Missouri · 2025 pay · 1,361 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in Missouri?
$52,512typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025
$31,982 – $63,695what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 22 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · oa.mo.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Resource Management Technician264 people$21,585
- Environmental Program Analyst251 people$53,769
- Fisheries Technician123 people$22,686
- Environmental Program Specialist109 people$63,279
- Environmental Program Supervisor98 people$70,247
- Private Land Conservationist52 people$54,234
- Wildlife Biologist51 people$57,777
- Forensic Scientist48 people$77,803
- Senior Laboratory Scientist47 people$58,092
- Fisheries Biologist43 people$60,546
- Science Assistant40 people$34,982
- Laboratory Scientist39 people$49,653
- Senior Psychologist31 people$107,153
- Associate Epidemiologist29 people$54,407
- Research Analyst26 people$40,518
- Safety Inspector25 people$50,308
- Senior Safety Specialist19 people$71,965
- Laboratory Supervisor18 people$72,123
- Senior Forensic Scientist16 people$83,429
- Senior Transportation Planner15 people$61,332
- Transportation Planner10 people$52,512
- Senior Epidemiologist7 people$88,510
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Other job groups in Missouri
- Office and administrative support10,198 people$38,979
- Police, fire and security8,395 people$43,560
- Social work and counseling7,335 people$48,567
- Healthcare support5,353 people$31,251
- Managers2,389 people$74,888
- Construction and trades2,233 people$50,234
- Business and finance jobs2,203 people$54,395
- Maintenance and repair2,082 people$42,666
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals1,728 people$71,655
- Legal jobs1,616 people$85,277
- Cleaning and grounds1,159 people$39,437
- Computer and IT jobs714 people$65,703
- Teachers and librarians602 people$25,517
- Engineers and architects545 people$48,355
- Drivers and transportation427 people$43,164
- Arts, media and sports278 people$72,516
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