Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

New Haven, CT	$129,850
San Francisco, CA	$127,420
San Jose, CA	$124,260
Kennewick, WA	$123,690
Washington, DC	$118,040
Napa, CA	$114,860
Sacramento, CA	$113,580
Santa Rosa, CA	$113,580
Fort Collins, CO	$111,750
Colorado Springs, CO	$111,640
Modesto, CA	$111,020
San Diego, CA	$110,660
Santa Cruz, CA	$110,350
Seattle, WA	$109,980
College Station, TX	$108,550

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays environmental scientists and specialists, including health the most statewide, $133,190 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$133,190	$132,620	1,270	1	$118,040	$118,040
California	$112,360	$106,510	12,490	23	$127,420	$89,900
Massachusetts	$104,760	$100,640	2,930	6	$106,140	$91,150
Rhode Island	$104,460	$100,730	330	1	$101,890	$101,890
Washington	$103,580	$98,300	4,470	9	$123,690	$80,700
Texas	$100,680	$92,000	5,630	16	$108,550	$79,360
Alaska	$100,490	$91,960	860	2	$101,400	$100,400
Connecticut	$100,040	$82,070	620	4	$129,850	$87,920
Colorado	$98,930	$85,990	2,580	6	$111,750	$81,380
Georgia	$98,480	$85,710	1,750	6	$100,720	$81,250
Utah	$98,090	$90,710	1,020	4	$102,480	$78,510
Oregon	$97,100	$97,440	1,370	6	$100,040	$81,120
Maryland	$93,100	$84,190	1,760	3	$90,500	$79,930
Arizona	$92,740	$80,600	1,970	5	$107,530	$84,750
Illinois	$92,260	$81,590	1,550	3	$96,740	$68,710
New Mexico	$92,050	$86,630	940	3	$89,310	$86,460
New York	$91,410	$82,160	3,700	11	$101,270	$78,240
Virginia	$90,500	$82,230	2,850	6	$84,450	$77,270
Nevada	$89,850	$83,050	490	2	$87,930	$84,570
Minnesota	$87,840	$88,000	2,260	4	$97,660	$81,930
Kansas	$87,500	$78,210	590	3	$84,930	$66,030
New Jersey	$86,690	$79,210	3,150	2	$84,130	$83,130
Montana	$85,240	$80,260	570	4	$104,120	$78,960
New Hampshire	$85,120	$80,810	480	1	$96,650	$96,650
West Virginia	$84,920	$82,100	250	2	$85,730	$79,890
Tennessee	$84,680	$76,840	1,230	7	$86,760	$75,270
South Carolina	$83,920	$74,910	490	3	$92,940	$67,220
North Dakota	$83,820	$84,570	240	2	$86,310	$78,680
Vermont	$83,460	$77,460	490	1	$93,340	$93,340
Pennsylvania	$82,270	$76,110	3,020	10	$89,740	$62,610
Louisiana	$82,010	$69,820	1,600	6	$89,890	$72,170
Michigan	$81,800	$76,080	3,100	11	$97,540	$66,540
Iowa	$81,670	$78,780	690	4	$90,850	$79,400
Ohio	$80,820	$78,540	2,460	7	$84,510	$75,820
Hawaii	$80,720	$79,510	670	1	$80,930	$80,930
North Carolina	$80,230	$74,130	4,150	10	$92,940	$71,500
Oklahoma	$78,430	$75,910	520	2	$83,610	$81,660
Indiana	$78,210	$64,700	1,290	5	$83,470	$59,560
Wisconsin	$77,840	$72,820	920	6	$84,300	$70,310
Idaho	$76,760	$70,350	670	5	$87,740	$67,340
Wyoming	$76,430	$74,050	410	2	$89,000	$76,300
Nebraska	$74,880	$64,040	510	2	$83,310	$71,020
Alabama	$74,510	$72,490	870	6	$87,950	$62,830
South Dakota	$72,470	$68,230	240	2	$74,070	$73,100
Arkansas	$72,360	$57,220	270	2	$79,410	$74,930
Maine	$71,400	$66,480	530	2	$78,240	$63,210
Kentucky	$71,160	$71,040	1,000	2	$81,080	$75,510
Florida	$69,830	$60,830	5,950	19	$80,120	$57,480
