Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$80,060

National average

Salary Range

$50,130 – $134,830

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
District of Columbia$122,440$75,050$182,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$110,240$70,640$170,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$109,520$65,780$180,360
Kennewick-Richland, WA$108,310$65,610$169,580
Monroe, MI$107,990$50,820$107,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$103,000$57,260$159,020
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$102,420$66,800$154,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,540$60,430$164,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$99,750$74,330$185,140
Worcester, MA$99,280$53,690$126,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$98,950$64,020$137,820
Midland, TX$98,900$60,940$165,090
Salem, OR$98,050$58,200$122,350
Napa, CA$97,620$77,750$154,110
California$97,520$60,430$158,720
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$97,380$58,710$138,510
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$96,990$58,300$138,690
Springfield, IL$96,640$53,340$137,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$96,410$54,670$169,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$96,390$58,090$157,820
Massachusetts$96,330$58,290$136,790
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$95,680$60,930$149,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$95,100$48,270$153,410
Redding, CA$95,100$61,040$154,110
Salinas, CA$95,100$66,660$154,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$95,100$61,460$134,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$95,100$54,970$164,950
Stockton-Lodi, CA$95,100$60,430$150,670
Yuba City, CA$95,100$60,430$130,160
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$94,830$63,900$131,600
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$93,640$51,480$104,560
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$93,590$57,590$124,790
Bend, OR$93,560$57,060$132,320
Oregon$93,560$58,560$132,220
Eugene-Springfield, OR$93,290$53,090$126,150
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$92,980$55,100$151,240
El Centro, CA$92,690$74,490$131,440
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$92,540$55,830$132,580
Colorado Springs, CO$92,320$63,300$128,250
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$91,910$49,270$135,380
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$91,890$48,440$168,670
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$91,760$60,430$133,420
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$91,210$63,330$138,730
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$91,160$56,490$127,840
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$90,960$58,880$130,450
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$90,940$63,110$138,810
Fresno, CA$90,890$52,530$135,840
Rhode Island$90,460$66,690$131,720
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$90,040$61,980$131,720
Ogden, UT$89,860$50,490$125,440
Battle Creek, MI$89,860$47,260$124,090
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$89,840$60,400$159,990
Visalia, CA$89,110$62,160$117,520
Illinois$89,010$52,790$164,990
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$88,910$60,760$149,450
Washington$88,670$61,170$134,320
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$88,280$55,390$118,810
Jackson, MI$88,190$58,460$106,330
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$88,190$58,660$96,390
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$87,480$58,920$165,560
Minnesota$87,210$56,240$119,350
Alaska$87,060$58,880$138,170
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$86,980$34,710$151,450
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$86,940$62,340$125,870
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$86,870$57,530$133,470
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$86,730$61,960$126,440
Colorado$86,720$60,150$131,290
Boulder, CO$86,720$53,870$108,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$86,680$51,780$149,820
Anchorage, AK$86,630$58,480$144,930
Longview-Kelso, WA$86,060$61,170$117,380
Kingston, NY$86,020$63,100$105,090
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$85,660$57,550$163,120
Fairbanks-College, AK$85,500$62,920$130,770
St. Cloud, MN$85,450$64,760$102,430
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$85,110$57,800$138,510
Mankato, MN$85,080$53,640$102,150
Greeley, CO$85,000$70,540$126,530
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$84,760$53,940$141,320
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$84,380$63,470$122,440
Chico, CA$84,340$60,430$154,110
Modesto, CA$84,340$60,430$135,380
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$84,180$61,820$110,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$83,950$56,320$102,780
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$83,920$44,340$154,960
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$83,820$58,140$122,040
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$83,760$59,520$110,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,510$50,720$138,950
Yuma, AZ$83,330$58,070$130,180
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$83,320$55,910$131,230
