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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary by City
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary by City (2024)
249 metro areas · National average: $82,396 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries across 249 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $120,760
$99,750
$74,330
$185,140
San Francisco, CA $119,560
$110,240
$70,640
$170,880
College Station, TX $117,920
$82,310
$52,790
$187,390
Washington, DC $115,190
$109,520
$65,780
$180,360
Kennewick, WA $113,800
$108,310
$65,610
$169,580
Sacramento, CA $109,150
$102,420
$66,800
$154,110
Los Angeles, CA $108,270
$101,540
$60,430
$164,070
Salinas, CA $108,020
$95,100
$66,660
$154,110
Napa, CA $106,970
$97,620
$77,750
$154,110
Midland, TX $106,450
$98,900
$60,940
$165,090
Chicago, IL $103,990
$96,410
$54,670
$169,410
Riverside, CA $103,770
$96,390
$58,090
$157,820
Beaumont, TX $103,310
$91,890
$48,440
$168,670
Norwich, CT $101,940
$94,830
$63,900
$131,600
Boston, MA $100,790
$96,990
$58,300
$138,690
Redding, CA $99,980
$95,100
$61,040
$154,110
Denver, CO $99,770
$95,680
$60,930
$149,450
Seattle, WA $99,720
$98,950
$64,020
$137,820
Santa Maria, CA $99,500
$95,100
$54,970
$164,950
Kiryas Joel, NY $98,840
$85,660
$57,550
$163,120
El Centro, CA $98,790
$92,690
$74,490
$131,440
Portland, OR $98,650
$97,380
$58,710
$138,510
Worcester, MA $98,530
$99,280
$53,690
$126,440
Waterbury, CT $97,800
$70,430
$51,980
$171,730
Monroe, MI $97,640
$107,990
$50,820
$107,990
Stockton, CA $97,380
$95,100
$60,430
$150,670
Anchorage, AK $97,360
$86,630
$58,480
$144,930
Springfield, IL $97,310
$96,640
$53,340
$137,990
San Luis Obispo, CA $97,290
$95,100
$61,460
$134,850
Colorado Springs, CO $96,770
$92,320
$63,300
$128,250
Visalia, CA $96,410
$89,110
$62,160
$117,520
Salem, OR $96,310
$98,050
$58,200
$122,350
Santa Rosa, CA $96,270
$92,980
$55,100
$151,240
Fort Collins, CO $95,970
$88,910
$60,760
$149,450
Bend, OR $95,780
$93,560
$57,060
$132,320
Oxnard, CA $95,390
$95,100
$48,270
$153,410
Knoxville, TN $95,200
$78,410
$55,100
$170,870
Providence, RI $95,000
$90,040
$61,980
$131,720
Santa Cruz, CA $94,560
$86,680
$51,780
$149,820
Yuba City, CA $94,060
$95,100
$60,430
$130,160
San Diego, CA $93,850
$92,540
$55,830
$132,580
Eugene, OR $93,740
$93,290
$53,090
$126,150
New York, NY $93,640
$83,510
$50,720
$138,950
Bremerton, WA $93,510
$91,210
$63,330
$138,730
New Orleans, LA $93,430
$84,760
$53,940
$141,320
Fayetteville, AR $93,410
$76,060
$54,300
$177,840
Chico, CA $93,350
$84,340
$60,430
$154,110
Amherst Town, MA $93,010
$86,730
$61,960
$126,440
Logan, UT $92,780
$81,340
$61,460
$136,830
Las Vegas, NV $92,510
$85,110
$57,800
$138,510
Atlanta, GA $92,500
$82,010
$51,790
$133,440
Lexington Park, MD $92,350
$83,140
$55,890
$144,590
Fresno, CA $92,060
$90,890
$52,530
$135,840
Greeley, CO $92,020
$85,000
$70,540
$126,530
Ann Arbor, MI $91,970
$80,680
$54,210
$157,290
Fairbanks, AK $91,620
$85,500
$62,920
$130,770
Memphis, TN $91,420
$78,720
$51,010
$147,560
