Pay by state · 54 states

Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Including Health Salary by State (2026)

Name: Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Including Health annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health earn the most in District of Columbia at $132,620 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $53,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $82,220. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $132,620District of Columbia
National median: $82,220BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $53,030Puerto Rico
States reporting: 54of 54 OEWS areas

All states

Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Including Health salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of environmental scientists and specialists, including health OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	DCDistrict of Columbia	$132,620	$98,410	$161,470	1,270	$120,672
2	CACalifornia	$106,510	$81,480	$132,770	12,490	$96,198
3	RIRhode Island	$100,730	$79,770	$123,180	330	$98,485
4	MAMassachusetts	$100,640	$79,890	$127,310	2,930	$95,162
5	WAWashington	$98,300	$79,950	$127,770	4,470	$91,858
6	OROregon	$97,440	$76,870	$113,320	1,370	$94,272
7	TXTexas	$92,000	$66,640	$128,380	5,630	$94,790
8	AKAlaska	$91,960	$76,290	$114,400	860	$89,841
9	UTUtah	$90,710	$71,200	$124,990	1,020	$91,752
10	MNMinnesota	$88,000	$61,570	$105,850	2,260	$89,230
11	NMNew Mexico	$86,630	$76,080	$104,250	940	$93,947
12	COColorado	$85,990	$65,670	$106,690	2,580	$83,443
13	GAGeorgia	$85,710	$67,200	$115,590	1,750	$89,010
14	NDNorth Dakota	$84,570	$67,020	$92,340	240	$95,066
15	MDMaryland	$84,190	$65,850	$106,860	1,760	$80,212
16	NVNevada	$83,050	$65,370	$105,530	490	$83,067
17	VAVirginia	$82,230	$68,030	$102,750	2,850	$81,332
18	NYNew York	$82,160	$67,040	$104,310	3,700	$76,130
19	WVWest Virginia	$82,100	$63,950	$102,420	250	$91,735
20	CTConnecticut	$82,070	$70,200	$107,380	620	$79,211
21	ILIllinois	$81,590	$60,790	$121,040	1,550	$81,624
22	NHNew Hampshire	$80,810	$66,560	$100,170	480	$77,579
23	AZArizona	$80,600	$64,420	$103,010	1,970	$80,058
24	MTMontana	$80,260	$66,300	$93,140	570	$84,801
25	HIHawaii	$79,510	$60,650	$92,620	670	$72,314
26	NJNew Jersey	$79,210	$62,150	$102,440	3,150	$72,800
27	IAIowa	$78,780	$62,080	$91,070	690	$89,766
28	OHOhio	$78,540	$62,210	$95,120	2,460	$84,657
29	KSKansas	$78,210	$64,070	$106,800	590	$86,834
30	VTVermont	$77,460	$63,630	$97,430	490	$79,075
31	TNTennessee	$76,840	$62,670	$99,200	1,230	$83,640
32	PAPennsylvania	$76,110	$60,420	$95,910	3,020	$78,004
33	MIMichigan	$76,080	$61,120	$94,520	3,100	$79,071
34	OKOklahoma	$75,910	$59,840	$89,670	520	$86,416
35	SCSouth Carolina	$74,910	$57,030	$100,320	490	$79,905
36	NCNorth Carolina	$74,130	$61,820	$93,990	4,150	$78,589
37	WYWyoming	$74,050	$61,780	$85,020	410	$79,889
38	WIWisconsin	$72,820	$62,560	$86,610	920	$77,390
39	ALAlabama	$72,490	$52,750	$85,350	870	$81,612
40	KYKentucky	$71,040	$56,070	$78,850	1,000	$78,794
41	IDIdaho	$70,350	$61,880	$85,650	670	$73,670
42	LALouisiana	$69,820	$58,500	$95,430	1,600	$79,155
43	GUGuam	$68,640	$47,860	$88,610	80	N/A
44	SDSouth Dakota	$68,230	$62,910	$79,880	240	$77,021
45	MEMaine	$66,480	$56,470	$78,060	530	$68,501
46	INIndiana	$64,700	$52,580	$94,910	1,290	$69,325
47	DEDelaware	$64,690	$57,130	$76,990	290	$64,814
48	NENebraska	$64,040	$55,320	$79,970	510	$71,074
49	MOMissouri	$61,050	$55,000	$72,880	1,380	$67,223
50	FLFlorida	$60,830	$48,870	$81,600	5,950	$58,822
51	MSMississippi	$57,780	$47,010	$77,600	390	$66,450
52	ARArkansas	$57,220	$44,930	$88,710	270	$65,818
53	VIU.S. Virgin Islands	$53,830	$44,240	$70,710	40	N/A
54	PRPuerto Rico	$53,030	$38,020	$81,330	390	N/A

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $132,620, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $120,672.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Including Health pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health the most?

District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $132,620 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($106,510) and Rhode Island ($100,730).

Which state pays Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $53,030 a year, $79,590 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $120,672 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $132,620. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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