Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Salaries
48 occupations · median annual pay from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
172,340 employed
$103,410
$50/hr
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
140,610 employed
$90,150
$43/hr
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
89,250 employed
$82,220
$40/hr
- Chemists
82,770 employed
$91,240
$44/hr
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
75,990 employed
$100,580
$48/hr
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
73,910 employed
$62,280
$30/hr
- Biological Technicians
69,620 employed
$57,510
$28/hr
- School Psychologists
63,940 employed
$95,990
$46/hr
- Chemical Technicians
57,540 employed
$60,390
$29/hr
- Biological Scientists, All Other
55,850 employed
$98,920
$48/hr
- Urban and Regional Planners
44,230 employed
$89,320
$43/hr
- Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
37,100 employed
$101,110
$49/hr
$55,090
$26/hr
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
33,830 employed
$127,410
$61/hr
- Social Science Research Assistants
30,640 employed
$61,990
$30/hr
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
30,590 employed
$61,560
$30/hr
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
30,410 employed
$54,560
$26/hr
- Conservation Scientists
25,950 employed
$73,010
$35/hr
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
23,470 employed
$101,920
$49/hr
- Physical Scientists, All Other
22,300 employed
$122,570
$59/hr
- Physicists
20,430 employed
$172,250
$83/hr
- Forensic Science Technicians
19,120 employed
$72,060
$35/hr
- Microbiologists
18,940 employed
$87,990
$42/hr
- Psychologists, All Other
18,820 employed
$110,840
$53/hr
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
18,120 employed
$76,780
$37/hr
- Economists
17,790 employed
$124,720
$60/hr
- Soil and Plant Scientists
15,730 employed
$78,850
$38/hr
- Agricultural Technicians
15,130 employed
$49,630
$24/hr
- Food Science Technicians
14,600 employed
$52,130
$25/hr
- Food Scientists and Technologists
13,060 employed
$88,720
$43/hr
- Epidemiologists
12,090 employed
$87,220
$42/hr
- Foresters
10,430 employed
$76,400
$37/hr
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
10,000 employed
$99,070
$48/hr
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
8,990 employed
$70,770
$34/hr
- Materials Scientists
8,470 employed
$117,790
$57/hr
- Survey Researchers
8,290 employed
$69,460
$33/hr
- Life Scientists, All Other
7,460 employed
$93,750
$45/hr
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
6,980 employed
$53,350
$26/hr
- Nuclear Technicians
6,470 employed
$110,240
$53/hr
- Hydrologists
5,850 employed
$96,600
$46/hr
- Political Scientists
5,540 employed
$142,080
$68/hr
- Historians
3,450 employed
$76,750
$37/hr
- Animal Scientists
3,100 employed
$68,940
$33/hr
- Hydrologic Technicians
2,840 employed
$64,790
$31/hr
- Sociologists
2,260 employed
$106,030
$51/hr
- Astronomers
2,120 employed
$128,820
$62/hr
- Geographers
1,400 employed
$102,040
$49/hr
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
790 employed
$193,950
$93/hr