Highest-paying science jobs in Pittsburgh

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Pittsburgh

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

#23. Social science research assistants

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $40,410
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#22. Forensic science technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $42,800
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#21. Biological technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $46,850
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

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)

#20. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $47,140
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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. Food science technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $48,050
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#18. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,460
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#17. Microbiologists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,930
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#16. Conservation scientists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $60,310
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#15. Chemical technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $60,540
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 810

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)

#14. Soil and plant scientists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $65,550
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#13. Urban and regional planners

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $67,860
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#12. Occupational health and safety technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $70,770
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $73,660
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $75,720
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,000

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)

#9. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,020
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

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)

#8. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,730
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#7. Nuclear technicians

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,970
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#6. School psychologists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,420
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#5. Foresters

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,570
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,710
- Employment: 9,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($96,220)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,320)

#4. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $83,050
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#3. Chemists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $97,720
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 930

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. Materials scientists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,380
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

#1. Economists

Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual mean salary: $105,170
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,830
- Employment: 15,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($162,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,320)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($156,360)

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