Highest-paying science jobs in Charleston, South Carolina

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Charleston, South Carolina

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

#13. Forest and conservation technicians

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $45,500
- #61 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)

#12. Biological technicians

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $50,350
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $53,360
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,300
- Employment: 15,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($109,570)
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($106,800)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,350)

#9. Survey researchers

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $64,680
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- Employment: 8,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,860)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($88,580)
--- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($86,230)

#8. Urban and regional planners

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $67,270
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#7. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $68,340
- #104 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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $68,630
- #199 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#5. Conservation scientists

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $70,050
- #75 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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $72,620
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#3. School psychologists

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $74,280
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#2. Chemists

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $75,520
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Annual mean salary: $81,650
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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