Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary

Median Salary
$82,220
per year
Hourly Rate
$39.53
per hour
Employment
89,250
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$52,520
25th percentile
$64,490
Median
$82,220
75th percentile
$107,970
90th percentile
$140,010

💰 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary by State

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$57K
$133K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$132,620+61.3%
California$106,510+29.5%
Rhode Island$100,730+22.5%
Massachusetts$100,640+22.4%
Washington$98,300+19.6%
Oregon$97,440+18.5%
Texas$92,000+11.9%
Alaska$91,960+11.8%
Utah$90,710+10.3%
Minnesota$88,000+7.0%
New Mexico$86,630+5.4%
Colorado$85,990+4.6%
Georgia$85,710+4.2%
North Dakota$84,570+2.9%
Maryland$84,190+2.4%
Nevada$83,050+1.0%
Virginia$82,230+0.0%
New York$82,160-0.1%
West Virginia$82,100-0.1%
Connecticut$82,070-0.2%
Illinois$81,590-0.8%
New Hampshire$80,810-1.7%
Arizona$80,600-2.0%
Montana$80,260-2.4%
Hawaii$79,510-3.3%
New Jersey$79,210-3.7%
Iowa$78,780-4.2%
Ohio$78,540-4.5%
Kansas$78,210-4.9%
Vermont$77,460-5.8%
Tennessee$76,840-6.5%
Pennsylvania$76,110-7.4%
Michigan$76,080-7.5%
Oklahoma$75,910-7.7%
South Carolina$74,910-8.9%
North Carolina$74,130-9.8%
Wyoming$74,050-9.9%
Wisconsin$72,820-11.4%
Alabama$72,490-11.8%
Kentucky$71,040-13.6%
Idaho$70,350-14.4%
Louisiana$69,820-15.1%
South Dakota$68,230-17.0%
Maine$66,480-19.1%
Indiana$64,700-21.3%
Delaware$64,690-21.3%
Nebraska$64,040-22.1%
Missouri$61,050-25.7%
Florida$60,830-26.0%
Mississippi$57,780-29.7%
Arkansas$57,220-30.4%

