SOC 19-2041 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Spokane, WA

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Spokane, Washington is $89,940 a year ($43.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $86,700: half of the 170 people in this job in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 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).

$89,940average per year

$43.24 / hourMedian $86,700Take-home ≈ $72,103

  • $70K10th
  • $75K25th
  • $87KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $106K90th

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

170people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#7 of 9Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $105,930 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Spokane earn between $75,160 and $103,630.

  • $70K10th
  • $75K25th
  • $87KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $106K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,940$7,495$43.24
Median$86,700$7,225$41.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$75,160$6,263$36.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,630$8,636$49.82

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Spokane vs. Washington and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Spokane earn 13% less than the Washington average ($103,580) and about the same as the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Spokane$89,940$86,700$70,170$105,930170
Washington$103,580$98,300$71,140$153,9604,470
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 Spokane

On the average salary of $89,940, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $72,103 a year, or $6,009 a month and $2,773 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Spokane a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $89,940 buys what about $89,630 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Spokane ranks 7th of 9 Washington metro areas for this job; Kennewick pays the most ($123,690).

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Washington

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 Spokane: questions

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

$43.24 an hour on average, and $41.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $75,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $72,103 a year ($6,009 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,940. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Spokane 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (44060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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