Highest-paying Science Jobs in Burlington

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Highest-paying science jobs in Burlington

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT 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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#13. Social science research assistants

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $38,800
- #64 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)

#12. Biological technicians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $40,920
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#11. Chemical technicians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,150
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#10. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $66,600
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Microbiologists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $69,270
- #43 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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#8. Urban and regional planners

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $71,290
- #128 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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $72,860
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#6. Chemists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $75,110
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#5. Conservation scientists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $77,240
- #30 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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $78,030
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $78,330
- #110 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)

#2. School psychologists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $78,790
- #95 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)

#1. Hydrologists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $84,070
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- Employment: 6,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($148,150)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($136,920)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,470)