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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Virginia

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Virginia earns $82,230 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,180 a month.

10th percentile
$57,720
25th percentile
$68,030
Median percentile
$82,230
75th percentile
$102,750
90th percentile
$135,580

Based on 2,850 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

$62,156 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,230
Federal income tax−$9,261
Social Security + Medicare−$6,291
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,523
Monthly take-home$5,180
Every two weeks$2,391

Does it go far here?

$81,332Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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