Highest-paying science jobs in Cleveland

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Cleveland-Elyria, OH 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. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $47,890
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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#21. Conservation scientists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $54,070
- #183 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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#20. Chemical technicians

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $54,540
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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. Occupational health and safety technicians

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $55,620
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#18. Social science research assistants

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $56,000
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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#17. Biological technicians

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $56,720
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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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#16. Forensic science technicians

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $60,280
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#15. Microbiologists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $64,640
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#14. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $71,990
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. School psychologists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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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#12. Urban and regional planners

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $74,740
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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#11. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $82,540
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#10. Epidemiologists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $82,560
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#9. Occupational health and safety specialists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $82,960
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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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#8. Chemists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $85,340
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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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#7. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $92,350
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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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#6. Food scientists and technologists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $101,750
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

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#5. Materials scientists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $103,340
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

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#4. Atmospheric and space scientists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $107,250
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#3. Economists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $111,190
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $127,820
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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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#1. Physicists

Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Annual mean salary: $149,600
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)