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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)


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