Delaware	$68,460	$64,690	290	1	$63,250	$63,250
Mississippi	$67,460	$57,780	390	3	$78,820	$59,300
Missouri	$66,360	$61,050	1,380	4	$88,400	$61,300
Puerto Rico	$61,920	$53,030	390	1	$61,230	$61,230

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
New Haven, CT	$129,850	$81,340	$62.43	70
San Francisco, CA	$127,420	$127,210	$61.26	1,320
San Jose, CA	$124,260	$106,510	$59.74	340
Kennewick, WA	$123,690	$129,110	$59.47	300
Washington, DC	$118,040	$108,160	$56.75	2,710
Napa, CA	$114,860	$109,710	$55.22	40
Sacramento, CA	$113,580	$108,430	$54.60	3,520
Santa Rosa, CA	$113,580	$109,710	$54.61	190
Fort Collins, CO	$111,750	$96,030	$53.73	140
Colorado Springs, CO	$111,640	$97,460	$53.68	150
Modesto, CA	$111,020	$103,840	$53.38	40
San Diego, CA	$110,660	$106,100	$53.20	1,140
Santa Cruz, CA	$110,350	$103,610	$53.06	90
Seattle, WA	$109,980	$102,980	$52.87	2,490
College Station, TX	$108,550	$87,220	$52.19	40
Los Angeles, CA	$107,900	$105,340	$51.87	2,520
Prescott Valley, AZ	$107,530	$94,030	$51.70	40
Redding, CA	$107,380	$106,510	$51.63	130
Oxnard, CA	$107,100	$110,260	$51.49	170
Santa Maria, CA	$106,330	$105,230	$51.12	130
Bridgeport, CT	$106,290	$86,700	$51.10	40
Denver, CO	$106,220	$95,780	$51.07	1,280
Worcester, MA	$106,140	$103,730	$51.03	200
Beaumont, TX	$106,120	$96,100	$51.02	120
Salinas, CA	$105,660	$101,560	$50.80	90
Boston, MA	$104,880	$100,360	$50.42	2,270
Houston, TX	$104,850	$95,170	$50.41	1,840
San Luis Obispo, CA	$104,150	$105,810	$50.07	210
Billings, MT	$104,120	$89,010	$50.06	50
Riverside, CA	$103,360	$104,110	$49.69	670
Chico, CA	$102,950	$91,210	$49.49	60
Austin, TX	$102,860	$93,070	$49.45	960
Salt Lake City, UT	$102,480	$95,200	$49.27	750
Vallejo, CA	$102,040	$95,750	$49.06	110
Springfield, MA	$101,930	$103,930	$49.00	120
Providence, RI	$101,890	$97,330	$48.99	400
Midland, TX	$101,430	$80,450	$48.77	70
Stockton, CA	$101,400	$102,850	$48.75	160
Fairbanks, AK	$101,400	$88,640	$48.75	130
Kiryas Joel, NY	$101,270	$84,890	$48.69	70
Augusta, GA	$100,720	$90,340	$48.42	60
Anchorage, AK	$100,400	$90,960	$48.27	500
Salem, OR	$100,040	$98,050	$48.10	80
Bremerton, WA	$99,880	$96,780	$48.02	150
Portland, OR	$99,360	$98,050	$47.77	1,040
Dallas, TX	$99,280	$85,210	$47.73	1,270
Atlanta, GA	$99,060	$87,820	$47.63	1,160
San Antonio, TX	$98,690	$92,350	$47.45	370
Pittsfield, MA	$98,450	$88,510	$47.33	30
Greeley, CO	$98,040	$89,840	$47.13	60
El Paso, TX	$97,960	$87,930	$47.10	80
Yuba City, CA	$97,830	$106,510	$47.04	60
Minneapolis, MN	$97,660	$97,860	$46.95	1,370
Ann Arbor, MI	$97,540	$82,060	$46.89	250
Fresno, CA	$97,350	$97,040	$46.80	380
Chicago, IL	$96,740	$85,310	$46.51	990
Manchester, NH	$96,650	$86,380	$46.47	110
Barnstable, MA	$96,220	$96,630	$46.26	100
Springfield, IL	$95,790	$93,590	$46.05	250
El Centro, CA	$95,660	$95,630	$45.99	40
Eugene, OR	$95,200	$98,050	$45.77	80
Bellingham, WA	$94,120	$87,270	$45.25	110
New York, NY	$93,870	$85,510	$45.13	3,350
Rochester, MN	$93,530	$94,580	$44.97	50
Flagstaff, AZ	$93,470	$81,330	$44.94	50
