Highest-paying science jobs in Nashville

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Nashville

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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.

#22. Forest and conservation technicians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $41,600
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#21. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $44,380
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#20. Biological technicians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $45,120
- #114 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)

#19. Chemical technicians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $46,220
- #205 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#18. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $48,370
- #88 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)

#17. Occupational health and safety technicians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $51,700
- #88 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)

#16. Urban and regional planners

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $60,260
- #204 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Forensic science technicians

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $62,530
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#14. School psychologists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $62,660
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#13. Conservation scientists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $71,000
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#12. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $73,610
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

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)

#11. Chemists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $77,350
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#10. Occupational health and safety specialists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $77,600
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

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)

#9. Materials scientists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $80,280
- #33 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)

#8. Biochemists and biophysicists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $82,780
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#7. Microbiologists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $88,450
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#6. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $88,770
- #52 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)

#5. Atmospheric and space scientists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $91,340
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Epidemiologists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $91,730
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $101,730
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $109,700
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#1. Physicists

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Annual mean salary: $136,010
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

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