Highest-paying science jobs in Buffalo

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Buffalo

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, 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.

#17. Food science technicians

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $44,710
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#16. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $47,560
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Chemical technicians

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $54,410
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#14. Microbiologists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $64,670
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#13. Biochemists and biophysicists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $65,610
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#12. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $67,890
- #204 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#11. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $75,010
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#10. Forensic science technicians

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $77,350
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#9. Occupational health and safety specialists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $77,410
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#8. Atmospheric and space scientists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $79,780
- #50 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)

#7. Food scientists and technologists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $80,910
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#6. School psychologists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $81,270
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#5. Urban and regional planners

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,890
- #57 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)

#4. Chemists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $85,360
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $91,120
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $112,970
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Epidemiologists

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Annual mean salary: $124,460
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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