Highest-paying science jobs in Portland, Maine

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Portland, Maine

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME 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.

#14. Biological technicians

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,730
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#13. Social science research assistants

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $50,820
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,430
- Employment: 28,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($88,730)
--- Columbia, SC ($77,760)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($70,570)

#12. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $52,060
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,300
- Employment: 15,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($109,570)
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($106,800)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,350)

#11. Occupational health and safety technicians

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $57,820
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#10. Chemical technicians

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $58,060
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#9. Political scientists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $70,260
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,430
- Employment: 5,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($151,830)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($129,130)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

#8. Chemists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $72,360
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $75,310
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. School psychologists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $79,680
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $79,700
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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. Biochemists and biophysicists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $80,190
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $83,310
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Urban and regional planners

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $87,670
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $92,630
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

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