Highest-paying science jobs in Tulsa

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Tulsa

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

#13. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $49,920
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#12. Chemical technicians

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $50,710
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#11. Urban and regional planners

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $64,280
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#10. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $64,980
- #254 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Occupational health and safety technicians

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $69,610
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $72,490
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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. School psychologists

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $73,850
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#6. Chemists

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $77,090
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#5. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $86,940
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $89,210
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 9,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $91,010
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Atmospheric and space scientists

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $102,860
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Tulsa, OK
- Annual mean salary: $145,520
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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