Highest-paying science jobs in Colorado Springs

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Colorado Springs, 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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#16. Forest and conservation technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $42,830
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#15. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $43,130
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

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#14. Biological technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $44,230
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#13. Chemical technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $51,750
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#12. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $61,160
- #10 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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#11. Conservation scientists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $62,410
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#10. Soil and plant scientists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $66,970
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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#9. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $69,130
- #103 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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#8. Forensic science technicians

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $70,890
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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#7. Chemists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $76,360
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#6. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $79,810
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

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#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $80,490
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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#4. Urban and regional planners

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $88,690
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $88,700
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $91,400
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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#1. School psychologists

Colorado Springs, CO
- Annual mean salary: $101,010
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)