Highest-paying science jobs in Albany

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Albany

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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.

#23. Social science research assistants

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $45,490
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,430
- Employment: 28,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($88,730)
--- Columbia, SC ($77,760)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($70,570)

#22. Biological technicians

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $51,790
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#21. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $52,840
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#20. Chemical technicians

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $62,420
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#19. Occupational health and safety technicians

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $63,300
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $75,090
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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. Food scientists and technologists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $76,770
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

#16. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $80,870
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#15. Occupational health and safety specialists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $82,460
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#14. Urban and regional planners

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,080
- #60 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)

#13. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,110
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#12. Biochemists and biophysicists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,200
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#11. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,480
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#10. Hydrologists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $85,370
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#9. Survey researchers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,230
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#8. Economists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $88,580
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Chemists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $91,090
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#6. Nuclear technicians

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $94,270
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- Employment: 5,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($106,790)
--- Monroe, MI ($105,220)
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($102,270)

#5. Atmospheric and space scientists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $96,510
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $101,260
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $108,810
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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. Materials scientists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $129,630
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

#1. Physicists

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Annual mean salary: $152,090
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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