SOC 19-2041 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Beaumont, Texas is $106,120 a year ($51.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $96,100: half of the 120 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% more than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$106,120average per year

$51.02 / hourMedian $96,100Take-home ≈ $83,485

  • $58K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $96KMedian
  • $143K75th
  • $169K90th

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

120people in this job
+16%vs U.S. average
#2 of 16Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $169,120 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Beaumont earn between $72,290 and $142,680.

  • $58K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $96KMedian
  • $143K75th
  • $169K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$106,120$8,843$51.02
Median$96,100$8,008$46.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$72,290$6,024$34.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$142,680$11,890$68.60

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Beaumont earn 5% more than the Texas average ($100,680) and 16% more than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is +17% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$106,120$96,100$58,090$169,120120
Texas$100,680$92,000$60,080$163,1105,630
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 Beaumont

On the average salary of $106,120, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $83,485 a year, or $6,957 a month and $3,211 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 Beaumont a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $106,120 buys what about $117,851 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beaumont ranks 2nd of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($108,550).

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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 Beaumont: questions

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

$51.02 an hour on average, and $46.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $72,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $83,485 a year ($6,957 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $106,120. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 16% 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • 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 1.25, this job is 1.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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