Highest-paying Science Jobs for People in Huntsville

#18. Biological technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: Not available

#17. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $48,980
- Median hourly wage: $23.55
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,480
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 80 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,300
- Median hourly wage: $27.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: Not available

#12. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

- Median annual wage: $73,650
- Median hourly wage: $35.41
- Total employment: 110 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $74,290
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: Not available

#10. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $77,830
- Median hourly wage: $37.42
- Total employment: 330 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $79,430
- Median hourly wage: $38.19
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $80,640
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Atmospheric and space scientists

- Median annual wage: $84,720
- Median hourly wage: $40.73
- Total employment: 160 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $87,220
- Median hourly wage: $41.93
- Total employment: 240 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $92,020
- Median hourly wage: $44.24
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $108,440
- Median hourly wage: $52.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $126,770
- Median hourly wage: $60.95
- Total employment: 250 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Chemists

- Median annual wage: $127,070
- Median hourly wage: $61.09
- Total employment: 120 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $139,800
- Median hourly wage: $67.21
- Total employment: 70 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 291 metros.

Highest-paying science jobs for people in Huntsville