Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary — Waco, Texas

The average Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in Waco, Texas earns $88,500 a year.

$88,500 / year, mean
↓ 5.0% below national average 25th percentile in Texas

Waco pays below most of Texas for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for environmental scientists and specialists, including health — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Texas

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Employment (this metro)
N/A
Estimate confidence
RSE 24.0%
Cost of living 93 #136 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $256,772 #131 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $63,880 #144 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Waco ranks #136 for cost of living and #131 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $127,420 San Jose $124,260 Kennewick $123,690 Napa $114,860 Sacramento $113,580 Santa Rosa $113,580 Modesto $111,020 San Diego $110,660 Santa Cruz $110,350 Seattle $109,980 College Station $108,550 Los Angeles $107,900 Redding $107,380 Oxnard $107,100 Santa Maria $106,330 Beaumont $106,120 Salinas $105,660 Houston $104,850 San Luis Obispo $104,150 Riverside $103,360 Chico $102,950 Austin $102,860 Vallejo $102,040 Midland $101,430 Stockton $101,400 Kiryas Joel $101,270 Salem $100,040 Bremerton $99,880 Portland $99,360 Dallas $99,280 San Antonio $98,690 El Paso $97,960 Yuba City $97,830 Ann Arbor $97,540 Fresno $97,350 Chicago $96,740 Springfield $95,790 El Centro $95,660 Eugene $95,200 Bellingham $94,120 New York $93,870 Longview $92,600 Battle Creek $92,020 Mount Vernon $91,800 Bend $91,710 Killeen $91,590 Jackson $91,380 Wenatchee $91,090 Tyler $91,080 Baltimore $90,500 Monroe $90,320 Visalia $90,170 Spokane $89,940 Bakersfield $89,900 York $89,740 Corpus Christi $88,850 Lexington Park $88,620 Waco $88,500 Olympia $86,460 Medford $86,200 Huntington $85,730 Watertown $85,380 Philadelphia $85,270 Harrisburg $85,100 Kingston $84,980 Syracuse $84,730 Richmond $84,450 Atlantic City $84,130 Detroit $83,860 Albany $83,780 Lubbock $83,660 Indianapolis $83,470 Lansing $83,390 Virginia Beach $83,350 Trenton $83,130 Charlottesville $83,100 Scranton $83,080 Bay City $82,270 Buffalo $81,730 Grand Rapids $81,600 Ithaca $81,590 Allentown $81,230 Corvallis $81,120 Lexington $81,080 Yakima $80,700 Binghamton $80,500 McAllen $80,480 Wildwood $80,120 Blacksburg $79,960 Salisbury $79,930 Charleston $79,890 Amarillo $79,360 Utica $79,260 Harrisonburg $78,890 Rochester $78,240 Roanoke $77,270 Reading $76,950 Orlando $76,600 Miami $76,070 Lancaster $75,880 Palm Bay $75,580 Traverse City $75,540 Louisville $75,510 Altoona $75,430 Crestview $75,010 Pittsburgh $74,060 Panama City $72,420 Naples $72,230 Tampa $70,300 Fort Myers $70,280 Punta Gorda $69,990 Lakeland $69,960 Jacksonville $69,630 Evansville $69,610 Bloomington $68,760 Champaign $68,710 Fort Wayne $68,680 Kalamazoo $68,090 Port St. Lucie $66,930 Flint $66,540 Sarasota $65,860 Gainesville $64,760 Dover $63,250 Erie $62,610 Sebastian $60,840 South Bend $59,560 Deltona $59,140 Tallahassee $58,410 Pensacola $57,480
CityMean salaryvs. Waco
Albany, New York$83,780-5.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$81,230-8.2%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$75,430-14.8%
Amarillo, Texas$79,360-10.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$97,540+10.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$84,130-4.9%
Austin, Texas$102,860+16.2%
Bakersfield, California$89,900+1.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$90,500+2.3%
Battle Creek, Michigan$92,020+4.0%
Bay City, Michigan$82,270-7.0%
Beaumont, Texas$106,120+19.9%
Bellingham, Washington$94,120+6.4%
Bend, Oregon$91,710+3.6%
Binghamton, New York$80,500-9.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$79,960-9.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$68,760-22.3%
Bremerton, Washington$99,880+12.9%
Buffalo, New York$81,730-7.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$70,280-20.6%
Champaign, Illinois$68,710-22.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$79,890-9.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$83,100-6.1%
Chicago, Illinois$96,740+9.3%
Chico, California$102,950+16.3%
College Station, Texas$108,550+22.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$88,850+0.4%
