High paying science jobs in Utah

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Utah. 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$99,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,070 – $156,0001,020
2Biological Scientists, All Other$93,250
Bachelor's degree
$64,160 – $135,190590
3Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$90,710
Bachelor's degree
$55,410 – $149,9901,020
4Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,200
Bachelor's degree
$52,560 – $128,9601,230
5Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,310 – $139,0501,560
6Chemists$80,770
Bachelor's degree
$54,350 – $129,990910
7Biological Technicians$52,960
Bachelor's degree
$40,330 – $82,500710
8Chemical Technicians$49,030
Associate's degree
$38,550 – $86,590580
9Forest and Conservation Technicians$47,940
Associate's degree
$32,530 – $79,3101,140

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,170	$48,070 – $156,000	1,020
2	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$93,250	$64,160 – $135,190	590
3	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$90,710	$55,410 – $149,990	1,020
4	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$90,200	$52,560 – $128,960	1,230
5	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$82,940	$65,310 – $139,050	1,560
6	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$80,770	$54,350 – $129,990	910
7	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$52,960	$40,330 – $82,500	710
8	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,030	$38,550 – $86,590	580
9	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,940	$32,530 – $79,310	1,140

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