High paying science jobs in Oregon

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oregon. 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$111,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,720 – $205,8701,030
2Chemists$104,590
Bachelor's degree
$70,320 – $157,700730
3Urban and Regional Planners$103,070
Master's degree
$68,630 – $132,2901,010
4Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$97,440
Bachelor's degree
$62,200 – $132,1901,370
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,240
Bachelor's degree
$61,500 – $125,1901,820
6Psychologists, All Other$86,680
Master's degree
$81,800 – $146,240840
7Biological Scientists, All Other$86,260
Bachelor's degree
$60,380 – $120,950700
8Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$85,150
Bachelor's degree
$54,640 – $113,3501,010
9Foresters$81,450
Bachelor's degree
$60,600 – $107,170670
10Conservation Scientists$80,790
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $130,4001,020
11Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$60,810
Associate's degree
$44,440 – $84,3701,690
12Forest and Conservation Technicians$55,910
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $82,9902,530
13Biological Technicians$52,190
Bachelor's degree
$40,330 – $73,7401,590
14Food Science Technicians$50,590
Associate's degree
$41,090 – $63,260820

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$111,030	$69,720 – $205,870	1,030
2	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$104,590	$70,320 – $157,700	730
3	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$103,070	$68,630 – $132,290	1,010
4	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$97,440	$62,200 – $132,190	1,370
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,240	$61,500 – $125,190	1,820
6	Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree	$86,680	$81,800 – $146,240	840
7	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$86,260	$60,380 – $120,950	700
8	Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsBachelor's degree	$85,150	$54,640 – $113,350	1,010
9	ForestersBachelor's degree	$81,450	$60,600 – $107,170	670
10	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$80,790	$61,110 – $130,400	1,020
11	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$60,810	$44,440 – $84,370	1,690
12	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$55,910	$43,660 – $82,990	2,530
13	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$52,190	$40,330 – $73,740	1,590
14	Food Science TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,590	$41,090 – $63,260	820

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