Highest-paying science jobs in Allentown

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Allentown

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 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.

#15. Biological technicians

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $44,880
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#14. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $48,040
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#13. Chemical technicians

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $52,530
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#12. Social science research assistants

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $53,110
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#11. Microbiologists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $53,910
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#10. Conservation scientists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Occupational health and safety specialists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $72,450
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $72,890
- #154 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)

#7. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $73,530
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $73,560
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. School psychologists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $76,420
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#4. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $79,710
- #187 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)

#3. Chemists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $83,290
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#2. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $85,020
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#1. Food scientists and technologists

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Annual mean salary: $93,760
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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