Corvallis, Oregon$81,120-8.3%
Crestview, Florida$75,010-15.2%
Dallas, Texas$99,280+12.2%
Deltona, Florida$59,140-33.2%
Detroit, Michigan$83,860-5.2%
Dover, Delaware$63,250-28.5%
El Centro, California$95,660+8.1%
El Paso, Texas$97,960+10.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$62,610-29.3%
Eugene, Oregon$95,200+7.6%
Evansville, Indiana$69,610-21.3%
Flint, Michigan$66,540-24.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$68,680-22.4%
Fresno, California$97,350+10.0%
Gainesville, Florida$64,760-26.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$81,600-7.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$85,100-3.8%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$78,890-10.9%
Houston, Texas$104,850+18.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$85,730-3.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$83,470-5.7%
Ithaca, New York$81,590-7.8%
Jackson, Michigan$91,380+3.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$69,630-21.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$68,090-23.1%
Kennewick, Washington$123,690+39.8%
Killeen, Texas$91,590+3.5%
Kingston, New York$84,980-4.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$101,270+14.4%
Lakeland, Florida$69,960-20.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$75,880-14.3%
Lansing, Michigan$83,390-5.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$81,080-8.4%
Lexington Park, Maryland$88,620+0.1%
Longview, Texas$92,600+4.6%
Los Angeles, California$107,900+21.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$75,510-14.7%
Lubbock, Texas$83,660-5.5%
McAllen, Texas$80,480-9.1%
Medford, Oregon$86,200-2.6%
Miami, Florida$76,070-14.0%
Midland, Texas$101,430+14.6%
Modesto, California$111,020+25.4%
Monroe, Michigan$90,320+2.1%
Mount Vernon, Washington$91,800+3.7%
Napa, California$114,860+29.8%
Naples, Florida$72,230-18.4%
New York, New York$93,870+6.1%
Sarasota, Florida$65,860-25.6%
Olympia, Washington$86,460-2.3%
Orlando, Florida$76,600-13.4%
Oxnard, California$107,100+21.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$75,580-14.6%
Panama City, Florida$72,420-18.2%
Pensacola, Florida$57,480-35.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$85,270-3.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$74,060-16.3%
Portland, Oregon$99,360+12.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$66,930-24.4%
Punta Gorda, Florida$69,990-20.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$76,950-13.1%
Redding, California$107,380+21.3%
Richmond, Virginia$84,450-4.6%
Riverside, California$103,360+16.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$77,270-12.7%
Rochester, New York$78,240-11.6%
Sacramento, California$113,580+28.3%
Salem, Oregon$100,040+13.0%
Salinas, California$105,660+19.4%
Salisbury, Maryland$79,930-9.7%
San Antonio, Texas$98,690+11.5%
San Diego, California$110,660+25.0%
San Francisco, California$127,420+44.0%
San Jose, California$124,260+40.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$104,150+17.7%
Santa Cruz, California$110,350+24.7%
Santa Maria, California$106,330+20.1%
Santa Rosa, California$113,580+28.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$83,080-6.1%
Seattle, Washington$109,980+24.3%
Sebastian, Florida$60,840-31.3%
South Bend, Indiana$59,560-32.7%
Spokane, Washington$89,940+1.6%
Springfield, Illinois$95,790+8.2%
Stockton, California$101,400+14.6%
Syracuse, New York$84,730-4.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$58,410-34.0%
Tampa, Florida$70,300-20.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$75,540-14.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$83,130-6.1%
Tyler, Texas$91,080+2.9%
Utica, New York$79,260-10.4%
Vallejo, California$102,040+15.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$83,350-5.8%
Visalia, California$90,170+1.9%
Watertown, New York$85,380-3.5%
Wenatchee, Washington$91,090+2.9%
Wildwood, Florida$80,120-9.5%
Yakima, Washington$80,700-8.8%
York, Pennsylvania$89,740+1.4%
Yuba City, California$97,830+10.5%
Gross salary
88,500/yr
Estimated take-home
71,090/yr
Est. total withheld
19.7%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-2041 SOC code
Official area Waco, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 47380 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
299,217