Highest-paying science jobs for people in Washington, D.C.

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#44. Agricultural technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 200 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Biological technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 1,790 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 590 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Social science research assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 2,300 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,300
- Median hourly wage: $30.43
- Total employment: 200 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $63,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 590 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,720
- Median hourly wage: $34.00
- Total employment: 90 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Anthropologists and archeologists

- Median annual wage: $75,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.17
- Total employment: 280 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Foresters

- Median annual wage: $77,700
- Median hourly wage: $37.36
- Total employment: 140 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 2,270 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Animal scientists

- Median annual wage: $78,800
- Median hourly wage: $37.89
- Total employment: 150 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food scientists and technologists

- Median annual wage: $79,390
- Median hourly wage: $38.17
- Total employment: 120 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Forensic science technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 640 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Conservation scientists

- Median annual wage: $81,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.25
- Total employment: 600 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Soil and plant scientists

- Median annual wage: $92,310
- Median hourly wage: $44.38
- Total employment: 280 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Sociologists

- Median annual wage: $95,310
- Median hourly wage: $45.82
- Total employment: 100 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Survey researchers

- Median annual wage: $96,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.49
- Total employment: 530 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $99,270
- Median hourly wage: $47.73
- Total employment: 1,240 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $99,590
- Median hourly wage: $47.88
- Total employment: 2,160 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $99,820
- Median hourly wage: $47.99
- Total employment: 1,900 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $101,510
- Median hourly wage: $48.80
- Total employment: 260 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $104,420
- Median hourly wage: $50.20
- Total employment: 590 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Food science technicians

- Median annual wage: $104,600
- Median hourly wage: $50.29
- Total employment: 190 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $105,580
- Median hourly wage: $50.76
- Total employment: 6,270 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $105,620
- Median hourly wage: $50.78
- Total employment: 1,740 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Microbiologists

- Median annual wage: $105,630
- Median hourly wage: $50.78
- Total employment: 1,600 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

- Median annual wage: $109,520
- Median hourly wage: $52.65
- Total employment: 2,780 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $112,120
- Median hourly wage: $53.90
- Total employment: 5,830 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $112,880
- Median hourly wage: $54.27
- Total employment: 730 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Historians

- Median annual wage: $115,710
- Median hourly wage: $55.63
- Total employment: 420 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Geographers

- Median annual wage: $117,960
- Median hourly wage: $56.71
- Total employment: 270 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Materials scientists

- Median annual wage: $120,340
- Median hourly wage: $57.86
- Total employment: 120 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

- Median annual wage: $121,890
- Median hourly wage: $58.60
- Total employment: 230 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Life scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $125,820
- Median hourly wage: $60.49
- Total employment: 440 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Atmospheric and space scientists

- Median annual wage: $128,940
- Median hourly wage: $61.99
- Total employment: 590 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $130,580
- Median hourly wage: $62.78
- Total employment: 330 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Social scientists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $137,610
- Median hourly wage: $66.16
- Total employment: 7,050 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Hydrologists

- Median annual wage: $138,500
- Median hourly wage: $66.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Chemists

- Median annual wage: $145,430
- Median hourly wage: $69.92
- Total employment: 2,640 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Political scientists

- Median annual wage: $153,340
- Median hourly wage: $73.72
- Total employment: 3,910 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Economists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $157,980
- Median hourly wage: $75.95
- Total employment: 4,300 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Astronomers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $157,980
- Median hourly wage: $75.95
- Total employment: 440 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $162,610
- Median hourly wage: $78.18
- Total employment: 2,720 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $168,280
- Median hourly wage: $80.90
- Total employment: 1,940 people (0.62 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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