Environmental Scientist and Geoscientists Salary in the Industry of Educational Services - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of environmental scientists and geoscientists in the industry of educational services - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare environmental scientist and geoscientists salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,480
25th Percentile Wage
$49,990
50th Percentile Wage
$66,370
75th Percentile Wage
$97,210
90th Percentile Wage
$135,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for environmental scientists and geoscientists in the industry of educational services - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) environmental scientists and geoscientists is $135,260. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $66,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent environmental scientists and geoscientists is $37,480.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and geoscientists in the industry of Educational Services - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$66,370
3.95% 5.91%
2016
$63,750
5.19% -
2015
$60,440
-4.43% -
2014
$63,120
-3.87% -
2013
$65,560
4.74% -
2012
$62,450
- -

Table 3. Compare Environmental Scientist and Geoscientists Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of environmental scientists and geoscientists in twelve industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of environmental scientists and geoscientists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Junior colleges - Local government owned
$95,200
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
$90,270
Educational Services - Local government owned
$84,150
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
$81,160
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$67,000
Educational Services
$66,670
Educational Services - Privately owned
$66,370
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$66,200
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$65,290
Educational Services - State government owned
$65,210
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$63,980
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$62,990

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