SOC 19-2041 · Monroe, MI metro

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

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Monroe, Michigan is $90,320 a year ($43.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $114,160: half of the 80 people in this job in the Monroe, MI 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).

$90,320average per year

$43.42 / hourMedian $114,160Take-home ≈ $68,778

  • $49K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $114KMedian
  • $114K75th
  • $114K90th

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

80people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#4 of 11Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Monroe

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $114,160 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Monroe earn between $57,760 and $114,160.

  • $49K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $114KMedian
  • $114K75th
  • $114K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,320$7,527$43.42
Median$114,160$9,513$54.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,760$4,813$27.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$114,160$9,513$54.88

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

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

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Monroe earn 10% more than the Michigan average ($81,800) and about the same as the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is +39% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Monroe$90,320$114,160$49,260$114,16080
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 Monroe

On the average salary of $90,320, a single filer in Monroe takes home about $68,778 a year, or $5,732 a month and $2,645 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).

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

Prices in the Monroe area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $90,320 buys what about $96,607 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Monroe ($46,240). A typical home costs $269,112, 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

Monroe ranks 4th 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 Monroe: questions

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

$43.42 an hour on average, and $54.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $68,778 a year ($5,732 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,320.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Monroe 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 Monroe, MI (33780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 13.5%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.45, this job is 3.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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