Highest-paying Science Jobs in Ames

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Highest-paying science jobs in Ames

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Ames, IA 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.

#9. Agricultural technicians

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $46,830
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#8. Biological technicians

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $52,000
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#7. Chemical technicians

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $52,980
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Soil and plant scientists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $61,570
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#5. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $65,000
- #230 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)

#4. Animal scientists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $73,150
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $73,180
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Biochemists and biophysicists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $75,710
- #48 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)

#1. Chemists

Ames, IA
- Annual mean salary: $83,460
- #84 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)