Georgia · 2025 pay · 17,587 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in Georgia?
$33,239typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025
$17,263 – $64,314what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 25 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Graduate Research Assistant9,530 people$24,500
- Researcher Ac3,091 people$127,918
- School Psychologist923 people$84,677
- Post Doctoral Associate Ad677 people$50,298
- Research Professional Ad627 people$57,283
- Post Doctoral Associate Ac578 people$56,527
- Research Assistant559 people$38,019
- Environmental Compliance Specialist274 people$49,490
- Laboratory Assistant232 people$37,739
- Crime Lab Scientist194 people$76,793
- Wildlife Technician127 people$42,447
- Institutional Rsch Professionl117 people$61,612
- Chemical/Material Analyst93 people$47,292
- Ph Epidemiologist88 people$70,719
- Psycho-Ed Specialist Ed Specialist67 people$77,349
- Wildlife Biologist66 people$57,500
- Fisheries Technician53 people$46,481
- Senior Research Profsnl Ad50 people$66,643
- Environmental Transportation Specialist48 people$58,164
- Life Science Technician48 people$37,730
- Planner Spv40 people$67,600
- Research Analyst39 people$80,027
- Agriculture/Forestry Professnl35 people$60,325
- Fisheries Biologist22 people$56,404
- Environmental Specialist9 people$11,536
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Other job groups in Georgia
- Teachers and librarians221,762 people$55,577
- Office and administrative support29,152 people$36,032
- Managers24,152 people$86,185
- Social work and counseling17,797 people$55,846
- Drivers and transportation17,412 people$29,697
- Cleaning and grounds15,743 people$32,604
- Police, fire and security14,632 people$51,353
- Food service13,494 people$18,321
- Business and finance jobs8,162 people$58,968
- Computer and IT jobs5,795 people$65,625
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals5,382 people$60,465
- Maintenance and repair4,667 people$51,844
- Healthcare support2,557 people$39,566
- Legal jobs1,468 people$93,073
- Arts, media and sports1,306 people$56,471
- Engineers and architects598 people$70,470
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