Highest-paying science jobs in Lancaster

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Lancaster

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

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#13. Agricultural technicians

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $40,360
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Biological technicians

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $44,270
- #127 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)

#11. Chemical technicians

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $45,800
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#10. Food science technicians

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $45,930
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#9. Conservation scientists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $50,040
- #192 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)
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#8. Chemists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $58,800
- #249 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $58,900
- #278 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $70,150
- #135 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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $74,670
- #209 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#4. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $74,970
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $75,880
- #208 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)

#2. Food scientists and technologists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,840
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#1. School psychologists

Lancaster, PA
- Annual mean salary: $94,750
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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