Highest-paying Science Jobs in Charlottesville

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Highest-paying science jobs in Charlottesville

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Charlottesville, VA 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.

#10. Forest and conservation technicians

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $33,770
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#9. Social science research assistants

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $42,590
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#8. Biological technicians

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $54,450
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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. Urban and regional planners

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $65,390
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $66,980
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#5. Chemists

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $73,400
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#4. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $79,870
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $85,890
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $93,940
- #13 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)

#1. Physicists

Charlottesville, VA
- Annual mean salary: $96,150
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- Employment: 20,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($199,830)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($195,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($188,250)