Highest-paying science jobs in Portsmouth

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Portsmouth

compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area using data from the . Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "life, physical, and social science occupations" were included.

#4. Chemical technicians

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $68,330
- #11 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)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $85,000
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $89,600
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#1. Chemists

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $101,400
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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