High paying science jobs in Idaho

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Idaho. 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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Idaho.

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

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$97,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,720 – $148,930300
2Soil and Plant Scientists$95,150
Bachelor's degree
$58,440 – $167,960540
3Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$86,920
Bachelor's degree
$58,150 – $135,660730
4Biological Scientists, All Other$83,320
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $109,300430
5Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$83,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,680 – $288,280380
6Conservation Scientists$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$47,300 – $99,560300
7Chemists$78,000
Bachelor's degree
$37,230 – $134,850320
8Urban and Regional Planners$76,500
Master's degree
$48,990 – $105,540350
9Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$73,360
Bachelor's degree
$49,840 – $96,100380
10School Psychologists$71,700
Master's degree
$51,630 – $101,040310
11Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$70,350
Bachelor's degree
$53,360 – $108,100670
12Foresters$65,170
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $80,770280
13Forest and Conservation Technicians$53,290
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $84,1202,020
14Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$50,600
Associate's degree
$39,950 – $139,250550
15Food Science Technicians$48,980
Associate's degree
$37,980 – $65,580560
16Agricultural Technicians$48,870
Associate's degree
$37,960 – $69,410650
17Biological Technicians$42,130
Bachelor's degree
$36,030 – $59,010450

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,790	$60,720 – $148,930	300
2	Soil and Plant ScientistsBachelor's degree	$95,150	$58,440 – $167,960	540
3	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$86,920	$58,150 – $135,660	730
4	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,320	$49,940 – $109,300	430
5	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,010	$59,680 – $288,280	380
6	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$81,330	$47,300 – $99,560	300
7	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$78,000	$37,230 – $134,850	320
8	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$76,500	$48,990 – $105,540	350
9	Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsBachelor's degree	$73,360	$49,840 – $96,100	380
10	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$71,700	$51,630 – $101,040	310
11	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$70,350	$53,360 – $108,100	670
12	ForestersBachelor's degree	$65,170	$48,110 – $80,770	280
13	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,290	$43,660 – $84,120	2,020
14	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$50,600	$39,950 – $139,250	550
15	Food Science TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,980	$37,980 – $65,580	560
16	Agricultural TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,870	$37,960 – $69,410	650
17	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$42,130	$36,030 – $59,010	450

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Idaho. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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