Phoenix, AZ · 2025 pay · 278 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in Phoenix, AZ?
$74,011typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025
$60,174 – $89,510what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 8 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from City of Phoenix · Matches the agency's latest release · phoenixopendata.com ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Forensic Scientist64 people$103,168
- Crime Scene Specialist47 people$63,211
- Solid Waste Environ Specialist44 people$69,558
- Senior Water Quality Inspector37 people$70,032
- Forensic Scientist Nc26 people$53,607
- Environmental Quality Specialist23 people$83,064
- Safety Analyst23 people$82,354
- Principal Planner14 people$129,846
Other job groups in Arizona
- Police, fire and security4,512 people$118,492
- Office and administrative support1,893 people$54,805
- Maintenance and repair821 people$74,311
- Computer and IT jobs579 people$110,510
- Recreation and personal care556 people$17,042
- Construction and trades514 people$66,324
- Business and finance jobs476 people$88,529
- Drivers and transportation448 people$77,930
- Managers209 people$125,208
- Engineers and architects207 people$75,258
- Social work and counseling182 people$53,621
- Legal jobs139 people$116,869
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this