| 1 | Physicists 19-2012 | $166,290 | $166,000 | 21,340 |
| 2 | Political Scientists 19-3094 | $139,380 | $137,600 | 5,950 |
| 3 | Astronomers 19-2011 | $132,170 | $134,430 | 1,560 |
| 4 | Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 | $117,960 | $123,070 | 22,580 |
| 5 | Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 | $117,580 | $111,340 | 17,790 |
| 6 | Economists 19-3011 | $115,440 | $130,910 | 15,880 |
| 7 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 | $109,840 | $134,400 | 1,050 |
| 8 | Nuclear Technicians 19-4051 | $104,240 | $100,730 | 5,990 |
| 9 | Materials Scientists 19-2032 | $104,160 | $111,410 | 8,330 |
| 10 | Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | $103,650 | $115,570 | 34,520 |
| 11 | Sociologists 19-3041 | $101,690 | $111,670 | 2,950 |
| 12 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | $100,590 | $112,690 | 156,300 |
| 13 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 | $100,340 | $106,440 | 36,970 |
| 14 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 | $99,240 | $111,310 | 22,510 |
| 15 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 | $97,450 | $103,980 | 8,780 |
| 16 | Geographers 19-3092 | $97,200 | $98,160 | 1,380 |
| 17 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033 | $95,830 | $106,850 | 72,190 |
| 18 | Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | $93,330 | $100,440 | 59,710 |
| 19 | Hydrologists 19-2043 | $92,060 | $98,130 | 5,720 |
| 20 | Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 | $87,800 | $101,940 | 7,320 |
| 21 | Microbiologists 19-1022 | $87,330 | $95,200 | 19,760 |
| 22 | School Psychologists 19-3034 | $86,930 | $93,610 | 63,830 |
| 23 | Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 | $85,310 | $92,190 | 14,370 |
| 24 | Chemists 19-2031 | $84,150 | $95,940 | 83,250 |
| 25 | Epidemiologists 19-1041 | $83,980 | $94,160 | 11,460 |
| 26 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 | $83,910 | $88,660 | 128,430 |
| 27 | Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 | $83,720 | $89,730 | 43,040 |
| 28 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 | $80,060 | $88,640 | 84,930 |
| 29 | Animal Scientists 19-1011 | $79,120 | $104,970 | 2,470 |
| 30 | Historians 19-3093 | $74,050 | $78,470 | 3,140 |
| 31 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 | $72,860 | $77,920 | 16,920 |
| 32 | Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 | $71,410 | $83,040 | 16,600 |
| 33 | Foresters 19-1032 | $70,660 | $74,670 | 9,650 |
| 34 | Conservation Scientists 19-1031 | $67,950 | $74,310 | 25,590 |
| 35 | Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092 | $67,440 | $75,260 | 19,450 |
| 36 | Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 | $64,910 | $71,070 | 8,070 |
| 37 | Survey Researchers 19-3022 | $63,380 | $73,470 | 7,720 |
| 38 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 | $60,130 | $64,640 | 71,400 |
| 39 | Hydrologic Technicians 19-4044 | $58,570 | $64,410 | 2,940 |
| 40 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-5012 | $58,440 | $63,800 | 31,450 |
| 41 | Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 | $58,040 | $63,560 | 32,940 |
| 42 | Chemical Technicians 19-4031 | $57,790 | $61,300 | 55,640 |
| 43 | Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4071 | $54,310 | $56,660 | 31,080 |
| 44 | Biological Technicians 19-4021 | $52,000 | $58,020 | 76,190 |
| 45 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4042 | $49,490 | $56,770 | 39,390 |
| 46 | Food Science Technicians 19-4013 | $49,430 | $54,400 | 14,200 |
| 47 | Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 19-4043 | $48,390 | $58,220 | 9,710 |
| 48 | Agricultural Technicians 19-4012 | $46,790 | $49,680 | 14,340 |