🏙️ Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kennewick-Richland, WA$129,110+57.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127,210+54.7%
Monroe, MI$114,160+38.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$110,260+34.1%
Napa, CA$109,710+33.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$109,710+33.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$108,430+31.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$108,160+31.5%
Redding, CA$106,510+29.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$106,510+29.5%
Yuba City, CA$106,510+29.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$106,100+29.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$105,810+28.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$105,340+28.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$105,230+28.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$104,110+26.6%
Springfield, MA$103,930+26.4%
Modesto, CA$103,840+26.3%
Worcester, MA$103,730+26.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$103,610+26.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,980+25.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$102,850+25.1%
Salinas, CA$101,560+23.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$100,360+22.1%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$98,050+19.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$98,050+19.3%
Salem, OR$98,050+19.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$97,860+19.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$97,460+18.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$97,330+18.4%
Fresno, CA$97,040+18.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$96,780+17.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$96,630+17.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$96,100+16.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$96,030+16.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$95,780+16.5%
Vallejo, CA$95,750+16.5%
El Centro, CA$95,630+16.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$95,200+15.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$95,170+15.8%
Rochester, MN$94,580+15.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$94,030+14.4%
Springfield, IL$93,590+13.8%
Bend, OR$93,560+13.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$93,070+13.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$92,350+12.3%
Columbus, GA-AL$92,170+12.1%
Jackson, MI$91,640+11.5%
Battle Creek, MI$91,560+11.4%
Chico, CA$91,210+10.9%
Anchorage, AK$90,960+10.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$90,340+9.9%
Greeley, CO$89,840+9.3%
Tyler, TX$89,500+8.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$89,220+8.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$89,090+8.4%
Billings, MT$89,010+8.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$88,640+7.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$88,610+7.8%
Pittsfield, MA$88,510+7.7%
Dalton, GA$88,370+7.5%
El Paso, TX$87,930+6.9%
Santa Fe, NM$87,920+6.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$87,820+6.8%
Bismarck, ND$87,350+6.2%
Bellingham, WA$87,270+6.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$87,270+6.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$87,220+6.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,800+5.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$86,700+5.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$86,700+5.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$86,700+5.4%
Las Cruces, NM$86,630+5.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$86,380+5.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$86,200+4.8%
Ogden, UT$86,180+4.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$85,510+4.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$85,310+3.8%
Columbia, SC$85,300+3.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$85,210+3.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$85,180+3.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$84,890+3.2%
Waco, TX$84,670+3.0%
Warner Robins, GA$84,670+3.0%
Yuma, AZ$83,780+1.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$83,720+1.8%
Corvallis, OR$83,210+1.2%
Decatur, AL$83,120+1.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$82,900+0.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$82,840+0.8%
Albuquerque, NM$82,760+0.7%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$82,640+0.5%
Kingston, NY$82,610+0.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$82,370+0.2%
Columbus, OH$82,350+0.2%
Mankato, MN$82,350+0.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$82,220+0.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$82,100-0.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$82,060-0.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$82,050-0.2%
Helena, MT$81,940-0.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$81,600-0.8%
Lexington Park, MD$81,520-0.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$81,400-1.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$81,350-1.1%
New Haven, CT$81,340-1.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$81,330-1.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$81,220-1.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$81,190-1.3%
Wichita, KS$81,180-1.3%
Medford, OR$81,070-1.4%
Toledo, OH$81,070-1.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$80,900-1.6%
Logan, UT-ID$80,700-1.8%
Tulsa, OK$80,700-1.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$80,690-1.9%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$80,640-1.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$80,600-2.0%
Midland, TX$80,450-2.2%
Visalia, CA$80,360-2.3%
Richmond, VA$80,350-2.3%
Bozeman, MT$80,260-2.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$79,510-3.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$79,480-3.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$79,060-3.8%
Grand Junction, CO$79,040-3.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$79,010-3.9%
Ithaca, NY$78,790-4.2%
Iowa City, IA$78,780-4.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$78,770-4.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$78,690-4.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,600-4.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,320-4.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$78,170-4.9%
Huntsville, AL$78,110-5.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$78,010-5.1%
Missoula, MT$77,940-5.2%
Charlottesville, VA$77,850-5.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$77,800-5.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$77,710-5.5%
Syracuse, NY$77,450-5.8%
Bay City, MI$77,440-5.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$77,400-5.9%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$77,280-6.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$77,240-6.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$77,130-6.2%
Salisbury, MD$77,000-6.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$76,900-6.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$76,840-6.5%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,700-6.7%
Yakima, WA$76,560-6.9%
Madison, WI$76,520-6.9%
York-Hanover, PA$76,500-7.0%
Binghamton, NY$76,460-7.0%
Longview, TX$76,460-7.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$76,400-7.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$76,400-7.1%
Tucson, AZ$76,330-7.2%
Reno, NV$76,320-7.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$76,280-7.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$76,200-7.3%
Jacksonville, NC$75,890-7.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$75,500-8.2%
Boise City, ID$75,440-8.2%
Cheyenne, WY$75,430-8.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$75,430-8.3%
Knoxville, TN$75,420-8.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,400-8.3%
Johnson City, TN$75,400-8.3%
Manhattan, KS$75,360-8.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$75,340-8.4%
Roanoke, VA$75,330-8.4%
Rochester, NY$75,160-8.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$74,990-8.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$74,450-9.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$74,300-9.6%
Mobile, AL$74,260-9.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$74,240-9.7%
Charleston, WV$74,090-9.9%
Casper, WY$74,060-9.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$73,980-10.0%
Traverse City, MI$73,500-10.6%
Asheville, NC$72,960-11.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$72,730-11.5%
Akron, OH$72,530-11.8%
Birmingham, AL$72,510-11.8%
Lubbock, TX$72,400-11.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$72,360-12.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$72,340-12.0%
Pocatello, ID$72,160-12.2%
Eau Claire, WI$71,760-12.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,040-13.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$70,820-13.9%
Lafayette, LA$70,070-14.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$69,930-14.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$69,560-15.4%
Green Bay, WI$69,470-15.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$69,450-15.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$68,920-16.2%
Montgomery, AL$68,850-16.3%
Guam$68,640-16.5%
Jackson, TN$68,390-16.8%
Rapid City, SD$68,260-17.0%
Lake Charles, LA$67,920-17.4%
Monroe, LA$67,800-17.5%
Altoona, PA$67,410-18.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$67,380-18.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$67,220-18.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$67,030-18.5%
Cleveland, OH$66,890-18.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$66,810-18.7%
Reading, PA$66,730-18.8%
Lancaster, PA$66,310-19.4%
Appleton, WI$66,300-19.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$65,790-20.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$65,450-20.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$65,360-20.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$65,360-20.5%
Wilmington, NC$65,360-20.5%
Boulder, CO$65,260-20.6%
Bloomington, IN$65,180-20.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$65,010-20.9%
Amarillo, TX$64,970-21.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$64,840-21.1%
Evansville, IN$64,700-21.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,640-21.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$64,600-21.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$64,520-21.5%
Lincoln, NE$64,450-21.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$63,750-22.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,220-23.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,680-23.8%
Fayetteville, NC$61,940-24.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$61,880-24.7%
Topeka, KS$61,880-24.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,690-25.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$61,090-25.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,050-25.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,850-26.0%
Jacksonville, FL$60,380-26.6%
Bangor, ME$60,110-26.9%
Jefferson City, MO$59,760-27.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$59,560-27.6%
Dover, DE$59,370-27.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$59,100-28.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$58,970-28.3%
Springfield, MO$58,660-28.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$58,570-28.8%
Flint, MI$58,350-29.0%
Jackson, MS$57,990-29.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$57,620-29.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$57,010-30.7%
Gainesville, FL$55,910-32.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,330-32.7%
Tallahassee, FL$53,910-34.4%
Virgin Islands$53,830-34.5%
Puerto Rico$53,030-35.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$52,690-35.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$51,500-37.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$51,290-37.6%
Erie, PA$50,810-38.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$50,510-38.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.