Highest-paying science jobs in Ann Arbor

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Ann Arbor

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Ann Arbor, MI 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.

#19. Social science research assistants

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $39,790
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#18. Biological technicians

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $42,840
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#17. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $45,550
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#16. Chemical technicians

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $48,740
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#15. Microbiologists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $62,910
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#14. Urban and regional planners

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $65,620
- #167 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)

#13. Conservation scientists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $69,410
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#12. Epidemiologists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $69,480
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 8,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)

#11. Survey researchers

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $69,830
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- Employment: 8,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,860)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($88,580)
--- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($86,230)

#10. Biochemists and biophysicists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $76,620
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $78,280
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#8. School psychologists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $79,050
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $80,660
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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. Food scientists and technologists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $81,970
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Chemists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $82,090
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $85,960
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,990
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#2. Physicists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $91,760
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- Employment: 20,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($199,830)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($195,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($188,250)

#1. Economists

Ann Arbor, MI
- Annual mean salary: $109,090
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,830
- Employment: 15,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($162,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,320)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($156,360)

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