SOC 19-2041 · Casper, WY metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Casper, WY

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Casper, Wyoming is $89,000 a year ($42.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,060: half of the 30 people in this job in the Casper, WY 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).

$89,000average per year

$42.79 / hourMedian $74,060Take-home ≈ $71,442

  • $62K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $111K75th
  • $145K90th

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

30people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Wyoming metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Casper

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $144,610 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Casper earn between $62,810 and $110,840.

  • $62K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $111K75th
  • $145K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,000$7,417$42.79
Median$74,060$6,172$35.61
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,810$5,234$30.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$110,840$9,237$53.29

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Casper vs. Wyoming and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Casper earn 16% more than the Wyoming average ($76,430) and about the same as the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Casper$89,000$74,060$61,780$144,61030
Wyoming$76,430$74,050$58,510$100,670410
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 Casper

On the average salary of $89,000, a single filer in Casper takes home about $71,442 a year, or $5,953 a month and $2,748 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 Casper a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Casper area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.8), so the average $89,000 buys what about $94,853 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Casper ($48,880). A typical home costs $313,211, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Casper ranks 1st of 2 Wyoming metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Wyoming

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 Casper: questions

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

$42.79 an hour on average, and $35.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $71,442 a year ($5,953 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,000. Wyoming has no state income tax.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Casper 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 Casper, WY (16220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 1.50, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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