Highest-paying science jobs in Memphis

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Memphis

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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.

#17. Agricultural technicians

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $43,930
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#16. Urban and regional planners

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $46,430
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $48,190
- #91 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)

#14. Biological technicians

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $49,260
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

#13. Forensic science technicians

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $52,700
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#12. Chemical technicians

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $52,890
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#11. Occupational health and safety technicians

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $60,150
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#10. Chemists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $68,270
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#9. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $71,700
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $74,610
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#7. School psychologists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $76,740
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#6. Microbiologists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $78,910
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Atmospheric and space scientists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $86,940
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. Biochemists and biophysicists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $94,710
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $118,390
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#2. Physicists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $153,840
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Annual mean salary: $176,770
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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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