Minneapolis, MN $91,390
$91,160
$56,490
$127,840
Manchester, NH $91,340
$77,290
$58,990
$138,940
Springfield, MA $91,100
$81,670
$50,920
$124,450
Charlottesville, VA $90,880
$80,350
$58,890
$130,620
Battle Creek, MI $90,620
$89,860
$47,260
$124,090
Modesto, CA $90,340
$84,340
$60,430
$135,380
Ogden, UT $90,130
$89,860
$50,490
$125,440
Houston, TX $90,070
$79,520
$49,080
$136,940
Charleston, SC $89,850
$79,470
$44,990
$162,020
Yuma, AZ $89,410
$83,330
$58,070
$130,180
Phoenix, AZ $89,330
$78,870
$53,610
$144,450
Longview, WA $89,200
$86,060
$61,170
$117,380
El Paso, TX $89,190
$79,370
$26,060
$158,850
Durham, NC $88,860
$79,180
$47,330
$140,280
Eau Claire, WI $88,820
$70,030
$42,580
$119,940
Iowa City, IA $88,730
$82,360
$53,800
$130,210
Baltimore, MD $88,650
$82,100
$55,890
$128,730
Jackson, MI $88,580
$88,190
$58,460
$106,330
Casper, WY $88,570
$77,250
$59,500
$136,610
Hartford, CT $88,560
$81,340
$59,660
$119,440
Dallas, TX $88,540
$78,120
$52,350
$139,110
Billings, MT $88,420
$77,490
$61,820
$124,090
Barnstable Town, MA $88,390
$79,700
$49,390
$126,440
Bozeman, MT $88,380
$81,430
$66,230
$113,520
Indianapolis, IN $88,170
$81,060
$49,650
$133,190
Idaho Falls, ID $88,100
$82,160
$55,970
$134,750
Augusta, GA $88,030
$83,920
$44,340
$154,960
Vallejo, CA $87,960
$80,710
$49,730
$126,620
Kansas City, MO $86,930
$81,280
$49,000
$133,150
Davenport, IA $86,860
$83,320
$55,910
$131,230
Little Rock, AR $86,640
$75,620
$50,180
$153,930
San Antonio, TX $86,380
$83,070
$50,050
$128,390
St. Cloud, MN $86,110
$85,450
$64,760
$102,430
Wenatchee, WA $85,350
$79,720
$60,340
$123,730
Chattanooga, TN $85,340
$77,460
$54,210
$132,230
Salt Lake City, UT $85,230
$81,690
$50,340
$115,460
Bellingham, WA $85,130
$82,070
$58,500
$108,400
Huntsville, AL $85,030
$73,650
$49,260
$135,760
Spokane, WA $84,980
$84,180
$61,820
$110,390
Austin, TX $84,870
$76,950
$60,370
$118,390
Tucson, AZ $84,760
$72,510
$49,390
$155,710
Mount Vernon, WA $84,590
$83,760
$59,520
$110,190
Philadelphia, PA $84,500
$75,850
$50,650
$125,150
Cleveland, OH $84,470
$76,700
$51,190
$125,990
Flagstaff, AZ $84,440
$77,670
$48,030
$142,100
Johnson City, TN $84,300
$76,900
$61,030
$123,740
Boulder, CO $84,190
$86,720
$53,870
$108,760
Reno, NV $84,190
$77,440
$47,090
$125,020
Paducah, KY $83,840
$68,990
$49,610
$134,410
Nashville, TN $83,830
$76,700
$52,320
$128,270
Cedar Rapids, IA $83,530
$78,020
$54,900
$126,170
Albuquerque, NM $83,370
$74,190
$47,740
$134,430
Corpus Christi, TX $83,300
$75,340
$37,750
$130,630
Medford, OR $83,140
$75,720
$60,970
$113,320
Albany, NY $82,930
$76,620
$54,590
$116,550
Olympia, WA $82,930
$82,510
$61,050
$107,370
Detroit, MI $82,570
$75,200
$49,250
$112,630
Scranton, PA $82,540
$80,160
$46,470
$124,800
Killeen, TX $82,360
$79,790
$53,390
$110,150
Milwaukee, WI $82,330
$69,420
$42,380
$125,080
Warner Robins, GA $82,310
$82,220
$58,350
$95,640
Grand Rapids, MI $82,280
$77,590
$50,220
$99,450
Kingston, NY $82,200
$86,020
$63,100
$105,090
La Crosse, WI $82,150
$71,930
$50,420
$114,820
York, PA $82,130
$73,100
