High paying science jobs in Reno, NV

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Reno, NV. 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 Reno, NV run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Reno, NV 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, Reno, NV · Employed

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$106,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,090 – $148,120160
2Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$103,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,470 – $120,320100
3Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$99,160
Bachelor's degree
$64,060 – $126,010260
4Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$94,610
Bachelor's degree
$61,570 – $186,810100
5Chemists$81,860
Bachelor's degree
$51,420 – $123,72090
6Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$76,320
Bachelor's degree
$49,660 – $130,470100
7Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$70,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,710 – $116,090130
8Biological Scientists, All Other$62,680
Bachelor's degree
$55,460 – $94,890180
9Chemical Technicians$57,880
Associate's degree
$45,690 – $78,940440
10Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$54,140
Associate's degree
$41,590 – $107,630120
11Forest and Conservation Technicians$35,930
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $73,920160

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

#	Occupation	MedianReno, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,330	$84,090 – $148,120	160
2	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,570	$86,470 – $120,320	100
3	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,160	$64,060 – $126,010	260
4	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$94,610	$61,570 – $186,810	100
5	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$81,860	$51,420 – $123,720	90
6	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$76,320	$49,660 – $130,470	100
7	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,790	$51,710 – $116,090	130
8	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,680	$55,460 – $94,890	180
9	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,880	$45,690 – $78,940	440
10	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$54,140	$41,590 – $107,630	120
11	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,930	$31,200 – $73,920	160

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