Highest-paying science jobs in Boise
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Highest-paying science jobs in Boise
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Boise, ID 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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#23. Biological technicians
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $37,470
– #208 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
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)
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#22. Forest and conservation technicians
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $42,470
– #102 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 370
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)
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#21. Chemical technicians
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $43,410
– #237 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#20. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $47,840
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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)
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#19. Food science technicians
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $55,880
– #11 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)
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#18. School psychologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $56,990
– #255 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160
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)
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#17. Forensic science technicians
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $57,570
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
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)
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#16. Conservation scientists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $63,210
– #122 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
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)
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#15. Chemists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $64,580
– #233 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
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)
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#14. Foresters
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $65,520
– #51 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)
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#13. Urban and regional planners
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $67,910
– #149 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
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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#12. Soil and plant scientists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $68,480
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
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)
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#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $69,580
– #189 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
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)
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#10. Clinical and counseling psychologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $69,930
– #241 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
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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#9. Occupational health and safety specialists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $71,770
– #274 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260
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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#8. Zoologists and wildlife biologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $72,550
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
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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#7. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $75,330
– #122 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
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)
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#6. Hydrologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $75,840
– #38 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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)
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#5. Anthropologists and archeologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $76,030
– #10 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $66,800
– Employment: 6,650
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($85,120)
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($84,300)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,990)
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#4. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $89,740
– #49 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#3. Food scientists and technologists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $98,050
– #11 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $84,150
– Employment: 13,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
— Wichita, KS ($102,100)
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#2. Physicists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $98,390
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#1. Atmospheric and space scientists
Boise, ID
– Annual mean salary: $102,710
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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)
