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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in North Carolina

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in North Carolina earns $74,130 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,819 a month.

10th percentile
$49,320
25th percentile
$61,820
Median percentile
$74,130
75th percentile
$93,990
90th percentile
$125,930

Based on 4,150 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

$57,830 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,130
Federal income tax−$7,479
Social Security + Medicare−$5,671
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,151
Monthly take-home$4,819
Every two weeks$2,224

Does it go far here?

$78,589Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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