Burlington, VT	$93,340	$89,090	$44.87	160
Logan, UT	$93,270	$80,700	$44.84	40
Columbia, SC	$92,940	$85,300	$44.68	100
Durham, NC	$92,940	$82,840	$44.68	430
Phoenix, AZ	$92,890	$80,600	$44.66	1,430
Longview, TX	$92,600	$76,460	$44.52	60
Yuma, AZ	$92,090	$83,780	$44.28	40
Hartford, CT	$92,040	$82,370	$44.25	410
Battle Creek, MI	$92,020	$91,560	$44.24	40
Mount Vernon, WA	$91,800	$89,220	$44.13	70
Bend, OR	$91,710	$93,560	$44.09	70
Killeen, TX	$91,590	$88,610	$44.04	50
Jackson, MI	$91,380	$91,640	$43.93	60
Amherst, MA	$91,150	$86,200	$43.82	70
Wenatchee, WA	$91,090	$80,900	$43.79	30
Tyler, TX	$91,080	$89,500	$43.79	40
Davenport, IA	$90,850	$87,270	$43.68	60
Baltimore, MD	$90,500	$83,720	$43.51	1,030
Monroe, MI	$90,320	$114,160	$43.42	80
Visalia, CA	$90,170	$80,360	$43.35	50
Ogden, UT	$90,110	$86,180	$43.32	90
Spokane, WA	$89,940	$86,700	$43.24	170
Bakersfield, CA	$89,900	$80,640	$43.22	220
New Orleans, LA	$89,890	$75,430	$43.21	340
York, PA	$89,740	$76,500	$43.14	90
Albuquerque, NM	$89,310	$82,760	$42.94	400
Casper, WY	$89,000	$74,060	$42.79	30
Dalton, GA	$88,890	$88,370	$42.74	40
Corpus Christi, TX	$88,850	$78,770	$42.72	110
Bozeman, MT	$88,630	$80,260	$42.61	70
Lexington Park, MD	$88,620	$81,520	$42.61	30
Waco, TX	$88,500	$84,670	$42.55	n/a
Shreveport, LA	$88,420	$76,400	$42.51	50
Kansas City, MO	$88,400	$80,690	$42.50	580
Charleston, SC	$88,190	$81,190	$42.40	100
Santa Fe, NM	$88,030	$87,920	$42.32	130
Huntsville, AL	$87,950	$78,110	$42.29	100
Las Vegas, NV	$87,930	$81,600	$42.28	180
Waterbury, CT	$87,920	$74,240	$42.27	50
Idaho Falls, ID	$87,740	$72,360	$42.18	50
Columbus, GA	$87,580	$92,170	$42.11	40
Cedar Rapids, IA	$87,020	$86,800	$41.84	50
Nashville, TN	$86,760	$77,800	$41.71	530
Olympia, WA	$86,460	$86,700	$41.57	500
Las Cruces, NM	$86,460	$86,630	$41.57	40
Raleigh, NC	$86,390	$81,400	$41.53	1,120
Bismarck, ND	$86,310	$87,350	$41.49	120
Memphis, TN	$86,230	$78,320	$41.46	130
Medford, OR	$86,200	$81,070	$41.44	30
Huntington, WV	$85,730	$82,100	$41.22	40
Chattanooga, TN	$85,570	$76,840	$41.14	90
Watertown, NY	$85,380	$82,640	$41.05	30
Philadelphia, PA	$85,270	$77,710	$41.00	1,500
Harrisburg, PA	$85,100	$82,220	$40.91	270
Duluth, MN	$85,060	$82,050	$40.89	140
Kingston, NY	$84,980	$82,610	$40.86	50
Wichita, KS	$84,930	$81,180	$40.83	80
Tucson, AZ	$84,750	$76,330	$40.75	240
Syracuse, NY	$84,730	$77,450	$40.73	280
Des Moines, IA	$84,630	$81,220	$40.69	240
Reno, NV	$84,570	$76,320	$40.66	100
Toledo, OH	$84,510	$81,070	$40.63	190
Richmond, VA	$84,450	$80,350	$40.60	780
Eau Claire, WI	$84,300	$71,760	$40.53	30
Atlantic City, NJ	$84,130	$82,900	$40.45	90
Columbus, OH	$84,080	$82,350	$40.43	870
Detroit, MI	$83,860	$74,300	$40.32	860
Albany, NY	$83,780	$79,480	$40.28	600
Dayton, OH	$83,740	$81,350	$40.26	140
Lubbock, TX	$83,660	$72,400	$40.22	50
Tulsa, OK	$83,610	$80,700	$40.20	150
Indianapolis, IN	$83,470	$77,130	$40.13	650
Lansing, MI	$83,390	$85,180	$40.09	580
Virginia Beach, VA	$83,350	$78,600	$40.07	420
Omaha, NE	$83,310	$65,790	$40.05	140
