Environmental Scientist Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Environmental Scientist make in Connecticut?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Environmental Scientist in Connecticut is $94,048 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, an Environmental Scientist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,917
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,494 to $101,307
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,707

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Environmental Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,307	$8,442	$1,948	$49
Average	$94,048	$7,837	$1,809	$45
25th Percentile	$85,494	$7,125	$1,644	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Environmental Scientist Salaries

An Environmental Scientist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Environmental Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Environmental Scientist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $80,030
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,514
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,315
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,907
Expert (over 8 years): $164,730

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$80,030
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$93,514
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$110,315
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$134,907
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$164,730

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How Do Environmental Scientist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Environmental Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,436.
California: $97,066.
Massachusetts: $95,772.

District of Columbia $97,436 California $97,066 Massachusetts $95,772 Washington $95,420 New Jersey $95,385 Alaska $95,262 Connecticut $94,048 New York $93,555

Hawaii $91,979 Rhode Island $91,240 Maryland $90,739 Minnesota $90,052 Colorado $89,788 Illinois $89,700 Oregon $89,366 Delaware $89,119

New Hampshire $88,965 Virginia $88,618 Pennsylvania $87,606 Nevada $87,095 North Dakota $86,928 Michigan $86,664 Wisconsin $86,567 Vermont $86,374

Texas $85,837 Maine $85,802 Arizona $85,749 Ohio $85,687 Georgia $84,878 Indiana $84,473 Wyoming $84,394 Utah $84,271

Iowa $84,218 Kansas $83,795 Louisiana $83,672 North Carolina $83,628 Missouri $83,611 Florida $83,267 Montana $83,082 Nebraska $82,906

Kentucky $82,810 South Carolina $82,458 Tennessee $82,238 Idaho $82,150 New Mexico $81,507 Oklahoma $81,366 Alabama $80,847 South Dakota $79,976

Arkansas $79,501 West Virginia $79,246 Mississippi $78,480

Top Paying Cities for Environmental Scientists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $92,556
Oneco: $92,317
Avon: $92,733

Old Mystic, CT $92,556 Oneco, CT $92,317 Avon, CT $92,733 Bloomfield, CT $92,786 Windsor, CT $92,788 Bristol, CT $92,779 Burlington, CT $92,773 Broad Brook, CT $92,270

Canaan, CT $92,333 Canton, CT $92,688 Canton Center, CT $92,661 Colebrook, CT $92,336 Collinsville, CT $92,681 East Berlin, CT $92,631 East Canaan, CT $92,437 East Glastonbury, CT $92,786

East Granby, CT $92,282 East Hartland, CT $92,046 East Windsor Hill, CT $92,716 Ellington, CT $92,068 Farmington, CT $92,632 Falls Village, CT $92,649 Glastonbury, CT $92,790 Granby, CT $92,093

Berlin, CT $92,624 Lakeville, CT $92,728 Manchester, CT $92,779 Bolton, CT $92,659 New Britain, CT $92,595 New Hartford, CT $92,757 Norfolk, CT $92,564 North Canton, CT $92,591

North Granby, CT $91,822 Pine Meadow, CT $92,675 Plainville, CT $92,631 Barkhamsted, CT $92,489 Poquonock, CT $92,716 Riverton, CT $92,375 Vernon Rockville, CT $92,533 Rocky Hill, CT $92,686

Salisbury, CT $92,105 Sharon, CT $93,431 Simsbury, CT $92,651 Somers, CT $91,311 Somersville, CT $91,293 South Glastonbury, CT $92,765 South Windsor, CT $92,751 North Windham, CT $92,535

Pomfret Center, CT $92,437 Putnam, CT $92,384 Quinebaug, CT $92,412 Rogers, CT $92,381 Scotland, CT $92,539 South Willington, CT $92,306 South Windham, CT $92,559 South Woodstock, CT $92,427

Storrs Mansfield, CT $92,484 Thompson, CT $92,403 Ashford, CT $92,323 Willington, CT $92,294 Windham, CT $92,544 Woodstock, CT $92,401 Woodstock Valley, CT $92,363 New London, CT $92,560

Baltic, CT $92,538 Canterbury, CT $92,500 Central Village, CT $92,427 East Lyme, CT $92,590 Bozrah, CT $92,549 Gales Ferry, CT $92,554 Gilman, CT $92,567 Mashantucket, CT $92,544

Ledyard, CT $92,552 Groton, CT $92,559 Hanover, CT $92,537 Jewett City, CT $92,533 Montville, CT $92,558 Moosup, CT $92,382 Mystic, CT $92,555 Niantic, CT $92,585

North Stonington, CT $92,510 Norwich, CT $92,534 Preston, CT $92,534 Oakdale, CT $92,582 Old Lyme, CT $92,762 Stafford, CT $91,915 Stafford Springs, CT $91,961 Staffordville, CT $91,828

Suffield, CT $91,224 Taconic, CT $92,443 Tariffville, CT $92,487 Enfield, CT $91,204 Tolland, CT $92,259 Unionville, CT $92,711 East Windsor, CT $92,150 Weatogue, CT $92,737

West Granby, CT $92,290 West Hartland, CT $92,080 West Simsbury, CT $92,639 West Suffield, CT $91,239 Winchester Center, CT $92,649 Windsor Locks, CT $92,153 Winsted, CT $92,640 Hartford, CT $92,868

