Highest-paying Science Jobs in Jefferson City

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Highest-paying science jobs in Jefferson City

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Jefferson City, MO 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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#4. Conservation scientists

Jefferson City, MO
- Annual mean salary: $57,920
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Jefferson City, MO
- Annual mean salary: $72,090
- #268 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. Chemists

Jefferson City, MO
- Annual mean salary: $74,290
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Jefferson City, MO
- Annual mean salary: $113,770
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)