. Chemical technicians

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $47,350
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#12. Forensic science technicians

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $56,010
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#11. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $60,480
- #144 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)

#10. Occupational health and safety technicians

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $64,280
- #39 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)

#9. School psychologists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $64,430
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $67,320
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $67,580
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#6. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $71,250
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Atmospheric and space scientists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $71,900
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Urban and regional planners

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $74,980
- #105 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)

#3. Chemists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $75,180
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $75,200
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#1. Food scientists and technologists

Wichita, KS
- Annual mean salary: $102,100
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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