Lexington Park, MD$83,140$55,890$144,590
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$83,070$50,050$128,390
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$82,510$61,050$107,370
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$82,390$53,930$146,460
Iowa City, IA$82,360$53,800$130,210
Grand Junction, CO$82,350$46,800$105,950
College Station-Bryan, TX$82,310$52,790$187,390
Warner Robins, GA$82,220$58,350$95,640
Idaho Falls, ID$82,160$55,970$134,750
Maryland$82,100$54,500$133,680
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$82,100$55,890$128,730
Bellingham, WA$82,070$58,500$108,400
Georgia$82,030$50,360$138,400
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$82,010$51,790$133,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$82,010$52,770$96,390
Columbus, OH$81,720$57,560$102,960
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$81,690$50,340$115,460
Springfield, MA$81,670$50,920$124,450
Utah$81,480$49,110$124,800
Bozeman, MT$81,430$66,230$113,520
Connecticut$81,370$57,300$122,680
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,340$59,660$119,440
Logan, UT-ID$81,340$61,460$136,830
Kansas City, MO-KS$81,280$49,000$133,150
North Dakota$81,260$49,940$103,190
Rochester, MN$81,240$50,340$93,640
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$81,240$47,010$132,380
Bay City, MI$81,120$52,770$96,390
Bismarck, ND$81,120$50,020$96,010
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$81,060$49,650$133,190
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$81,020$48,520$107,320
Vallejo, CA$80,710$49,730$126,620
Ann Arbor, MI$80,680$54,210$157,290
Ohio$80,640$54,040$112,670
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$80,510$59,490$143,500
Nevada$80,480$52,200$129,430
Charlottesville, VA$80,350$58,890$130,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$80,320$55,490$154,110
New York$80,240$55,650$135,920
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$80,240$50,520$110,460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$80,160$46,470$124,800
Toledo, OH$80,140$60,440$102,960
New Jersey$79,920$49,130$126,670
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$79,920$49,830$116,710
Killeen-Temple, TX$79,790$53,390$110,150
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$79,720$60,340$123,730
Barnstable Town, MA$79,700$49,390$126,440
Corvallis, OR$79,640$51,230$116,290
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$79,520$49,080$136,940
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,470$44,990$162,020
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$79,400$43,750$123,130
El Paso, TX$79,370$26,060$158,850
New Mexico$79,250$49,640$133,300
New Hampshire$79,230$56,180$130,770
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$79,230$56,180$95,100
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$79,180$47,330$140,280
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,870$53,610$144,450
Arizona$78,870$51,480$144,450
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$78,870$54,830$106,720
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,720$51,010$147,560
Texas$78,560$50,270$136,750
Montana$78,510$61,100$104,970
Helena, MT$78,510$61,460$92,190
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$78,460$52,500$111,090
Knoxville, TN$78,410$55,100$170,870
Richmond, VA$78,140$59,350$107,910
Virginia$78,140$56,310$128,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$78,120$52,350$139,110
Cedar Rapids, IA$78,020$54,900$126,170
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$77,990$52,430$114,080
West Virginia$77,980$47,140$115,780
Flagstaff, AZ$77,670$48,030$142,100
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,610$52,500$117,760
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$77,590$50,220$99,450
Billings, MT$77,490$61,820$124,090
Chattanooga, TN-GA$77,460$54,210$132,230
Reno, NV$77,440$47,090$125,020
Indiana$77,380$47,760$128,870
Duluth, MN-WI$77,380$53,750$107,180
Manchester-Nashua, NH$77,290$58,990$138,940
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$77,290$27,170$164,580
Casper, WY$77,250$59,500$136,610
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$77,160$57,770$101,600
Syracuse, NY$77,030$52,780$120,900
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$76,950$60,370$118,390
Tennessee$76,900$54,210$136,700
Johnson City, TN$76,900$61,030$123,740
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$76,730$60,150$111,300
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$76,700$52,320$128,270
Cleveland, OH$76,700$51,190$125,990
Michigan$76,670$50,060$108,160
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$76,620$54,590$116,550
Decatur, AL$76,580$42,490$108,390
Evansville, IN$76,580$41,920$117,200
Mobile, AL$76,580$42,490$123,160
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$76,460$56,080$111,680
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$76,340$50,670$138,280
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$76,220$53,800$100,030
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$76,080$63,530$119,970
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$76,070$40,960$113,680
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$76,060$54,300$177,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$75,850$50,650$125,150
