Highest-paying science jobs in Kalamazoo

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Kalamazoo

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Kalamazoo-Portage, 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.

#11. Biological technicians

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $44,800
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#10. Chemical technicians

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $53,050
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Food scientists and technologists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $54,110
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,900
- #130 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)

#7. Occupational health and safety specialists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $75,290
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $76,150
- #207 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)

#5. School psychologists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,140
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Microbiologists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $82,820
- #21 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)

#3. Chemists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $89,350
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $90,290
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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. Biochemists and biophysicists

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Annual mean salary: $91,920
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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