Highest-paying science jobs in Spokane

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Spokane

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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.

#16. Forest and conservation technicians

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $43,890
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $49,140
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $49,420
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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. Food science technicians

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#12. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $69,510
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#10 (tie). Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#10 (tie). Conservation scientists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#9. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $74,230
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Foresters

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $76,530
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#7. Urban and regional planners

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $78,580
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $81,080
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#5. Chemists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $81,190
- #96 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)

#4. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $87,680
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $88,700
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Materials scientists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $95,830
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
- Annual mean salary: $111,030
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

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