$46,210
$128,940
Trenton, NJ $81,940
$77,610
$52,500
$117,760
Virginia Beach, VA $81,760
$76,460
$56,080
$111,680
Richmond, VA $81,720
$78,140
$59,350
$107,910
Columbus, OH $81,700
$81,720
$57,560
$102,960
Evansville, IN $81,470
$76,580
$41,920
$117,200
Harrisburg, PA $81,380
$77,990
$52,430
$114,080
Corvallis, OR $81,260
$79,640
$51,230
$116,290
Toledo, OH $80,990
$80,140
$60,440
$102,960
Tulsa, OK $80,670
$73,730
$42,700
$131,630
Madison, WI $80,570
$72,010
$44,720
$121,610
Mankato, MN $80,500
$85,080
$53,640
$102,150
Syracuse, NY $80,400
$77,030
$52,780
$120,900
Watertown, NY $80,330
$78,460
$52,500
$111,090
Atlantic City, NJ $80,240
$79,920
$49,830
$116,710
Lansing, MI $79,960
$82,010
$52,770
$96,390
Houma, LA $79,870
$66,530
$51,050
$122,120
Dayton, OH $79,750
$77,160
$57,770
$101,600
Mobile, AL $79,660
$76,580
$42,490
$123,160
Grand Junction, CO $79,560
$82,350
$46,800
$105,950
Birmingham, AL $79,170
$74,990
$36,930
$129,020
Farmington, NM $79,030
$71,300
$45,350
$105,570
Duluth, MN $78,970
$77,380
$53,750
$107,180
Alexandria, LA $78,890
$72,730
$48,660
$124,410
Rochester, MN $78,500
$81,240
$50,340
$93,640
Urban Honolulu, HI $78,300
$75,050
$52,060
$104,950
Amarillo, TX $78,170
$63,530
$49,990
$111,630
Shreveport, LA $78,020
$79,400
$43,750
$123,130
Lafayette, LA $77,960
$69,000
$48,400
$127,940
Miami, FL $77,870
$65,310
$43,680
$123,410
Des Moines, IA $77,780
$76,220
$53,800
$100,030
Missoula, MT $77,760
$74,970
$49,350
$104,970
Boise City, ID $77,600
$71,680
$53,350
$104,490
Bay City, MI $77,510
$81,120
$52,770
$96,390
Cincinnati, OH $77,420
$70,060
$48,260
$116,080
Lexington, KY $77,180
$71,860
$47,200
$127,220
Traverse City, MI $77,000
$69,370
$52,590
$97,820
Greensboro, NC $76,910
$65,800
$46,780
$129,120
Buffalo, NY $76,720
$69,600
$49,420
$123,040
Bakersfield, CA $76,380
$63,460
$45,470
$131,010
Manhattan, KS $76,370
$72,550
$49,000
$104,330
Bismarck, ND $76,310
$81,120
$50,020
$96,010
Raleigh, NC $76,210
$66,370
$47,980
$105,800
Baton Rouge, LA $76,190
$64,590
$47,120
$129,140
Kalamazoo, MI $76,010
$69,930
$49,590
$96,390
Santa Fe, NM $76,000
$74,440
$60,490
$91,750
Akron, OH $75,930
$72,400
$47,510
$99,590
Charlotte, NC $75,870
$67,500
$48,590
$105,060
Yakima, WA $75,740
$74,360
$56,130
$95,170
Portland, ME $75,690
$65,620
$43,770
$127,690
Allentown, PA $75,610
$66,940
$49,220
$122,490
Gulfport, MS $75,520
$66,230
$36,440
$113,740
Jackson, TN $75,520
$68,390
$58,010
$97,150
Huntington, WV $75,510
$76,070
$40,960
$113,680
Sioux Falls, SD $75,500
$75,450
$56,750
$90,660
Columbia, SC $75,440
$64,800
$43,350
$124,090
Daphne, AL $75,310
$69,320
$39,600
$124,350
Monroe, LA $75,290
$69,070
$41,970
$118,210
Carson City, NV $75,030
$73,510
$53,190
$91,470
Cheyenne, WY $74,970
$74,060
$58,730
$90,860
Decatur, AL $74,970
$76,580
$42,490
$108,390
St. Louis, MO $74,910
$67,190
$57,910
$100,920
Kingsport, TN $74,900
$71,590
$47,110
$100,390
Omaha, NE $74,820
$62,960
$50,160
$112,590
Provo, UT $74,710
$60,180
$49,110
$106,850
Roanoke, VA $74,690
$72,680
$51,410
$102,120
