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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Arkansas

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Arkansas earns $57,220 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,827 a month.

10th percentile
$35,580
25th percentile
$44,930
Median percentile
$57,220
75th percentile
$88,710
90th percentile
$122,270

Based on 270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,925 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,220
Federal income tax−$4,686
Social Security + Medicare−$4,377
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$2,232
Monthly take-home$3,827
Every two weeks$1,766

Does it go far here?

$65,818Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All environmental scientists and specialists, including health salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas