New York · 2025–2026 pay · 5,415 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in New York?
$103,427typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025–2026
$82,020 – $124,852what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 26 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out). Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026).
✓ Official data from 4 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- NYC Office of Payroll Administration · nyc.gov ↗
- MTA · mta.info ↗
- Broome County · broomecountyny.gov ↗
- Open Data Buffalo · buffalony.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- City Research Scientist1,778 people$103,092
- School Psycholgist1,663 people$122,842
- City Planner374 people$99,085
- Public Health Sanitarian373 people$73,220
- Associate Public Health Sanitarian222 people$97,994
- Administrative City Planner176 people$139,774
- Associate Chemist143 people$92,244
- Associate Laboratory Microbiologist104 people$94,914
- Public Health Epidemiologist59 people$84,967
- Laboratory Associate52 people$56,864
- Research Assistant46 people$64,052
- System Safety Specialist45 people$102,718
- Administrative Public Health Sanitarian44 people$149,868
- Industrial Hygienist44 people$74,399
- Air Pollution Inspector43 people$65,472
- Landmarks Preservationist42 people$77,788
- Chief College Lab Technician36 people$105,417
- Psychologist in Train - Reg Sub35 people$50,718
- Prin.transportation Planner33 people$106,240
- Psychologist -33 people$123,302
- School Psychologist27 people$20,340
- Legislative Policy Analyst17 people$74,399
- Senior Planner8 people$74,571
- Senior Transportation Planner7 people$93,832
- Senior Safety Specialist6 people$38,045
- Crime Scene Technician5 people$108,094
No jobs match.
Other job groups in New York
- Teachers and librarians110,537 people$39,567
- Office and administrative support58,996 people$3,200
- Police, fire and security55,522 people$87,824
- Drivers and transportation35,294 people$100,083
- Social work and counseling27,541 people$72,505
- Maintenance and repair18,357 people$112,401
- Managers13,609 people$151,377
- Cleaning and grounds11,404 people$55,966
- Business and finance jobs11,308 people$95,213
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals10,649 people$95,453
- Construction and trades10,346 people$106,114
- Food service9,036 people$29,102
- Legal jobs6,648 people$112,260
- Computer and IT jobs4,498 people$119,275
- Engineers and architects2,375 people$96,295
- Plant operators and production1,809 people$158,449
- Arts, media and sports384 people$102,426
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