The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $114,400, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for environmental scientists and health specialists. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $99,050). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $114,400 |
$61,800 | 1,640 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $99,050 |
$61,260 | 2,010 |
| 3 | California | $95,100 |
$59,780 | 11,850 |
| 4 | Oregon | $86,230 |
$57,400 | 980 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $82,580 |
$60,610 | 260 |
| 6 | Colorado | $81,980 |
$59,840 | 2,490 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $81,100 |
$55,340 | 3,260 |
| 8 | Washington | $80,770 |
$59,700 | 3,590 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $80,380 |
$54,810 | 1,900 |
| 10 | New York | $79,790 |
$51,290 | 3,680 |
| 11 | Montana | $79,510 |
$50,770 | 420 |
| 12 | Alaska | $79,270 |
$58,570 | 660 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $78,580 |
$50,850 | 790 |
| 14 | Maryland | $76,710 |
$48,390 | 1,790 |
| 15 | Texas | $75,420 |
$49,110 | 3,870 |
| 16 | Georgia | $75,100 |
$47,050 | 1,170 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $74,420 |
$46,530 | 490 |
| 18 | Ohio | $74,150 |
$47,080 | 2,250 |
| 19 | Louisiana | $73,740 |
$44,820 | 950 |
| 20 | Virginia | $72,630 |
$51,190 | 3,090 |
| 21 | Michigan | $72,220 |
$46,140 | 2,570 |
| 22 | Utah | $70,910 |
$42,530 | 690 |
| 23 | New Mexico | $70,120 |
$49,760 | 1,200 |
| 24 | Iowa | $70,100 |
$48,710 | 580 |
| 25 | Nevada | $69,280 |
$35,150 | 690 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $67,690 |
$47,150 | 410 |
| 27 | Vermont | $67,110 |
$53,350 | 370 |
| 28 | Illinois | $67,030 |
$47,550 | 1,450 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $65,950 |
$47,490 | 1,010 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $65,670 |
$36,460 | 2,710 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $64,690 |
$39,400 | 1,060 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $64,530 |
$45,680 | 3,710 |
| 33 | Arizona | $64,090 |
$47,850 | 1,220 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $63,880 |
$48,340 | 450 |
| 35 | Alabama | $63,770 |
$38,130 | 800 |
| 36 | Kansas | $63,460 |
$48,480 | 490 |
| 37 | Hawaii | $63,090 |
$48,500 | 440 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $62,750 |
$50,790 | 170 |
| 39 | Idaho | $62,540 |
$47,910 | 540 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $62,510 |
$41,880 | 230 |
| 41 | Missouri | $61,840 |
$37,990 | 370 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $61,000 |
$32,680 | 580 |
| 43 | Indiana | $60,040 |
$39,950 | 790 |
| 44 | North Dakota | $59,290 |
$47,100 | 200 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $58,360 |
$47,660 | 420 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $58,300 |
$36,400 | 210 |
| 47 | Guam | $58,000 |
$43,060 | 100 |
| 48 | Delaware | $57,870 |
$43,730 | 300 |
| 49 | Maine | $57,390 |
$44,410 | 430 |
| 50 | Florida | $51,460 |
$36,460 | 4,860 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $51,440 |
$37,980 | 60 |
| 52 | Kentucky | $51,270 |
$39,310 | 920 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $41,870 |
$34,050 | 230 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $40,100 |
$23,920 | 640 |