High paying science jobs in Missoula, MT

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Missoula, MT. 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 Missoula, MT run 3.6% below the national average (2024), so a Missoula, MT salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Missoula, MT · Employed

1Conservation Scientists$84,250
Bachelor's degree
$52,660 – $136,97080
2Forensic Science Technicians$82,200
Bachelor's degree
$66,980 – $104,41040
3Biological Scientists, All Other$82,140
Bachelor's degree
$50,160 – $105,740130
4Soil and Plant Scientists$81,350
Bachelor's degree
$59,230 – $101,36030
5Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$77,940
Bachelor's degree
$59,500 – $109,13090
6Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,600 – $94,52070
7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$69,300
Bachelor's degree
$50,580 – $105,23090
8Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$66,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,940 – $104,66080
9Forest and Conservation Technicians$58,990
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $80,330330
10Biological Technicians$53,330
Bachelor's degree
$49,460 – $75,36080
11Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$52,260
Associate's degree
$44,080 – $79,44040

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissoula, MT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$84,250	$52,660 – $136,970	80
2	Forensic Science TechniciansBachelor's degree	$82,200	$66,980 – $104,410	40
3	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,140	$50,160 – $105,740	130
4	Soil and Plant ScientistsBachelor's degree	$81,350	$59,230 – $101,360	30
5	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$77,940	$59,500 – $109,130	90
6	Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsBachelor's degree	$73,920	$48,600 – $94,520	70
7	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,300	$50,580 – $105,230	90
8	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$66,190	$52,940 – $104,660	80
9	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,990	$43,660 – $80,330	330
10	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$53,330	$49,460 – $75,360	80
11	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$52,260	$44,080 – $79,440	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Missoula, MT. 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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