Knoxville, TN	$83,150	$75,420	$39.98	250
Trenton, NJ	$83,130	$78,010	$39.97	950
Warner Robins, GA	$83,120	$84,670	$39.96	50
Charlottesville, VA	$83,100	$77,850	$39.95	60
Scranton, PA	$83,080	$78,690	$39.94	70
Madison, WI	$82,780	$76,520	$39.80	230
Lake Charles, LA	$82,620	$67,920	$39.72	60
Bay City, MI	$82,270	$77,440	$39.55	40
Mankato, MN	$81,930	$82,350	$39.39	40
Buffalo, NY	$81,730	$76,700	$39.29	250
Oklahoma City, OK	$81,660	$77,400	$39.26	210
Grand Rapids, MI	$81,600	$79,060	$39.23	280
Ithaca, NY	$81,590	$78,790	$39.23	50
Boulder, CO	$81,510	$65,260	$39.19	770
Grand Junction, CO	$81,380	$79,040	$39.13	40
Boise, ID	$81,280	$75,440	$39.08	330
Athens, GA	$81,250	$76,200	$39.06	40
Allentown, PA	$81,230	$75,400	$39.05	100
Corvallis, OR	$81,120	$83,210	$39.00	60
Decatur, AL	$81,110	$83,120	$38.99	40
Lexington, KY	$81,080	$73,980	$38.98	50
Milwaukee, WI	$81,040	$76,280	$38.96	170
Manhattan, KS	$80,960	$75,360	$38.93	40
Baton Rouge, LA	$80,940	$69,560	$38.91	790
Honolulu, HI	$80,930	$79,510	$38.91	570
Yakima, WA	$80,700	$76,560	$38.80	130
Charlotte, NC	$80,540	$72,730	$38.72	740
Binghamton, NY	$80,500	$76,460	$38.70	30
McAllen, TX	$80,480	$76,400	$38.69	40
Wildwood, FL	$80,120	$77,280	$38.52	40
Missoula, MT	$80,070	$77,940	$38.50	90
Blacksburg, VA	$79,960	$70,820	$38.44	40
Salisbury, MD	$79,930	$77,000	$38.43	40
Charleston, WV	$79,890	$74,090	$38.41	60
Asheville, NC	$79,760	$72,960	$38.35	190
Little Rock, AR	$79,410	$65,010	$38.18	100
Iowa City, IA	$79,400	$78,780	$38.17	70
Amarillo, TX	$79,360	$64,970	$38.15	30
Utica, NY	$79,260	$78,170	$38.10	30
Jacksonville, NC	$79,150	$75,890	$38.06	50
Helena, MT	$78,960	$81,940	$37.96	210
Harrisonburg, VA	$78,890	$74,450	$37.93	60
Canton, OH	$78,870	$67,220	$37.92	30
Lafayette, LA	$78,860	$70,070	$37.92	80
Gulfport, MS	$78,820	$64,600	$37.89	70
Fargo, ND	$78,680	$77,240	$37.83	40
Provo, UT	$78,510	$79,010	$37.75	70
Kingsport, TN	$78,480	$76,900	$37.73	90
Rochester, NY	$78,240	$75,160	$37.62	250
Portland, ME	$78,240	$75,340	$37.62	180
Greensboro, NC	$77,370	$69,450	$37.20	200
Johnson City, TN	$77,320	$75,400	$37.17	50
Cleveland, OH	$77,280	$66,890	$37.16	250
Roanoke, VA	$77,270	$75,330	$37.15	140
Reading, PA	$76,950	$66,730	$36.99	50
Mobile, AL	$76,840	$74,260	$36.94	60
Orlando, FL	$76,600	$64,840	$36.83	650
La Crosse, WI	$76,510	$74,990	$36.78	30
Birmingham, AL	$76,500	$72,510	$36.78	130
Cheyenne, WY	$76,300	$75,430	$36.68	160
Miami, FL	$76,070	$68,920	$36.57	1,080
Akron, OH	$76,010	$72,530	$36.54	340
Lancaster, PA	$75,880	$66,310	$36.48	80
Cincinnati, OH	$75,820	$67,380	$36.45	300
Palm Bay, FL	$75,580	$63,750	$36.34	220
Traverse City, MI	$75,540	$73,500	$36.32	40
Louisville, KY	$75,510	$71,040	$36.30	100
Altoona, PA	$75,430	$67,410	$36.26	70
Jackson, TN	$75,270	$68,390	$36.19	60
Crestview, FL	$75,010	$72,340	$36.06	70
Fayetteville, AR	$74,930	$61,690	$36.03	60
Pocatello, ID	$74,110	$72,160	$35.63	30
Sioux Falls, SD	$74,070	$75,500	$35.61	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$74,060	$65,360	$35.61	540
