SOC 19-2041 · Flint, MI metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Flint, MI

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Flint, Michigan is $66,540 a year ($31.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,350: half of the people in this job in the Flint, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$66,540average per year

$31.99 / hourMedian $58,350Take-home ≈ $52,452

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Flint

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,600 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Flint earn between $49,760 and $76,950.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,540$5,545$31.99
Median$58,350$4,862$28.05
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,760$4,147$23.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,950$6,412$37.00

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Flint vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Flint earn 19% less than the Michigan average ($81,800) and 27% less than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -29% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flint$66,540$58,350$49,760$92,600n/a
Michigan$81,800$76,080$52,300$111,7703,100
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 Flint

On the average salary of $66,540, a single filer in Flint takes home about $52,452 a year, or $4,371 a month and $2,017 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Flint area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.0), so the average $66,540 buys what about $71,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Flint ($45,880). A typical home costs $197,858, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Flint ranks 11th of 11 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($97,540).

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Michigan

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 Flint: questions

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

$31.99 an hour on average, and $28.05 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,452 a year ($4,371 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,540. Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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

The average here is 27% 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 Flint, MI (22420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.2%.
  • 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). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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