SOC 19-2041 · Redding, CA metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Redding, CA

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Redding, California is $107,380 a year ($51.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $106,510: half of the 130 people in this job in the Redding, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% more than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$107,380average per year

$51.63 / hourMedian $106,510Take-home ≈ $78,478

  • $65K10th
  • $83K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $153K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
+17%vs U.S. average
#10 of 23California metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Redding

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $152,910 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Redding earn between $82,730 and $126,320.

  • $65K10th
  • $83K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $153K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$107,380$8,948$51.62
Median$106,510$8,876$51.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$82,730$6,894$39.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$126,320$10,527$60.73

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Redding vs. California and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Redding earn 4% less than the California average ($112,360) and 17% more than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is +30% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Redding$107,380$106,510$65,370$152,910130
California$112,360$106,510$65,350$161,91012,490
United States$91,680$82,220$52,520$140,01089,250

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary after taxes in Redding

On the average salary of $107,380, a single filer in Redding takes home about $78,478 a year, or $6,540 a month and $3,018 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Redding a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Redding area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $107,380 buys what about $106,651 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Redding ($48,920). A typical home costs $375,604, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in other California cities

Redding ranks 10th of 23 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($127,420).

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for environmental scientists and specialists, including health

New Haven, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,850).

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by city

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Redding: questions

How much do environmental scientists and specialists, including health make an hour in Redding?

$51.63 an hour on average, and $51.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary in Redding?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $82,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental scientists and specialists, including health take-home pay in Redding?

About $78,478 a year ($6,540 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $107,380. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Redding than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% more than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2041; area Redding, CA (39820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.06, this job is 3.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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