Wichita, KS $74,690
$73,420
$47,160
$99,980
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $74,660
$73,570
$48,320
$113,770
Rapid City, SD $74,570
$72,810
$58,990
$95,640
Fort Wayne, IN $74,560
$73,520
$36,660
$130,430
Fargo, ND $74,550
$75,150
$49,610
$98,130
Oklahoma City, OK $74,410
$66,730
$50,980
$99,070
Burlington, VT $74,060
$71,720
$60,020
$105,480
Slidell, LA $74,050
$69,440
$48,980
$113,730
Helena, MT $73,720
$78,510
$61,460
$92,190
Harrisonburg, VA $73,600
$70,690
$52,350
$93,170
Las Cruces, NM $73,490
$70,260
$35,330
$99,490
Blacksburg, VA $73,120
$66,600
$47,990
$101,640
Ithaca, NY $72,730
$74,630
$54,720
$92,320
Charleston, WV $72,720
$64,840
$47,160
$101,780
Reading, PA $72,600
$68,400
$48,510
$113,930
Rochester, NY $72,440
$66,540
$48,040
$103,340
Crestview, FL $72,300
$69,950
$40,680
$107,240
Lubbock, TX $72,030
$59,970
$51,340
$95,280
Altoona, PA $71,610
$62,150
$49,740
$100,280
Asheville, NC $70,980
$65,590
$47,090
$101,200
Fayetteville, NC $70,970
$65,140
$45,110
$99,800
Pittsburgh, PA $70,940
$62,710
$41,600
$108,420
Palm Bay, FL $70,660
$62,960
$44,990
$100,040
Canton, OH $70,630
$63,550
$49,910
$94,400
Gainesville, FL $70,530
$58,940
$39,420
$101,900
Hickory, NC $70,180
$67,370
$46,510
$93,450
Tampa, FL $70,120
$61,980
$41,000
$104,730
Wildwood, FL $70,120
$62,570
$45,810
$98,090
Saginaw, MI $69,760
$52,660
$48,130
$100,350
South Bend, IN $69,550
$63,910
$46,450
$96,300
Port St. Lucie, FL $69,030
$55,990
$38,710
$125,540
Jacksonville, NC $68,270
$69,950
$44,250
$95,640
Montgomery, AL $68,270
$67,650
$39,470
$100,640
Orlando, FL $68,030
$59,400
$41,600
$103,790
North Port, FL $67,790
$61,470
$38,850
$103,590
Jacksonville, FL $67,550
$61,310
$41,000
$102,690
Wilmington, NC $67,550
$61,830
$46,650
$94,640
Lakeland, FL $67,020
$58,400
$40,040
$103,160
Cape Coral, FL $66,710
$56,430
$42,600
$103,690
Green Bay, WI $66,400
$66,890
$39,180
$98,050
Greenville, SC $66,130
$54,620
$44,220
$96,990
Pocatello, ID $66,040
$62,940
$38,100
$91,890
Lincoln, NE $65,980
$62,310
$51,230
$86,670
Lancaster, PA $65,710
$61,370
$37,580
$106,700
Naples, FL $65,330
$66,390
$41,600
$101,660
Champaign, IL $65,010
$61,820
$38,190
$100,170
Winston, NC $63,940
$60,160
$45,200
$83,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,910
$64,540
$43,680
$81,870
Topeka, KS $63,530
$58,930
$52,120
$80,520
Lewiston, ID $63,380
$60,280
$44,520
$78,190
Springfield, MO $61,970
$60,610
$38,490
$88,310
Jackson, MS $61,290
$55,110
$39,990
$89,860
Panama City, FL $61,290
$51,270
$39,520
$100,710
Dover, DE $60,770
$57,620
$49,230
$71,280
Bangor, ME $60,640
$58,770
$44,250
$76,420
Erie, PA $60,270
$57,530
$47,600
$98,380
Punta Gorda, FL $58,260
$52,330
$36,250
$78,990
Pensacola, FL $58,160
$49,990
$37,440
$84,010
Deltona, FL $58,140
$50,820
$39,230
$76,320
Appleton, WI $57,260
$45,910
$41,460
$77,920
Tallahassee, FL $54,950
$51,000
$40,000
$71,820
San Juan, PR $54,750
$47,250
$37,870
$89,860
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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