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Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental scientists and health specialists in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$53,110
25th Percentile Wage	$63,380
50th Percentile Wage	$72,670
75th Percentile Wage	$83,990
90th Percentile Wage	$98,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,110.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$72,670	-2.59%	15.47%
2016	$74,550	2.45%	-
2015	$72,720	7.56%	-
2014	$67,220	0.88%	-
2013	$66,630	7.80%	-
2012	$61,430	-	-

Table 2. Compare Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,670 in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area and 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Alaska nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$82,680
Anchorage	$81,870
Fairbanks	$78,770
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$72,670
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$69,600