Highest-paying Science Jobs in Myrtle Beach

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Highest-paying science jobs in Myrtle Beach

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 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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#5. Social science research assistants

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
- Annual mean salary: $50,180
- #41 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)

#4. Urban and regional planners

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
- Annual mean salary: $57,760
- #219 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
- Annual mean salary: $62,460
- #253 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
- Annual mean salary: $63,670
- #397 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#1. Chemists

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
- Annual mean salary: $86,400
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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