Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by location
National median: $82,220 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $132,620 | +61.3% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $129,110 | +57.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $127,210 | +54.7% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| Monroe, MI | metropolitan | $114,160 | +38.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $110,260 | +34.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $109,710 | +33.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $109,710 | +33.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $108,430 | +31.9% | 3,520 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $108,160 | +31.5% | 2,710 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $106,510 | +29.5% | 12,490 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $106,510 | +29.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $106,510 | +29.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $106,510 | +29.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $106,100 | +29.0% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $105,810 | +28.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $105,340 | +28.1% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $105,230 | +28.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $104,110 | +26.6% | 670 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $103,930 | +26.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $103,840 | +26.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $103,730 | +26.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $103,610 | +26.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $102,980 | +25.2% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $102,850 | +25.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $101,560 | +23.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $100,730 | +22.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $100,640 | +22.4% | 2,930 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $100,360 | +22.1% | 2,270 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $98,300 | +19.6% | 4,470 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $98,050 | +19.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $98,050 | +19.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $98,050 | +19.3% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $97,860 | +19.0% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $97,460 | +18.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $97,440 | +18.5% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $97,330 | +18.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $97,040 | +18.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $96,780 | +17.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $96,630 | +17.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $96,100 | +16.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $96,030 | +16.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $95,780 | +16.5% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $95,750 | +16.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $95,630 | +16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $95,200 | +15.8% | 750 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $95,170 | +15.8% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $94,580 | +15.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $94,030 | +14.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $93,590 | +13.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $93,560 | +13.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $93,070 | +13.2% | 960 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $92,350 | +12.3% | 370 | 2025 |
| Columbus, GA | metropolitan | $92,170 | +12.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $92,000 | +11.9% | 5,630 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $91,960 | +11.8% | 860 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $91,640 | +11.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $91,560 | +11.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $91,210 | +10.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $90,960 | +10.6% | 500 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $90,710 | +10.3% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $90,340 | +9.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $89,840 | +9.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $89,500 | +8.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $89,220 | +8.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $89,090 | +8.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $89,010 | +8.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $88,640 | +7.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $88,610 | +7.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $88,510 | +7.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | metropolitan | $88,370 | +7.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $88,000 | +7.0% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $87,930 | +6.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $87,920 | +6.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $87,820 | +6.8% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $87,350 | +6.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $87,270 | +6.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $87,270 | +6.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $87,220 | +6.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $86,800 | +5.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $86,700 | +5.4% | 500 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $86,700 | +5.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $86,700 | +5.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $86,630 | +5.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $86,630 | +5.4% | 940 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $86,380 | +5.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $86,200 | +4.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $86,180 | +4.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $85,990 | +4.6% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $85,710 | +4.2% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $85,510 | +4.0% | 3,350 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $85,310 | +3.8% | 990 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $85,300 | +3.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $85,210 | +3.6% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $85,180 | +3.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $84,890 | +3.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $84,670 | +3.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $84,670 | +3.0% | — | 2025 |
| ND | state | $84,570 | +2.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $84,190 | +2.4% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Yuma, AZ | metropolitan | $83,780 | +1.9% | 40 | 2025 |