Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $85K, rent takes 26.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,528/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new environmental scientists and specialists, including healths typically earn — is $54K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,231/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $85K locally vs. $82K nationally, a 4% difference.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $85K median vs. the U.S. average of $82K — that’s +4%.

The median is $85,190 a year, that works out to about $41 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $53,850, and experienced environmental scientists and specialists, including healths can clear $137,940. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,693/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,528/month, which eats 26.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary is worth about $85,190 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.