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Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,850
25th Percentile Wage
$50,800
50th Percentile Wage
$63,240
75th Percentile Wage
$81,090
90th Percentile Wage
$106,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,850.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$63,240
0.57% 26.98%
2016
$62,880
6.11% -
2015
$59,040
1.02% -
2014
$58,440
8.42% -
2013
$53,520
13.71% -
2012
$46,180
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Table 2. Compare Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,240 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Monroe and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Monroe
$89,520
Bay City
$81,690
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$81,540
Kalamazoo-Portage
$81,540
Lansing-East Lansing
$80,250
Battle Creek
$79,440
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$75,000
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$73,620
Jackson
$73,280
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$71,380
Ann Arbor
$65,550
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$64,460
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$63,240
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$61,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$61,670
South Bend-Mishawaka
$59,710
Flint
$58,550
Holland-Grand Haven
$52,980