Highest-paying science jobs in Trenton

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Trenton

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Trenton, NJ 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.

#16. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $53,520
- #42 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)

#15. Biological technicians

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $55,100
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#14. Chemical technicians

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $56,220
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#13. Survey researchers

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $63,800
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- Employment: 8,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,860)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($88,580)
--- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($86,230)

#12. Sociologists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $76,310
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,260
- Employment: 2,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($129,870)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($117,170)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,760)

#11. Urban and regional planners

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $85,650
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#10. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $86,520
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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)

#9. Conservation scientists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $86,880
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $87,890
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#7. Microbiologists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $88,130
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $93,120
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#5. Hydrologists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $99,800
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Chemists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#3. Epidemiologists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $113,000
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $119,020
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#1. Biochemists and biophysicists

Trenton, NJ
- Annual mean salary: $122,970
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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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