Highest-paying science jobs in Grand Rapids

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Grand Rapids

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, 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.

#13. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $48,250
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Chemical technicians

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $49,740
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#11. Soil and plant scientists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $55,500
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,290
- Employment: 15,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
--- Raleigh, NC ($109,320)

#10. Forensic science technicians

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $65,610
- #33 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)

#9. Urban and regional planners

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $67,530
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $70,650
- #302 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#7. Microbiologists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $73,370
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,210
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $80,890
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#4. School psychologists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $81,040
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#3. Chemists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $88,400
- #56 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)

#2. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $90,230
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Food scientists and technologists

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
- Annual mean salary: $91,560
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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