Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Including Health Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$82,220
$39.53/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $52,520 | $25.25 |
| 25th percentile | $64,490 | $31.01 |
| Median | $82,220 | $39.53 |
| 75th percentile | $107,970 | $51.91 |
| 90th percentile | $140,010 | $67.31 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 89,250
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | ||
| 1st | $132,620 | $120,672 1st |
| California | ||
| 2nd | $106,510 | $96,198 3rd |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 3rd | $100,730 | $98,485 2nd |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 4th | $100,640 | $95,162 4th |
| Washington | ||
| 5th | $98,300 | $91,858 9th |
| Oregon | ||
| 6th | $97,440 | $94,272 7th |
| Texas | ||
| 7th | $92,000 | $94,790 6th |
| Alaska | ||
| 8th | $91,960 | $89,841 12th |
| Utah | ||
| 9th | $90,710 | $91,752 10th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 10th | $88,000 | $89,230 14th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 11th | $86,630 | $93,947 8th |
| Colorado | ||
| 12th | $85,990 | $83,443 21st |
| Georgia | ||
| 13th | $85,710 | $89,010 15th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 14th | $84,570 | $95,066 5th |
| Maryland | ||
| 15th | $84,190 | $80,212 26th |
| Nevada | ||
| 16th | $83,050 | $83,067 22nd |
| Virginia | ||
| 17th | $82,230 | $81,332 25th |
| New York | ||
| 18th | $82,160 | $76,130 40th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 19th | $82,100 | $91,735 11th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 20th | $82,070 | $79,211 30th |
| Illinois | ||
| 21st | $81,590 | $81,624 23rd |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 22nd | $80,810 | $77,579 37th |
| Arizona | ||
| 23rd | $80,600 | $80,058 27th |
| Montana | ||
| 24th | $80,260 | $84,801 18th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 25th | $79,510 | $72,314 43rd |
| New Jersey | ||
| 26th | $79,210 | $72,800 42nd |
| Iowa | ||
| 27th | $78,780 | $89,766 13th |
| Ohio | ||
| 28th | $78,540 | $84,657 19th |
| Kansas | ||
| 29th | $78,210 | $86,834 16th |
| Vermont | ||
| 30th | $77,460 | $79,075 32nd |
| Tennessee | ||
| 31st | $76,840 | $83,640 20th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 32nd | $76,110 | $78,004 36th |
| Michigan | ||
| 33rd | $76,080 | $79,071 33rd |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 34th | $75,910 | $86,416 17th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 35th | $74,910 | $79,905 28th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 36th | $74,130 | $78,589 35th |
| Wyoming | ||
| 37th | $74,050 | $79,889 29th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 38th | $72,820 | $77,390 38th |
| Alabama | ||
| 39th | $72,490 | $81,612 24th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 40th | $71,040 | $78,794 34th |
| Idaho | ||
| 41st | $70,350 | $73,670 41st |
| Louisiana | ||
| 42nd | $69,820 | $79,155 31st |
| South Dakota | ||
| 43rd | $68,230 | $77,021 39th |
| Maine | ||
| 44th | $66,480 | $68,501 46th |
| Indiana | ||
| 45th | $64,700 | $69,325 45th |
| Delaware | ||
| 46th | $64,690 | $64,814 50th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 47th | $64,040 | $71,074 44th |
| Missouri | ||
| 48th | $61,050 | $67,223 47th |
| Florida | ||
| 49th | $60,830 | $58,822 51st |
| Mississippi | ||
| 50th | $57,780 | $66,450 48th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 51st | $57,220 | $65,818 49th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.1%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Climate Change Policy Analysts
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Industrial Ecologists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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