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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Colorado

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Colorado earns $85,990 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,462 a month.

10th percentile
$65,260
25th percentile
$65,670
Median percentile
$85,990
75th percentile
$106,690
90th percentile
$140,340

Based on 2,580 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

$65,540 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,990
Federal income tax−$10,088
Social Security + Medicare−$6,578
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,784
Monthly take-home$5,462
Every two weeks$2,521

Does it go far here?

$83,443Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

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