SOC 19-2041 · Tallahassee, FL metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Tallahassee, FL

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Tallahassee, Florida is $58,410 a year ($28.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,910: half of the 650 people in this job in the Tallahassee, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 36% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$58,410average per year

$28.08 / hourMedian $53,910Take-home ≈ $49,112

  • $42K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $73K90th

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

650people in this job
-36%vs U.S. average
#18 of 19Florida metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Tallahassee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,180 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Tallahassee earn between $49,920 and $61,880.

  • $42K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $73K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,410$4,868$28.08
Median$53,910$4,492$25.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,920$4,160$24.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,880$5,157$29.75

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Tallahassee vs. Florida and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Tallahassee earn 16% less than the Florida average ($69,830) and 36% less than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -34% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tallahassee$58,410$53,910$42,220$73,180650
Florida$69,830$60,830$42,600$109,2905,950
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 Tallahassee

On the average salary of $58,410, a single filer in Tallahassee takes home about $49,112 a year, or $4,093 a month and $1,889 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Tallahassee area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $58,410 buys what about $62,192 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Tallahassee ($46,520). A typical home costs $285,256, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Tallahassee ranks 18th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Wildwood pays the most ($80,120).

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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 Tallahassee: questions

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

$28.08 an hour on average, and $25.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,112 a year ($4,093 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,410. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 36% less 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 Tallahassee, FL (45220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 6.08, this job is 6.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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