Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by state
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health is a professional role in the Life, Physical, and Social Science job family, focused on Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Healths do
Typical education: Bachelor's Degree
Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.
Top skills:WritingSpeakingScienceReading ComprehensionComplex Problem SolvingActive Listening
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by industry
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
42,200 workers
$92,500
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
34,500 workers
$94,000
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
26,800 workers
$87,000
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
12,290 workers
$89,500
Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)
5,400 workers
$124,000
Educational Services
2,900 workers
$98,500
Other Services (except Public Administration)
2,350 workers
$85,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
1,950 workers
$95,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pays 5% below the average across 48 roles in the Life, Physical, and Social Science job family (family average $100,000).
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How much does a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make?
The average base salary for a Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in the United States is $95,000 per year, or about $45.67 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $67,000 and $112,000 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Life, Physical, and Social Science roles?
The Life, Physical, and Social Science job family averages $100,000 across 48 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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