SOC 19-2041 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

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

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Dallas, Texas is $99,280 a year ($47.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $85,210: half of the 1,270 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$99,280average per year

$47.73 / hourMedian $85,210Take-home ≈ $78,673

  • $62K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $128K75th
  • $164K90th

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

1,270people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#6 of 16Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $163,630 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Dallas earn between $64,290 and $128,360.

  • $62K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $128K75th
  • $164K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$99,280$8,273$47.73
Median$85,210$7,101$40.97
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,290$5,358$30.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$128,360$10,697$61.71

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

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

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Dallas earn about the same as the Texas average ($100,680) and 8% more 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
Dallas$99,280$85,210$61,660$163,6301,270
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 Dallas

On the average salary of $99,280, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $78,673 a year, or $6,556 a month and $3,026 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 Dallas a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $99,280 buys what about $96,304 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Dallas ranks 6th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($108,550).

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Texas

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 Dallas: questions

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

$47.73 an hour on average, and $40.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $78,673 a year ($6,556 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $99,280. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • 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 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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