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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Connecticut

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Connecticut earns $82,070 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,205 a month.

10th percentile
$60,820
25th percentile
$70,200
Median percentile
$82,070
75th percentile
$107,380
90th percentile
$130,620

Based on 620 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

$62,463 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,070
Federal income tax−$9,225
Social Security + Medicare−$6,278
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,104
Monthly take-home$5,205
Every two weeks$2,402

Does it go far here?

$79,211Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

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