Environmental Scientist Salary

Updated: 4 Jun 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$24K	$48K	$72K
Salary	$34,674 - $68,494
Bonus	$0.00 - $4,904
Profit Sharing	$275.00 - $5,500
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$34,178 - $69,661
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 4 Jun 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 872

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Job Listings for Environmental Scientist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Feb 25	Jr. Environmental Scientist	Penn Technical Staffing	West Chester, Pennsylvania
	a small but busy environmental consulting firm... Environmental Scientist to join their team. The ideal candidate will have: • B.S. in an Environmental... Indeed
Feb 19	Environmental Scientist III	BCI	Lakeland, FL
	Environmental Scientist III / Database Analyst - BCI (Lakeland, FL) General Program Support Use SAS to... to the District Environmental Database (Oracle... Indeed
Feb 21	Geologist / Environmental Scientist / Environmental Engineer	Golder Associates	Richmond, Virginia
	Environmental Scientist / Environmental Engineer... minimum) in Geology, Environmental Science, similar earth science, or Environmental Engineering. Minimum... Indeed
Feb 16	Senior Environmental Engineer or Scientist	URS	El Segundo, California
	The Environmental Compliance team in the El Segundo, California office has an opening for a senior-level Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance Scientist... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Environmental Scientist Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Tetra Tech, Inc.	$31,208 - $99,329
URS Corporation Inc.	$41,748 - $91,189
Amec Earth and Environmental, Inc.	$34,590 - $57,000
Arcadis Us, Inc.	$45,379 - $57,790
Aecom Corporation	$42,500 - $52,381

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Environmental Consulting	$33,230 - $65,121
Engineering Consulting	$35,028 - $71,635
Consultancy	$33,108 - $70,235
Environmental Research	$33,536 - $69,868
Government	$35,964 - $77,495

Key Statistics for Environmental Scientist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 40%			Male 60%
Salary:	$40,355 - $57,740			$39,016 - $55,885

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

40%

5-9 years

31%

10-19 years

17%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$33,041 - $63,471
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Environmental Science	$33,089 - $61,948
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Biology	$34,600 - $63,036
Master of Science (MS), Environmental Science	$39,149 - $66,991
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Geology	$32,298 - $76,596

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 86%		Dental: 73%
	Vision: 54%		None: 12%

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