SOC 19-2041 · Corpus Christi, TX metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Corpus Christi, TX

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Corpus Christi, Texas is $88,850 a year ($42.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,770: half of the 110 people in this job in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$88,850average per year

$42.72 / hourMedian $78,770Take-home ≈ $71,336

  • $54K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $134K90th

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

110people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#12 of 16Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Corpus Christi

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $134,090 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Corpus Christi earn between $65,140 and $101,970.

  • $54K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $134K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$88,850$7,404$42.72
Median$78,770$6,564$37.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,140$5,428$31.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,970$8,498$49.02

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

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

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Corpus Christi earn 12% less than the Texas average ($100,680) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Corpus Christi$88,850$78,770$53,860$134,090110
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 Corpus Christi

On the average salary of $88,850, a single filer in Corpus Christi takes home about $71,336 a year, or $5,945 a month and $2,744 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 Corpus Christi a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Corpus Christi area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $88,850 buys what about $95,877 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Corpus Christi ($45,350). A typical home costs $225,070, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Corpus Christi ranks 12th 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 Corpus Christi: questions

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

$42.72 an hour on average, and $37.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $71,336 a year ($5,945 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $88,850. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 3% 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 Corpus Christi, TX (18580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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