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Highest-paying science jobs in Louisville

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Louisville, KY-IN 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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#16. Biological technicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $40,780
– #176 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $42,660
– #142 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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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#14. Anthropologists and archeologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $52,050
– #44 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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#13. Chemical technicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $54,760
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

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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#12. Occupational health and safety technicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $57,830
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $57,560
– Employment: 21,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
— Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
— Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

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#11. Urban and regional planners

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $67,600
– #154 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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#10. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $68,910
– #135 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

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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#9. Soil and plant scientists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $72,160
– #39 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)

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#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $72,500
– #256 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450

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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#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $73,810
– #141 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#6. Chemists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $76,920
– #131 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

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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#5. School psychologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $82,150
– #78 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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#4. Food scientists and technologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $90,940
– #21 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#3. Atmospheric and space scientists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $94,020
– #29 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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)

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#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $105,360
– #61 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

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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#1. Biochemists and biophysicists

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $114,160
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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)