Highest-paying science jobs in Charlotte

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Charlotte

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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. Agricultural technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $39,870
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#22. Forest and conservation technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $40,210
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#21. Chemical technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $50,530
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#20. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $50,980
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#19. Forensic science technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $55,510
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#18. Social science research assistants

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $56,750
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#17. Conservation scientists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $59,440
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,230
- Employment: 22,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($108,670)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($106,200)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($101,900)

#16. Biological technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $59,580
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#15. Food scientists and technologists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $61,570
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $64,840
- #34 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)

#13. Microbiologists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $68,060
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#12. School psychologists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $69,530
- #171 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)

#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $72,200
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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)

#10. Soil and plant scientists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $73,570
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,290
- Employment: 15,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
--- Raleigh, NC ($109,320)

#9. Chemists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $75,430
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

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)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $75,570
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#7. Biochemists and biophysicists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $78,400
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $79,640
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $87,910
- #54 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)

#4. Nuclear technicians

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $102,270
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $102,770
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $109,930
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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. Sociologists

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Annual mean salary: $129,870
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,260
- Employment: 2,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($129,870)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($117,170)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,760)

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