SOC 19-2041 · Longview, TX metro

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

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Longview, Texas is $92,600 a year ($44.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,460: half of the 60 people in this job in the Longview, TX 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).

$92,600average per year

$44.52 / hourMedian $76,460Take-home ≈ $73,974

  • $57K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $133K90th

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

60people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#9 of 16Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,190 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Longview earn between $63,320 and $108,340.

  • $57K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $133K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$92,600$7,717$44.52
Median$76,460$6,372$36.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,320$5,277$30.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$108,340$9,028$52.09

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

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

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Longview earn 8% less than the Texas average ($100,680) and about the same as the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$92,600$76,460$57,430$133,19060
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 Longview

On the average salary of $92,600, a single filer in Longview takes home about $73,974 a year, or $6,165 a month and $2,845 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 Longview a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $92,600 buys what about $103,481 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 9th 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 Longview: questions

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

$44.52 an hour on average, and $36.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $73,974 a year ($6,165 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $92,600. Texas has no state income tax.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Longview 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.4%.
  • 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 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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