Winston-Salem, NC	$73,890	$67,030	$35.53	170
Hickory, NC	$73,190	$69,930	$35.19	40
Rapid City, SD	$73,100	$68,260	$35.14	50
Appleton, WI	$73,020	$66,300	$35.11	40
Panama City, FL	$72,420	$65,450	$34.82	50
Naples, FL	$72,230	$64,640	$34.73	70
Monroe, LA	$72,170	$67,800	$34.70	50
Fayetteville, NC	$71,770	$61,940	$34.51	100
Wilmington, NC	$71,500	$65,360	$34.38	260
Lincoln, NE	$71,020	$64,450	$34.14	290
Montgomery, AL	$70,980	$68,850	$34.12	290
Green Bay, WI	$70,310	$69,470	$33.80	80
Tampa, FL	$70,300	$62,680	$33.80	880
Fort Myers, FL	$70,280	$60,850	$33.79	250
Punta Gorda, FL	$69,990	$59,100	$33.65	40
Lakeland, FL	$69,960	$57,010	$33.63	130
Jacksonville, FL	$69,630	$60,380	$33.48	550
Evansville, IN	$69,610	$64,700	$33.46	60
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$69,130	$66,810	$33.24	50
Bloomington, IN	$68,760	$65,180	$33.06	30
Champaign, IL	$68,710	$65,360	$33.03	90
Fort Wayne, IN	$68,680	$61,090	$33.02	40
Kalamazoo, MI	$68,090	$58,970	$32.73	n/a
St. Louis, MO	$67,490	$61,050	$32.45	500
Lewiston, ID	$67,340	$61,880	$32.38	40
Greenville, SC	$67,220	$64,520	$32.32	100
Port St. Lucie, FL	$66,930	$55,330	$32.18	130
Flint, MI	$66,540	$58,350	$31.99	n/a
Topeka, KS	$66,030	$61,880	$31.74	150
Sarasota, FL	$65,860	$63,220	$31.66	200
Gainesville, FL	$64,760	$55,910	$31.13	170
Jackson, MS	$64,470	$57,990	$30.99	140
Dover, DE	$63,250	$59,370	$30.41	150
Bangor, ME	$63,210	$60,110	$30.39	50
Daphne, AL	$62,830	$59,560	$30.21	40
Erie, PA	$62,610	$50,810	$30.10	40
Jefferson City, MO	$61,830	$59,760	$29.73	280
Springfield, MO	$61,300	$58,660	$29.47	80
San Juan, PR	$61,230	$50,510	$29.44	360
Sebastian, FL	$60,840	$51,290	$29.25	30
South Bend, IN	$59,560	$58,570	$28.63	90
Hattiesburg, MS	$59,300	$52,690	$28.51	30
Deltona, FL	$59,140	$57,620	$28.43	140
Tallahassee, FL	$58,410	$53,910	$28.08	650
Pensacola, FL	$57,480	$51,500	$27.63	180

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In New Haven, CT, with an average of $129,850 a year, among the 259 metro areas we cover.

What is the average environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary in the U.S.?

$91,680 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $82,220, so half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more than that and half less.

What salary should environmental scientists and specialists, including health ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health nationwide earn between $64,490 (25th percentile) and $107,970 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays environmental scientists and specialists, including health the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $133,190 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is environmental scientists and specialists, including health pay the lowest?

Pensacola, FL, at $57,480 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2041.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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