High paying science jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Burlington-South Burlington, VT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single science job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Burlington-South Burlington, VT run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Burlington-South Burlington, VT salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Employed

1Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,100
Bachelor's degree
$70,920 – $123,79070
2Urban and Regional Planners$91,580
Master's degree
$64,280 – $104,76040
3Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$89,090
Bachelor's degree
$63,450 – $125,510160
4Chemists$86,120
Bachelor's degree
$68,640 – $123,70050
5Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$85,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,790 – $160,70070
6School Psychologists$82,910
Master's degree
$65,770 – $110,76080
7Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$78,980
Bachelor's degree
$55,700 – $118,27080
8Biological Scientists, All Other$77,960
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $105,50040
9Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$66,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,500 – $103,720100
10Chemical Technicians$65,060
Associate's degree
$47,390 – $89,040100
11Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$63,460
Associate's degree
$42,060 – $90,860120
12Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$62,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,390 – $80,23050
13Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$52,180
Associate's degree
$42,110 – $73,76040
14Biological Technicians$51,190
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $64,890170

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBurlington-South Burlington, VT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,100	$70,920 – $123,790	70
2	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$91,580	$64,280 – $104,760	40
3	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$89,090	$63,450 – $125,510	160
4	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$86,120	$68,640 – $123,700	50
5	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$85,030	$74,790 – $160,700	70
6	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$82,910	$65,770 – $110,760	80
7	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,980	$55,700 – $118,270	80
8	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,960	$50,960 – $105,500	40
9	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$66,500	$66,500 – $103,720	100
10	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,060	$47,390 – $89,040	100
11	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$63,460	$42,060 – $90,860	120
12	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,570	$54,390 – $80,230	50
13	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$52,180	$42,110 – $73,760	40
14	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,190	$44,390 – $64,890	170

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