Highest-paying science jobs in Boulder

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Boulder, CO 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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#21. Forest and conservation technicians

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $43,590
- #85 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)

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#20. Chemical technicians

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $58,720
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

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#19. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $65,610
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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#18. Biological technicians

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $68,640
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#17. Conservation scientists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $72,680
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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#16. Occupational health and safety technicians

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $76,140
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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#15. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $77,140
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#14. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $86,680
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

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#13. Microbiologists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $86,690
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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#12. Occupational health and safety specialists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $90,520
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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#11. Chemists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $100,950
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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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#10. Biochemists and biophysicists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $101,940
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

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#9. Economists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $109,690
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#8. Atmospheric and space scientists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $113,410
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,880
- Employment: 8,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,860)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,420)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($114,860)

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#7. School psychologists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $116,280
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#6. Urban and regional planners

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $119,680
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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#5. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $121,820
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

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#4. Epidemiologists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $122,420
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 8,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)

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#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $129,660
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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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#2. Astronomers

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $139,090
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $139,410
- Employment: 1,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($145,820)
--- Boulder, CO ($139,090)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($136,250)

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#1. Physicists

Boulder, CO
- Annual mean salary: $148,470
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

National
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- Employment: 20,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($199,830)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($195,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($188,250)