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Life, Physical, and Social Science Jobs and Salaries

66 job titles tracked, family average $100,500 per year. Ranked by average pay.

Highest-paying Life, Physical, and Social Science roles

Physicist

$177,000

Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

$176,000

Political Scientist

$147,500

Economist

$147,000

Environmental Economist

$147,000

Astronomer

$137,500

Biochemists and Biophysicists

$134,500

Physical Scientists, All Other

$133,500

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

$133,500

Materials Scientist

$130,500

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$121,000

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

$120,500

Sociologist

$119,000

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

$116,500

Psychologists, All Other

$115,000

Neuropsychologist

$115,000

Clinical Neuropsychologist

$115,000

Nuclear Technician

$112,500

Nuclear Monitoring Technician

$112,500

Life Scientists, All Other

$111,500

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

$111,500

Transportation Planner

$111,500

Biological Scientists, All Other

$110,000

Bioinformatics Scientist

$110,000

Molecular and Cellular Biologists

$110,000

Most common Life, Physical, and Social Science jobs

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

172,340 workers in the U.S.

$121,000

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

140,610 workers in the U.S.

$97,000

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

89,250 workers in the U.S.

$95,000

Chemist

82,770 workers in the U.S.

$104,000

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

75,990 workers in the U.S.

$116,500

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

73,910 workers in the U.S.

$68,500

Biological Technician

69,620 workers in the U.S.

$63,500

School Psychologist

63,940 workers in the U.S.

$102,500

Chemical Technician

57,540 workers in the U.S.

$66,000

Biological Scientists, All Other

55,850 workers in the U.S.

$110,000

Urban and Regional Planners

44,230 workers in the U.S.

$98,000

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

37,100 workers in the U.S.

$111,500

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

34,670 workers in the U.S.

$63,000

Biochemists and Biophysicists

33,830 workers in the U.S.

$134,500

Social Science Research Assistant

30,640 workers in the U.S.

$68,500