Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary
The median pay for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in the United States is $82,220 a year. About 89,250 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $52,520
- 25th percentile
- $64,490
- Median percentile
- $82,220
- 75th percentile
- $107,970
- 90th percentile
- $140,010
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $132,620
- California $106,510
- Rhode Island $100,730
- Massachusetts $100,640
- Washington $98,300
- Oregon $97,440
- Texas $92,000
- Alaska $91,960
- Utah $90,710
- Minnesota $88,000
- New Mexico $86,630
- Colorado $85,990
- Georgia $85,710
- North Dakota $84,570
- Maryland $84,190
- Nevada $83,050
- Virginia $82,230
- New York $82,160
- West Virginia $82,100
- Connecticut $82,070
- Illinois $81,590
- New Hampshire $80,810
- Arizona $80,600
- Montana $80,260
- Hawaii $79,510
- New Jersey $79,210
- Iowa $78,780
- Ohio $78,540
- Kansas $78,210
- Vermont $77,460
- Tennessee $76,840
- Pennsylvania $76,110
- Michigan $76,080
- Oklahoma $75,910
- South Carolina $74,910
- North Carolina $74,130
- Wyoming $74,050
- Wisconsin $72,820
- Alabama $72,490
- Kentucky $71,040
- Idaho $70,350
- Louisiana $69,820
- South Dakota $68,230
- Maine $66,480
- Indiana $64,700
- Delaware $64,690
- Nebraska $64,040
- Missouri $61,050
- Florida $60,830
- Mississippi $57,780
- Arkansas $57,220
By metro area
- Kennewick, WA $129,110
- San Francisco, CA $127,210
- Monroe, MI $114,160
- Oxnard, CA $110,260
- Napa, CA $109,710
- Santa Rosa, CA $109,710
- Sacramento, CA $108,430
- Washington, DC $108,160
- Redding, CA $106,510
- San Jose, CA $106,510
- Yuba City, CA $106,510
- San Diego, CA $106,100
- San Luis Obispo, CA $105,810
- Los Angeles, CA $105,340
- Santa Maria, CA $105,230
- Riverside, CA $104,110
- Springfield, MA $103,930
- Modesto, CA $103,840
- Worcester, MA $103,730
- Santa Cruz, CA $103,610
- Seattle, WA $102,980
- Stockton, CA $102,850
- Salinas, CA $101,560
- Boston, MA $100,360
- Eugene, OR $98,050
- Portland, OR $98,050
- Salem, OR $98,050
- Minneapolis, MN $97,860
- Colorado Springs, CO $97,460
- Providence, RI $97,330
- Fresno, CA $97,040
- Bremerton, WA $96,780
- Barnstable Town, MA $96,630
- Beaumont, TX $96,100
- Fort Collins, CO $96,030
- Denver, CO $95,780
- Vallejo, CA $95,750
- El Centro, CA $95,630
- Salt Lake City, UT $95,200
- Houston, TX $95,170
- Rochester, MN $94,580
- Prescott Valley, AZ $94,030
- Springfield, IL $93,590
- Bend, OR $93,560
- Austin, TX $93,070
- San Antonio, TX $92,350
- Columbus, GA $92,170
- Jackson, MI $91,640
- Battle Creek, MI $91,560
- Chico, CA $91,210
- Anchorage, AK $90,960
- Augusta, GA $90,340
- Greeley, CO $89,840
- Tyler, TX $89,500
- Mount Vernon, WA $89,220
- Burlington, VT $89,090
- Billings, MT $89,010
- Fairbanks, AK $88,640
- Killeen, TX $88,610
- Pittsfield, MA $88,510
- Dalton, GA $88,370
- El Paso, TX $87,930
- Santa Fe, NM $87,920
- Atlanta, GA $87,820
- Bismarck, ND $87,350
- Bellingham, WA $87,270
- Davenport, IA $87,270
- College Station, TX $87,220
- Cedar Rapids, IA $86,800
- Bridgeport, CT $86,700
- Olympia, WA $86,700
- Spokane, WA $86,700
- Las Cruces, NM $86,630
- Manchester, NH $86,380
- Amherst Town, MA $86,200
- Ogden, UT $86,180
- New York, NY $85,510
- Chicago, IL $85,310
- Columbia, SC $85,300
- Dallas, TX $85,210
- Lansing, MI $85,180
- Kiryas Joel, NY $84,890
- Warner Robins, GA $84,670
- Yuma, AZ $83,780
- Baltimore, MD $83,720
- Corvallis, OR $83,210
- Decatur, AL $83,120
- Atlantic City, NJ $82,900
- Durham, NC $82,840
- Albuquerque, NM $82,760
- Watertown, NY $82,640
- Kingston, NY $82,610
- Hartford, CT $82,370
- Columbus, OH $82,350
- Mankato, MN $82,350
- Harrisburg, PA $82,220
- Huntington, WV $82,100
- Ann Arbor, MI $82,060
- Duluth, MN $82,050
- Helena, MT $81,940
- Las Vegas, NV $81,600
- Lexington Park, MD $81,520
- Raleigh, NC $81,400
- Dayton, OH $81,350
- New Haven, CT $81,340
- Flagstaff, AZ $81,330
- Des Moines, IA $81,220
- Charleston, SC $81,190
- Wichita, KS $81,180
- Medford, OR $81,070
- Toledo, OH $81,070
- Wenatchee, WA $80,900
- Logan, UT $80,700
- Tulsa, OK $80,700
- Kansas City, MO $80,690
- Bakersfield, CA $80,640
- Phoenix, AZ $80,600
- Midland, TX $80,450
- Visalia, CA $80,360
- Richmond, VA $80,350