Highest-paying science jobs in Kansas City
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Highest-paying science jobs in Kansas City
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS 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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#26. Agricultural technicians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $43,930
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
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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#25. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $45,330
– #122 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320
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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#24. Biological technicians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $46,750
– #90 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
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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#23. Forest and conservation technicians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $46,810
– #38 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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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#22. Chemical technicians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $50,470
– #142 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320
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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#21. Food science technicians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $53,010
– #15 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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#20. Social science research assistants
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $55,110
– #23 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,430
– Employment: 28,690
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($88,730)
— Columbia, SC ($77,760)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($70,570)
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#19. Conservation scientists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $55,750
– #176 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
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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#18. Survey researchers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $58,400
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,690
– Employment: 8,850
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,860)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($88,580)
— Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($86,230)
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#17. Soil and plant scientists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $67,040
– #54 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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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#16. Zoologists and wildlife biologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $67,330
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
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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#15. Occupational health and safety technicians
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $69,910
– #19 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
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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#14. Microbiologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $75,080
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#13. Animal scientists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $75,790
– #5 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $80,390
– Employment: 2,790
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($98,830)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($95,360)
— Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($81,970)
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#12. Urban and regional planners
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $77,020
– #93 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
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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#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $77,420
– #101 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240
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. Occupational health and safety specialists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $77,560
– #158 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 540
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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#9. Hydrologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $79,250
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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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#8. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $81,170
– #71 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
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. Chemists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $81,760
– #90 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 820
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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#6. School psychologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $83,510
– #70 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
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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#5. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $86,070
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 750
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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#4. Clinical and counseling psychologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $102,910
– #68 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 440
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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#3. Atmospheric and space scientists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $103,860
– #17 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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. Economists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $105,630
– #31 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
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)
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#1. Food scientists and technologists
Kansas City, MO-KS
– Annual mean salary: $138,600
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
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)
