Highest-paying science jobs in Fort Collins

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Fort Collins, 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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#22. Forest and conservation technicians

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $44,770
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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#21. Biological technicians

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $46,180
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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)

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#20. Agricultural technicians

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $51,970
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,850
- Employment: 13,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
--- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
--- Corvallis, OR ($57,990)

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#19. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $52,440
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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. Chemical technicians

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $53,100
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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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#17. Animal scientists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $55,230
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,390
- Employment: 2,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($98,830)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($95,360)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($81,970)

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#16. Foresters

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $56,210
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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#15. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $57,600
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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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#14. Soil and plant scientists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $65,430
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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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#13. Microbiologists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $70,910
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $71,710
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#11. Conservation scientists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $76,400
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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. Chemists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $77,210
- #127 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)

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#9. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $80,840
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $83,050
- #66 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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#7. Urban and regional planners

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $86,190
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#6. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $86,200
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. Biochemists and biophysicists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $89,840
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $91,770
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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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#3. School psychologists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $93,080
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#2. Atmospheric and space scientists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $101,600
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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#1. Economists

Fort Collins, CO
- Annual mean salary: $102,050
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)