Highest-paying science jobs in Lansing

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Lansing

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, 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. Forest and conservation technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $41,640
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,420
- Employment: 30,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($68,370)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($66,570)
--- Corvallis, OR ($62,260)

#18. Chemical technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $42,190
- #247 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#17. Biological technicians

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $44,250
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#16. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $57,410
- #19 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)

#15. Chemists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $60,310
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#14. Soil and plant scientists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $60,700
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#13. Animal scientists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $60,990
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,390
- Employment: 2,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($98,830)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($95,360)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($81,970)

#12. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $67,050
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Conservation scientists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $67,580
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#10. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $71,910
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#9. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,720
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#8. Microbiologists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $76,490
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $76,730
- #173 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)

#6. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,550
- Employment: 23,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($161,290)
--- Corpus Christi, TX ($156,870)
--- Midland, TX ($156,270)

#5. School psychologists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $78,910
- #93 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. Urban and regional planners

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $79,030
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $86,870
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Physicists

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $88,480
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Annual mean salary: $97,190
- #38 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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