Highest-paying science jobs in Las Vegas

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Las Vegas

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 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.

#21. Biological technicians

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $45,730
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#20. Forest and conservation technicians

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $46,470
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#19. Occupational health and safety technicians

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $50,650
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,560
- Employment: 21,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
--- Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

#18. School psychologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $66,840
- #192 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#17. Forensic science technicians

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $69,630
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#16. Anthropologists and archeologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $70,180
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 6,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($85,120)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($84,300)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,990)

#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $71,460
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#14. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $72,030
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#13. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $72,860
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#12. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $75,070
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#11. Occupational health and safety specialists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $76,780
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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)

#10. Chemical technicians

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $78,000
- #3 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)

#9. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $80,800
- #77 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)

#8. Chemists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $87,180
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#7. Economists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $90,630
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $90,710
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#5. Epidemiologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $93,260
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Atmospheric and space scientists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $99,720
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,880
- Employment: 8,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,860)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,420)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($114,860)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $101,210
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Conservation scientists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $101,900
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#1. Hydrologists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $109,530
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- Employment: 6,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($148,150)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($136,920)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,470)

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