Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Lubbock, Texas

The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Lubbock, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Lubbock 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 Lubbock, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,730
25th Percentile Wage
$49,110
50th Percentile Wage
$54,750
75th Percentile Wage
$62,430
90th Percentile Wage
$76,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Lubbock, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$54,750
0.00% 34.85%
2021
$54,750
34.85% -
2012
$35,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Lubbock with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,750 in Lubbock is in the middle of salary range for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Lubbock is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$85,090
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$85,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$84,780
College Station-Bryan
$83,960
Texarkana-Texarkana
$81,840
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$79,180
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$77,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$77,290
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$75,630
Tyler
$74,490
Corpus Christi
$73,210
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$72,820
Midland
$72,560
Waco
$71,710
El Paso
$70,620
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$69,990
Longview
$68,150
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$67,270
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$66,380
Fort Worth-Arlington
$65,100
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$64,880
Odessa
$59,620
Amarillo
$58,480
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$55,070
Lubbock
$54,750
Brownsville-Harlingen
$36,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Lubbock, Texas.