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Highest-paying science jobs in Lexington

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Lexington-Fayette, KY 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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#17. Agricultural technicians

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $37,980
– #73 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $44,850
– Employment: 13,560
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
— Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
— Corvallis, OR ($57,990)

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#16. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $39,070
– #163 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#15. Biological technicians

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $43,520
– #136 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

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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#14. Chemical technicians

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $48,940
– #173 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350

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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#13. Urban and regional planners

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $50,990
– #233 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $53,760
– #30 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $59,080
– Employment: 9,210
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
— Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

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#11. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $58,490
– #146 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280

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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#10. Epidemiologists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $60,190
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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)

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#9. Soil and plant scientists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $63,070
– #72 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#8. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $64,470
– #108 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#7. School psychologists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $68,000
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $68,550
– #343 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

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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#5. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $68,780
– #194 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#4. Biochemists and biophysicists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $72,190
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $113,460
– Employment: 35,050
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

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#3. Microbiologists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $73,460
– #38 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#2. Chemists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $74,760
– #158 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

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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#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lexington-Fayette, KY
– Annual mean salary: $86,440
– #148 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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)