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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: salaries
U.S. median pay and employment for 48 life, physical, and social science occupations. Open a job to see pay by state and city.
| Job | Median salary | Hourly | Workers |
|---|
| Agricultural Technician | $49,630 | $23.86 | 15,130 |
| Animal Scientist | $68,940 | $33.14 | 3,100 |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | $70,770 | $34.02 | 8,990 |
| Astronomer | $128,820 | $61.94 | 2,120 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $99,070 | $47.63 | 10,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $127,410 | $61.26 | 33,830 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $98,920 | $47.56 | 55,850 |
| Biological Technician | $57,510 | $27.65 | 69,620 |
| Chemical Technician | $60,390 | $29.03 | 57,540 |
| Chemist | $91,240 | $43.87 | 82,770 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $100,580 | $48.36 | 75,990 |
| Conservation Scientist | $73,010 | $35.10 | 25,950 |
| Economist | $124,720 | $59.96 | 17,790 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | $55,090 | $26.49 | 34,670 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $82,220 | $39.53 | 89,250 |
| Epidemiologist | $87,220 | $41.93 | 12,090 |
| Food Science Technician | $52,130 | $25.06 | 14,600 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | $88,720 | $42.65 | 13,060 |
| Forensic Science Technician | $72,060 | $34.65 | 19,120 |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | $54,560 | $26.23 | 30,410 |
| Forester | $76,400 | $36.73 | 10,430 |
| Geographer | $102,040 | $49.06 | 1,400 |
| Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians | $53,350 | $25.65 | 6,980 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $101,920 | $49.00 | 23,470 |
| Historian | $76,750 | $36.90 | 3,450 |
| Hydrologic Technician | $64,790 | $31.15 | 2,840 |
| Hydrologist | $96,600 | $46.44 | 5,850 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologist | $193,950 | $93.24 | 790 |
| Life Scientists, All Other | $93,750 | $45.07 | 7,460 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | $62,280 | $29.94 | 73,910 |
| Materials Scientist | $117,790 | $56.63 | 8,470 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $103,410 | $49.72 | 172,340 |
| Microbiologist | $87,990 | $42.30 | 18,940 |
| Nuclear Technician | $110,240 | $53.00 | 6,470 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $90,150 | $43.34 | 140,610 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $61,560 | $29.59 | 30,590 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | $122,570 | $58.93 | 22,300 |
| Physicist | $172,250 | $82.81 | 20,430 |
| Political Scientist | $142,080 | $68.31 | 5,540 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $110,840 | $53.29 | 18,820 |
| School Psychologist | $95,990 | $46.15 | 63,940 |
| Social Science Research Assistant | $61,990 | $29.81 | 30,640 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $101,110 | $48.61 | 37,100 |
| Sociologist | $106,030 | $50.98 | 2,260 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $78,850 | $37.91 | 15,730 |
| Survey Researcher | $69,460 | $33.40 | 8,290 |
| Urban and Regional Planners | $89,320 | $42.94 | 44,230 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | $76,780 | $36.91 | 18,120 |