Medford, OR$75,720$60,970$113,320
Arkansas$75,620$49,970$158,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$75,620$50,180$153,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$75,520$35,560$98,550
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$75,450$56,750$90,660
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$75,350$50,900$100,900
Corpus Christi, TX$75,340$37,750$130,630
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$75,200$49,250$112,630
Fargo, ND-MN$75,150$49,610$98,130
Urban Honolulu, HI$75,050$52,060$104,950
Hawaii$75,050$52,060$104,950
Birmingham, AL$74,990$36,930$129,020
Missoula, MT$74,970$49,350$104,970
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$74,730$56,270$102,290
Alabama$74,660$40,450$118,500
Ithaca, NY$74,630$54,720$92,320
Santa Fe, NM$74,440$60,490$91,750
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$74,410$60,730$104,000
Yakima, WA$74,360$56,130$95,170
Albuquerque, NM$74,190$47,740$134,430
Iowa$74,060$53,800$122,040
Wyoming$74,060$56,420$117,250
Cheyenne, WY$74,060$58,730$90,860
Tulsa, OK$73,730$42,700$131,630
Huntsville, AL$73,650$49,260$135,760
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$73,590$57,450$105,910
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$73,570$48,320$113,770
Fort Wayne, IN$73,520$36,660$130,430
Carson City, NV$73,510$53,190$91,470
Wichita, KS$73,420$47,160$99,980
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$73,420$48,890$117,160
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$73,350$47,920$112,660
Kansas$73,300$52,120$133,150
York-Hanover, PA$73,100$46,210$128,940
Pennsylvania$73,040$47,890$123,840
Rapid City, SD$72,810$58,990$95,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$72,800$57,460$113,320
Alexandria, LA$72,730$48,660$124,410
Roanoke, VA$72,680$51,410$102,120
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$72,640$53,800$112,670
Manhattan, KS$72,550$49,000$104,330
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$72,550$44,600$117,250
Tucson, AZ$72,510$49,390$155,710
Akron, OH$72,400$47,510$99,590
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$72,350$50,270$101,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$72,280$58,980$108,880
Madison, WI$72,010$44,720$121,610
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$71,930$50,420$114,820
Lexington-Fayette, KY$71,860$47,200$127,220
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$71,720$60,020$105,480
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$71,690$61,010$122,010
Boise City, ID$71,680$53,350$104,490
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$71,590$47,110$100,390
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$71,550$53,370$84,140
South Dakota$71,510$55,450$93,830
Farmington, NM$71,300$45,350$105,570
Harrisonburg, VA$70,690$52,350$93,170
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$70,430$51,980$171,730
Las Cruces, NM$70,260$35,330$99,490
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$70,060$48,260$116,080
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$70,050$55,020$110,480
Eau Claire, WI$70,030$42,580$119,940
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$70,030$50,420$93,750
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$69,950$40,680$107,240
Jacksonville, NC$69,950$44,250$95,640
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$69,930$49,590$96,390
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$69,600$49,420$123,040
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$69,590$52,240$100,500
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$69,440$48,980$113,730
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$69,420$42,380$125,080
Traverse City, MI$69,370$52,590$97,820
Vermont$69,330$55,370$96,080
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$69,320$39,600$124,350
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$69,170$38,380$113,030
Monroe, LA$69,070$41,970$118,210
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$69,040$54,200$91,540
Lafayette, LA$69,000$48,400$127,940
Paducah, KY-IL$68,990$49,610$134,410
Kentucky$68,990$44,990$99,990
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$68,990$47,130$84,860
Wisconsin$68,980$42,180$107,610
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$68,740$51,810$104,420
Reading, PA$68,400$48,510$113,930
Jackson, TN$68,390$58,010$97,150
Montgomery, AL$67,650$39,470$100,640
Oklahoma$67,530$49,860$120,640
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$67,500$48,590$105,060
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$67,380$51,840$92,900
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$67,370$46,510$93,450
Louisiana$67,260$47,570$130,300
St. Louis, MO-IL$67,190$57,910$100,920
Missouri$67,190$48,950$95,610
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$66,940$49,220$122,490
Green Bay, WI$66,890$39,180$98,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$66,820$54,210$85,200
Oklahoma City, OK$66,730$50,980$99,070
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$66,730$50,070$112,670
Idaho$66,710$43,300$109,600
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$66,710$33,390$91,450
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$66,600$47,990$101,640
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$66,550$47,110$110,200
