Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$66,277
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$21,723
24.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,343
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$88,000
Kept after tax
$66,277
Worth in national money
$67,343
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $88,000, which ranks 10 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.03% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 110 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $88,000, take-home of $66,277 is worth roughly $67,343 in national money. The average lands at $87,840, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 10 of 51 states publishing a median for environmental scientists and specialists, including health, at $88,000 — about 7.03% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Minnesota publishes a median for, environmental scientists and specialists, including health sits 110 of 490 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for environmental scientists and specialists, including health, whose median is $88,000, the adjusted figure of $67,343 differs little from $66,277 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $87,840 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $88,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,570 |
| This salary | $88,000 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $66,277 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $70,738 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,451 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $81,659 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,530 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Minnesota earn less than $88,000. The published range is $35,510 up to $133,570, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $66,277, worked from $88,000. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 110 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,343, the adjusted value of that $88,000 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 110 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,510 to $133,570. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Minnesota take-home of $66,277, on $88,000 for work ranking 110 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 110 of 490 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $67,343 — the adjusted value of that $88,000 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 110 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $35,510 and the top tenth $133,570 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $67,343.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $66,277 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,510) and the ninetieth ($133,570) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $67,343 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $66,277 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.