High paying science jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Eugene-Springfield, OR. 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 Eugene-Springfield, OR run 1.6% above the national average (2024), so a Eugene-Springfield, OR salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Eugene-Springfield, OR · Employed

1Psychologists, All Other$133,180
Master's degree
$74,290 – $227,56070
2Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$122,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,320 – $176,12060
3Chemists$102,460
Bachelor's degree
$71,840 – $153,78070
4Urban and Regional Planners$102,380
Master's degree
$65,260 – $130,87080
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$98,450
Bachelor's degree
$60,200 – $124,610130
6Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$98,050
Bachelor's degree
$58,200 – $133,18080
7Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$80,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,020 – $107,45050
8Foresters$79,980
Bachelor's degree
$54,340 – $103,89060
9Biological Scientists, All Other$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $109,30070
10Survey Researchers$64,660
Master's degree
$57,270 – $77,24050
11Conservation Scientists$61,370
Bachelor's degree
$50,330 – $93,18050
12Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$57,530
Associate's degree
$40,010 – $92,940130
13Biological Technicians$53,290
Bachelor's degree
$41,880 – $67,17080
14Forest and Conservation Technicians$52,420
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $81,720180
15Social Science Research Assistants$51,530
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $79,42070
16Food Science Technicians$49,680
Associate's degree
$44,870 – $63,76080

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

#	Occupation	MedianEugene-Springfield, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree	$133,180	$74,290 – $227,560	70
2	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$122,380	$68,320 – $176,120	60
3	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$102,460	$71,840 – $153,780	70
4	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$102,380	$65,260 – $130,870	80
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,450	$60,200 – $124,610	130
6	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$98,050	$58,200 – $133,180	80
7	Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsBachelor's degree	$80,990	$61,020 – $107,450	50
8	ForestersBachelor's degree	$79,980	$54,340 – $103,890	60
9	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,400	$61,110 – $109,300	70
10	Survey ResearchersMaster's degree	$64,660	$57,270 – $77,240	50
11	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$61,370	$50,330 – $93,180	50
12	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$57,530	$40,010 – $92,940	130
13	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$53,290	$41,880 – $67,170	80
14	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,420	$43,660 – $81,720	180
15	Social Science Research AssistantsBachelor's degree	$51,530	$47,770 – $79,420	70
16	Food Science TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,680	$44,870 – $63,760	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Eugene-Springfield, OR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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