SOC 19-2041 · Midland, TX metro

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

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Midland, Texas is $101,430 a year ($48.77 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $80,450: half of the 70 people in this job in the Midland, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$101,430average per year

$48.77 / hourMedian $80,450Take-home ≈ $80,186

  • $62K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $132K75th
  • $155K90th

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

70people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#5 of 16Texas metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Midland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,960 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Midland earn between $65,950 and $132,250.

  • $62K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $132K75th
  • $155K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$101,430$8,452$48.76
Median$80,450$6,704$38.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,950$5,496$31.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$132,250$11,021$63.58

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

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

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Midland earn about the same as the Texas average ($100,680) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Midland$101,430$80,450$62,080$154,96070
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 Midland

On the average salary of $101,430, a single filer in Midland takes home about $80,186 a year, or $6,682 a month and $3,084 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 Midland a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Midland area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $101,430 buys what about $105,896 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Midland ($54,480). A typical home costs $330,428, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Midland ranks 5th 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 Midland: questions

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

$48.77 an hour on average, and $38.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,950, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $80,186 a year ($6,682 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $101,430. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Midland, TX (33260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.0%.
  • 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 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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