Highest-paying Science Jobs in Syracuse

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Highest-paying science jobs in Syracuse

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

#10. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $46,070
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#9. Biological technicians

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $50,380
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#8. Chemical technicians

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $63,130
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#7. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $65,930
- #143 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $69,430
- #140 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)

#5. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $78,130
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $82,770
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#3. School psychologists

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,350
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#2. Chemists

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $83,810
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Syracuse, NY
- Annual mean salary: $101,620
- #74 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)