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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | $154,638 | $74.35 |
| 2 | Fairfield, NJ | $139,444 | $67.04 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh, PA | $130,014 | $62.51 |
| 4 | Des Plaines, IL | $122,913 | $59.09 |
| 5 | Scottsdale, AZ | $122,749 | $59.01 |
| 6 | New York, NY | $114,000 | $54.81 |
| 7 | Boyne Falls, MI | $108,219 | $52.03 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Staff Scientist | $121,973 | $59 | - |
| 2 | Principal Scientist | $116,748 | $56 | - |
| 3 | Senior Principal Scientist | $113,073 | $54 | - |
| 4 | Lead Scientist | $109,910 | $53 | - |
| 5 | Associate Principal Scientist | $109,390 | $53 | - |
| 6 | Senior Production Scientist | $109,316 | $53 | - |
| 7 | Staff Scientist | $108,970 | $52 | - |
| 8 | Senior Project Scientist | $108,937 | $52 | - |
| 9 | Scientist, Project Leader | $107,392 | $52 | - |
| 10 | Contract Scientist | $106,770 | $51 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resources for the Future | $160,193 | $77 | - |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | $159,443 | $77 | 15 |
| 3 | Koch Industries | $153,181 | $74 | - |
| 4 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | $149,219 | $72 | - |
| 5 | Argonne National Laboratory | $139,650 | $67 | 38 |
| 6 | National Energy Technology Laboratory | $139,241 | $67 | - |
| 7 | Battelle | $137,371 | $66 | 20 |
| 8 | Fluidigm | $136,207 | $65 | - |
| 9 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | $134,279 | $65 | 60 |
| 10 | ASME | $130,239 | $63 | - |
| 11 | Toyota Research Institute | $123,458 | $59 | 22 |
| 12 | SRI International | $120,622 | $58 | 10 |
| 13 | Union of Concerned Scientists | $119,712 | $58 | - |
| 14 | Westinghouse Appliances Australia | $111,136 | $53 | 22 |
| 15 | ChemImage | $109,024 | $52 | - |
| 16 | CFD Research | $107,089 | $51 | 2 |
| 17 | Duke Energy | $107,066 | $51 | - |
| 18 | Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center | $104,741 | $50 | - |
| 19 | Product Safety Engineering | $103,106 | $50 | - |
| 20 | Gus Perdikakis Associates | $96,629 | $46 | - |