Highest-paying Science Jobs in Santa Fe

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Highest-paying science jobs in Santa Fe

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Santa Fe, NM 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. Forest and conservation technicians

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $42,620
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#3. Anthropologists and archeologists

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $57,830
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Urban and regional planners

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $59,660
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Santa Fe, NM
- Annual mean salary: $63,180
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)