Highest-paying Science Jobs in Springfield, Massachusetts

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Highest-paying science jobs in Springfield, Massachusetts

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Springfield, MA-CT 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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#13. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $49,580
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#12. Biological technicians

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $53,700
- #29 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)

#11. Chemical technicians

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $58,260
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#10. Social science research assistants

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,570
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#9. Microbiologists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $79,710
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,820
- Employment: 19,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Knoxville, TN ($125,380)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($121,530)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,340)

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#8. School psychologists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,320
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#7. Occupational health and safety specialists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,400
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $84,920
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#5. Chemists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $86,270
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $87,860
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

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#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $89,010
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $106,610
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Conservation scientists

Springfield, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $108,670
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)