Highest-paying science jobs in Fort Wayne

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Fort Wayne

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Fort Wayne, 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.

#8. Agricultural technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $39,430
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Chemical technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $47,810
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#6. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $55,530
- #291 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $65,900
- #383 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#4. Urban and regional planners

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $68,390
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety technicians

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $70,700
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Chemists

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $75,360
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Fort Wayne, IN
- Annual mean salary: $76,450
- #204 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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