SOC 19-2041 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Baltimore, MD

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Baltimore, Maryland is $90,500 a year ($43.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $83,720: half of the 1,030 people in this job in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$90,500average per year

$43.51 / hourMedian $83,720Take-home ≈ $68,410

  • $57K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $136K90th

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

1,030people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Maryland metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,900 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Baltimore earn between $64,190 and $104,040.

  • $57K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $136K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,500$7,542$43.51
Median$83,720$6,977$40.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,190$5,349$30.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$104,040$8,670$50.02

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Baltimore vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Baltimore earn about the same as the Maryland average ($93,100) and about the same as the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Baltimore$90,500$83,720$57,260$135,9001,030
Maryland$93,100$84,190$57,840$137,4401,760
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 Baltimore

On the average salary of $90,500, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $68,410 a year, or $5,701 a month and $2,631 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $90,500 buys what about $86,614 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Baltimore ranks 1st of 3 Maryland metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Maryland

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 Baltimore: questions

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

$43.51 an hour on average, and $40.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $68,410 a year ($5,701 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,500. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (12580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.32, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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