Highest-paying Science Jobs in Olympia

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Highest-paying science jobs in Olympia

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Olympia-Tumwater, 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.

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#14. Biological technicians

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $49,790
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Soil and plant scientists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $66,340
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#12. Conservation scientists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $76,300
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $77,150
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#10. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $78,510
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

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#9. Foresters

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $80,720
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,710
- Employment: 9,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($96,220)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,320)

#8. Chemists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $82,720
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Occupational health and safety specialists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $84,990
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#6. Hydrologists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $88,800
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#5. Urban and regional planners

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $90,910
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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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#4. Economists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $94,590
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#3. Epidemiologists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $99,150
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#2. School psychologists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $100,320
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
- Annual mean salary: $113,810
- #33 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)