Highest-paying science jobs in Ithaca

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Ithaca

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

#6. Agricultural technicians

Ithaca, NY
- Annual mean salary: $44,340
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,850
- Employment: 13,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
--- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
--- Corvallis, OR ($57,990)

#5. Biological technicians

Ithaca, NY
- Annual mean salary: $45,670
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Chemical technicians

Ithaca, NY
- Annual mean salary: $60,110
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#3. Biochemists and biophysicists

Ithaca, NY
- Annual mean salary: $79,240
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Ithaca, NY
- Annual mean salary: $80,410
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Ithaca, NY
- Annual mean salary: $135,820
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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