Highest-paying science jobs in Kennewick

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Kennewick

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Kennewick-Richland, WA 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.

#11. Food science technicians

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $42,750
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#10. Biological technicians

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $46,920
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#9. Chemical technicians

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $62,250
- #25 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)

#8. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $79,780
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#7. Soil and plant scientists

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $80,280
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#6. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $87,310
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $89,200
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#4. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $93,100
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#3. School psychologists

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $93,420
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#2. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $108,780
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#1. Occupational health and safety specialists

Kennewick-Richland, WA
- Annual mean salary: $111,950
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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