Highest-paying science jobs for people in Baltimore

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#40. Agricultural technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,870
- Median hourly wage: $22.54
- Total employment: Not available

#39. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.67
- Total employment: 400 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Biological technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 2,510 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Food science technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,500
- Median hourly wage: $25.24
- Total employment: Not available

#36. Soil and plant scientists

- Median annual wage: $53,500
- Median hourly wage: $25.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $55,730
- Median hourly wage: $26.79
- Total employment: 240 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $60,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 1,210 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Animal scientists

- Median annual wage: $60,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Hydrologic technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Social science research assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 240 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Life scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 130 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,950
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Anthropologists and archeologists

- Median annual wage: $68,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Foresters

- Median annual wage: $72,210
- Median hourly wage: $34.71
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $73,350
- Median hourly wage: $35.26
- Total employment: 190 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Conservation scientists

- Median annual wage: $73,650
- Median hourly wage: $35.41
- Total employment: 250 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

- Median annual wage: $76,190
- Median hourly wage: $36.63
- Total employment: 110 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Forensic science technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,200
- Median hourly wage: $37.11
- Total employment: 260 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $78,220
- Median hourly wage: $37.61
- Total employment: 1,210 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $80,500
- Median hourly wage: $38.70
- Total employment: 340 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Microbiologists

- Median annual wage: $80,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.71
- Total employment: 440 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

- Median annual wage: $82,100
- Median hourly wage: $39.47
- Total employment: 970 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Geographers

- Median annual wage: $88,280
- Median hourly wage: $42.44
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $91,930
- Median hourly wage: $44.20
- Total employment: 270 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $94,040
- Median hourly wage: $45.21
- Total employment: 2,050 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Food scientists and technologists

- Median annual wage: $97,630
- Median hourly wage: $46.94
- Total employment: Not available

#13. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $99,220
- Median hourly wage: $47.70
- Total employment: 160 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Atmospheric and space scientists

- Median annual wage: $101,600
- Median hourly wage: $48.84
- Total employment: 240 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $103,370
- Median hourly wage: $49.70
- Total employment: 860 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Chemists

- Median annual wage: $104,870
- Median hourly wage: $50.42
- Total employment: 840 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $104,890
- Median hourly wage: $50.43
- Total employment: 840 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $104,960
- Median hourly wage: $50.46
- Total employment: 860 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Materials scientists

- Median annual wage: $106,320
- Median hourly wage: $51.12
- Total employment: 90 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $107,210
- Median hourly wage: $51.54
- Total employment: 540 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Economists

- Median annual wage: $125,630
- Median hourly wage: $60.40
- Total employment: 200 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Social scientists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $125,820
- Median hourly wage: $60.49
- Total employment: 1,060 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $132,060
- Median hourly wage: $63.49
- Total employment: 270 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Hydrologists

- Median annual wage: $134,410
- Median hourly wage: $64.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $162,490
- Median hourly wage: $78.12
- Total employment: 480 people (0.36 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.

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