Highest-paying Cities for Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for environmental scientists and health specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of environmental scientists and health specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $140,600, Savannah, Georgia is the highest paying city for environmental scientists and health specialists. It is followed by Los Alamos County, New Mexico (average annual salary $125,110). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of environmental scientists and health specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Savannah, Georgia	$140,600	$50,630	70
2	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$125,110	$82,100	370
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$111,780	$66,970	380
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$111,410	$54,970	2,660
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$106,900	$55,860	1,070
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$106,810	$59,000	3,130
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$105,380	$60,600	1,710
8	Chico, California	$100,900	$60,510	40
9	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$100,290	$65,890	3,010
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$99,850	$63,460	1,730
11	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$99,660	$61,300	270
12	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$98,330	$57,490	430
13	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$96,810	$42,700	1,460
14	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$96,640	$50,970	100
15	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$95,370	$45,540	200
16	Fresno, California	$95,100	$60,740	290
17	Modesto, California	$95,100	$54,160	50
18	Napa, California	$95,100	$52,230	70
19	Salinas, California	$95,100	$63,460	110
20	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$95,100	$60,100	120
21	Redding, California	$95,100	$53,750	100
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$95,100	$51,120	2,410
23	El Centro, California	$95,100	$80,450	30
24	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$94,030	$59,660	200
25	Stockton, California	$92,980	$50,030	240
26	Billings, Montana	$91,930	$57,870	50
27	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$91,480	$61,320	40
28	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$91,440	$52,290	30
29	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$90,960	$63,330	2,000
30	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$90,110	$60,420	130
31	Monroe, Michigan	$89,520	$38,370	130
32	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$89,170	$37,830	30
33	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$88,730	$60,320	1,190
34	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$87,920	$61,290	50
35	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$87,820	$41,170	1,970
36	Salem, Oregon	$87,110	$72,030	50
37	Bend, Oregon	$87,110	$38,010	40
38	Grand Junction, Colorado	$86,470	$50,020	80
39	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$86,190	$62,480	690
40	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$85,340	$63,720	150
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$85,270	$55,040	4,080
42	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$85,090	$58,290	40
43	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$85,090	$55,020	30
44	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$85,030	$58,670	170
45	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$84,780	$50,270	60
46	Springfield, Massachusetts	$84,710	$62,610	140
47	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$84,710	$58,220	130
48	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$84,340	$59,010	1,150
49	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$84,320	$51,680	580
50	Visalia-Porterville, California	$84,200	$50,190	50
51	Charlottesville, Virginia	$84,120	$50,520	90
52	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$84,050	$40,860	940
53	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$83,960	$39,900	60
54	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$83,630	$49,930	300
55	Muncie, Indiana	$83,200	$57,680	n/a
56	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$83,190	$44,600	40
57	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$83,180	$49,440	80
58	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$83,090	$39,820	120
59	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$82,680	$59,320	110
60	Toledo, Ohio	$82,660	$47,660	150
61	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$82,580	$60,020	260
62	Worcester, Massachusetts	$82,430	$41,870	60
63	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$82,400	$49,410	90
64	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$82,290	$58,340	50
65	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$82,260	$57,430	1,430
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$82,200	$52,110	4,280
67	Columbus, Ohio	$82,180	$49,900	750
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$82,170	$51,160	2,390
69	Medford, Oregon	$82,130	$59,910	40
70	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$81,950	$52,330	180
71	Boulder, Colorado	$81,940	$60,050	870
72	Anchorage, Alaska	$81,870	$58,570	340
73	Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas	$81,840	$54,670	40
74	Bay City, Michigan	$81,690	$50,390	30
75	Morgantown, West Virginia	$81,660	$39,830	30
76	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$81,540	$45,840	40
77	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$81,540	$44,510	110
78	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$81,410	$54,270	50
79	Kingston, New York	$81,280	$64,130	50
80	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$81,100	$49,740	920
81	Rockford, Illinois	$81,090	$52,710	40
82	St Cloud, Minnesota	$81,040	$66,990	40
83	Corvallis, Oregon	$80,990	$62,400	40
84	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$80,980	$38,370	40
85	Ithaca, New York	$80,620	$56,740	30
86	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$80,520	$48,350	1,420
87	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$80,470	$49,750	380
88	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$80,380	$54,350	70
89	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$80,310	$48,930	120
90	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$80,250	$50,300	470
91	New Haven, Connecticut	$79,840	$48,840	100
92	Greeley, Colorado	$79,820	$66,660	30
93	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$79,790	$60,890	500
94	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$79,780	$46,640	1,630
95	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$79,750	$60,590	50
96	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$79,650	$48,780	710
97	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,550	$54,720	70
98	Battle Creek, Michigan	$79,440	$53,620	40
99	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$79,420	$48,780	110
100	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$79,350	$37,240	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for environmental scientists and health specialists.