West Hartford, CT $92,789 East Hartford, CT $92,861 Wethersfield, CT $92,785 Newington, CT $92,614 Plainfield, CT $92,466 Quaker Hill, CT $92,560 South Lyme, CT $92,647 Sterling, CT $92,294

Stonington, CT $92,537 Pawcatuck, CT $92,486 Taftville, CT $92,534 Uncasville, CT $92,554 Versailles, CT $92,529 Voluntown, CT $92,462 Waterford, CT $92,562 Wauregan, CT $92,419

West Mystic, CT $92,557 Yantic, CT $92,540 Ansonia, CT $94,406 Beacon Falls, CT $94,154 Botsford, CT $95,889 Branford, CT $93,520 Cheshire, CT $93,347 Centerbrook, CT $93,050

Chester, CT $93,050 Clinton, CT $93,454 Cobalt, CT $92,796 Colchester, CT $92,706 Cromwell, CT $92,682 Deep River, CT $93,104 Derby, CT $94,837 Killingworth, CT $93,337

Salem, CT $92,637 Durham, CT $93,109 East Haddam, CT $92,842 East Hampton, CT $92,825 Essex, CT $92,968 Guilford, CT $93,603 Haddam, CT $93,020 Hadlyme, CT $92,891

Hawleyville, CT $95,648 Higganum, CT $93,043 Ivoryton, CT $93,068 Madison, CT $93,490 Marion, CT $93,091 Marlborough, CT $92,767 Meriden, CT $92,843 Middlefield, CT $92,911

Middle Haddam, CT $92,860 Middletown, CT $92,803 Milford, CT $96,164 Milldale, CT $92,940 Monroe, CT $97,124 Moodus, CT $92,867 Newtown, CT $95,835 North Branford, CT $93,492

Northford, CT $93,477 North Haven, CT $93,407 North Westchester, CT $92,698 Old Saybrook, CT $93,005 Orange, CT $93,839 Oxford, CT $94,897 Plantsville, CT $92,935 Portland, CT $92,756

Rockfall, CT $92,808 Sandy Hook, CT $95,751 Seymour, CT $94,456 Shelton, CT $96,821 South Britain, CT $95,245 Southbury, CT $95,213 Southington, CT $92,694 Stevenson, CT $97,330

Wallingford, CT $93,316 Stratford, CT $98,674 Westbrook, CT $93,237 New Haven, CT $93,273 East Haven, CT $93,317 Hamden, CT $93,399 West Haven, CT $93,354 Bethany, CT $93,752

Woodbridge, CT $93,551 Willimantic, CT $92,559 Abington, CT $92,425 Amston, CT $92,656 Andover, CT $92,616 Ballouville, CT $92,345 Brooklyn, CT $92,424 Chaplin, CT $92,503

Columbia, CT $92,625 Coventry, CT $92,566 Danielson, CT $92,314 Dayville, CT $92,318 Eastford, CT $92,383 East Killingly, CT $92,226 East Woodstock, CT $92,417 Fabyan, CT $92,418

Grosvenor Dale, CT $92,419 Hampton, CT $92,472 Hebron, CT $92,673 Lebanon, CT $92,591 Mansfield Center, CT $92,510 Mansfield Depot, CT $92,514 North Franklin, CT $92,549 North Grosvenordale, CT $92,425

Pomfret, CT $92,431 Bridgeport, CT $98,931 Trumbull, CT $98,399 Easton, CT $98,344 Waterbury, CT $93,650 Prospect, CT $93,626 Wolcott, CT $93,106 Bantam, CT $93,985

Bethlehem, CT $94,192 Cornwall, CT $93,537 Cornwall Bridge, CT $94,080 Gaylordsville, CT $94,933 Goshen, CT $93,300 Kent, CT $94,269 Lakeside, CT $94,089 Litchfield, CT $93,648

Middlebury, CT $94,304 Morris, CT $93,936 Naugatuck, CT $94,069 New Milford, CT $95,219 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $94,437 Northfield, CT $93,335 Oakville, CT $93,716 Pequabuck, CT $92,998

Plymouth, CT $93,303 Roxbury, CT $95,148 Sherman, CT $95,330 South Kent, CT $94,486 Terryville, CT $93,068 Thomaston, CT $93,446 Torrington, CT $93,037 Harwinton, CT $93,063

Washington, CT $94,638 Washington Depot, CT $94,700 Watertown, CT $93,846 West Cornwall, CT $93,252 Woodbury, CT $94,581 Bethel, CT $95,759 Brookfield, CT $95,607 Cos Cob, CT $99,779

Danbury, CT $95,621 New Fairfield, CT $95,622 Darien, CT $99,750 Fairfield, CT $98,872 Georgetown, CT $98,082 Greenwich, CT $99,704 Greens Farms, CT $98,815 New Canaan, CT $99,333

Norwalk, CT $99,397 Old Greenwich, CT $99,780 Redding Center, CT $97,148 Redding Ridge, CT $97,148 Ridgefield, CT $96,293 Riverside, CT $99,775 Westport, CT $98,815 Weston, CT $98,410

Southport, CT $98,849 Redding, CT $96,930 Wilton, CT $98,509 Stamford, CT $99,803 Bridgewater, CT $95,473

Environmental Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Environmental Scientist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$85,494

Average $94,048/year

$101,307

$7,125

Average $7,837/month

$8,442

$1,644

Average $1,809/week

$1,948

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,307	$8,442	$1,948	$49
Average	$94,048	$7,837	$1,809	$45
25th Percentile	$85,494	$7,125	$1,644	$41

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