Rochester, NY$66,540$48,040$103,340
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$66,530$51,050$122,120
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$66,410$44,990$82,600
Naples-Marco Island, FL$66,390$41,600$101,660
Raleigh-Cary, NC$66,370$47,980$105,800
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$66,330$46,180$95,640
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$66,230$36,440$113,740
South Carolina$65,960$42,030$135,730
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$65,960$47,350$113,030
North Carolina$65,800$47,160$106,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC$65,800$46,780$129,120
Portland-South Portland, ME$65,620$43,770$127,690
Asheville, NC$65,590$47,090$101,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$65,580$50,680$101,440
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$65,400$48,150$96,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$65,310$43,680$123,410
Fayetteville, NC$65,140$45,110$99,800
Charleston, WV$64,840$47,160$101,780
Columbia, SC$64,800$43,350$124,090
Baton Rouge, LA$64,590$47,120$129,140
Coeur d'Alene, ID$64,540$43,680$81,870
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$64,290$45,880$102,720
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$63,910$46,450$96,300
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$63,840$37,970$113,030
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$63,650$48,780$90,950
Canton-Massillon, OH$63,550$49,910$94,400
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$63,540$44,210$116,700
Amarillo, TX$63,530$49,990$111,630
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,460$45,470$131,010
Omaha, NE-IA$62,960$50,160$112,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,960$44,990$100,040
Pocatello, ID$62,940$38,100$91,890
Delaware$62,780$47,690$97,110
Pittsburgh, PA$62,710$41,600$108,420
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$62,570$45,810$98,090
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$62,330$40,240$102,060
Lincoln, NE$62,310$51,230$86,670
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$62,290$34,230$137,730
Guam$62,170$45,260$95,640
Altoona, PA$62,150$49,740$100,280
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$61,980$41,000$104,730
Wilmington, NC$61,830$46,650$94,640
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,820$38,190$100,170
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,810$42,730$86,030
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$61,470$38,850$103,590
Lancaster, PA$61,370$37,580$106,700
Jacksonville, FL$61,310$41,000$102,690
Nebraska$61,260$48,870$86,670
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$61,260$48,190$80,490
Maine$60,880$45,140$102,560
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$60,880$47,170$74,380
Springfield, MO$60,610$38,490$88,310
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$60,570$39,160$91,610
Lewiston, ID-WA$60,280$44,520$78,190
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,180$49,110$106,850
Winston-Salem, NC$60,160$45,200$83,350
Lubbock, TX$59,970$51,340$95,280
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$59,920$51,240$88,190
Florida$59,510$41,000$103,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$59,400$41,600$103,790
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$59,240$50,710$89,200
Gainesville, FL$58,940$39,420$101,900
Topeka, KS$58,930$52,120$80,520
Bangor, ME$58,770$44,250$76,420
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$58,670$49,420$96,020
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$58,400$40,040$103,160
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$58,260$41,310$93,080
Dover, DE$57,620$49,230$71,280
Erie, PA$57,530$47,600$98,380
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$56,430$42,600$103,690
Virgin Islands$56,400$39,330$78,900
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,990$38,710$125,540
Mississippi$55,110$40,280$109,020
Jackson, MS$55,110$39,990$89,860
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$54,640$38,710$95,700
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$54,620$44,220$96,990
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$54,580$44,990$77,360
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$54,450$40,300$108,300
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$54,330$39,000$92,380
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$52,890$46,040$86,340
Saginaw, MI$52,660$48,130$100,350
Punta Gorda, FL$52,330$36,250$78,990
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,270$39,520$100,710
Tallahassee, FL$51,000$40,000$71,820
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$50,820$39,230$76,320
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,990$37,440$84,010
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,250$37,870$89,860
Puerto Rico$47,250$36,360$89,860
Appleton, WI$45,910$41,460$77,920

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Entry-level Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health positions typically start around $50,130 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Healths earn the most?β–Ύ

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Healths tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.