Environmental Scientist Salary in North Carolina

How much does an Environmental Scientist make in North Carolina?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Environmental Scientist in North Carolina is $83,628 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,961
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,022 to $90,083
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,098

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Environmental Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,083	$7,507	$1,732	$43
Average	$83,628	$6,969	$1,608	$40
25th Percentile	$76,022	$6,335	$1,462	$37

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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): $71,163
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,153
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,093
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,961
Expert (over 8 years): $146,480

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$71,163
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$83,153
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$98,093
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$119,961
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$146,480

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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:

Morven: $79,788
Mount Holly: $84,639
Mount Mourne: $83,440

Morven, NC $79,788 Mount Holly, NC $84,639 Mount Mourne, NC $83,440 Mount Pleasant, NC $82,299 Mount Ulla, NC $82,281 Newell, NC $85,034 New London, NC $81,576 Norwood, NC $81,547

Oakboro, NC $82,527 Paw Creek, NC $85,046 Peachland, NC $80,875 Pineville, NC $84,843 Polkton, NC $82,095 Polkville, NC $81,802 Richfield, NC $81,953 Rockwell, NC $82,310

Rutherfordton, NC $81,071 Salisbury, NC $82,449 Warsaw, NC $79,846 Roaring River, NC $80,131 Ronda, NC $80,359 Rutherford College, NC $81,047 Scottville, NC $78,962 Sherrills Ford, NC $82,774

Sparta, NC $79,436 State Road, NC $80,317 Stony Point, NC $81,072 Sugar Grove, NC $78,966 Taylorsville, NC $80,569 Terrell, NC $83,015 Thurmond, NC $80,034 Todd, NC $78,968

Traphill, NC $79,799 Turnersburg, NC $81,318 Union Grove, NC $80,420 Valdese, NC $80,897 Valle Crucis, NC $79,077 Vilas, NC $78,909 Warrensville, NC $79,041 West Jefferson, NC $79,056

Wilkesboro, NC $79,905 Zionville, NC $78,968 Scotts, NC $81,013 Alexander, NC $80,948 Almond, NC $79,615 Arden, NC $80,945 Bakersville, NC $79,116 Balsam, NC $80,082

Balsam Grove, NC $80,319 Barnardsville, NC $80,644 Bat Cave, NC $80,685 Black Mountain, NC $80,722 Brevard, NC $80,453 Bryson City, NC $79,681 Burnsville, NC $80,127 Candler, NC $80,900

Canton, NC $80,584 Cashiers, NC $79,905 Cedar Mountain, NC $80,689 Cherokee, NC $79,917 Chimney Rock, NC $80,657 Clyde, NC $80,472 Columbus, NC $81,471 Cullowhee, NC $80,082

Dana, NC $80,626 Gaston, NC $80,029 Greenville, NC $79,169 Grimesland, NC $78,854 Halifax, NC $79,094 Hamilton, NC $78,852 Shelby, NC $82,445 Spencer, NC $82,452

Spindale, NC $81,156 Stanfield, NC $83,295 Stanley, NC $84,314 Troutman, NC $82,080 Union Mills, NC $80,351 Vale, NC $82,589 Waco, NC $83,532 Wadesboro, NC $80,632

Waxhaw, NC $83,627 Wingate, NC $83,009 Charlotte, NC $85,054 Dillsboro, NC $79,741 East Flat Rock, NC $80,589 Edneyville, NC $80,671 Enka, NC $81,068 Etowah, NC $80,648

Fairview, NC $80,861 Flat Rock, NC $80,595 Fletcher, NC $80,869 Fontana Dam, NC $79,882 Franklin, NC $79,320 Gerton, NC $80,791 Glenville, NC $79,709 Glenwood, NC $80,372

Hazelwood, NC $80,284 Hendersonville, NC $80,587 Green Mountain, NC $78,990 Highlands, NC $79,660 Horse Shoe, NC $80,738 Hot Springs, NC $80,226 Lake Junaluska, NC $80,374 Lake Lure, NC $80,652

Lake Toxaway, NC $80,264 Leicester, NC $80,831 Little Switzerland, NC $79,855 Lynn, NC $80,810 Maggie Valley, NC $80,040 Marion, NC $80,587 Marshall, NC $80,318 Mars Hill, NC $80,369

Micaville, NC $79,854 Mill Spring, NC $80,625 Montreat, NC $80,757 Mountain Home, NC $80,757 Mills River, NC $80,767 Naples, NC $80,792 Nebo, NC $80,174 Old Fort, NC $80,572

Otto, NC $79,232 Penland, NC $79,613 Penrose, NC $80,513 Pisgah Forest, NC $80,589 Ridgecrest, NC $80,733 Robbinsville, NC $79,610 Rosman, NC $80,420 Saluda, NC $80,590

Sapphire, NC $79,991 Scaly Mountain, NC $79,496 Skyland, NC $80,983 Spruce Pine, NC $79,730 Hassell, NC $78,933 Tryon, NC $81,131 Tuckasegee, NC $79,796 Tuxedo, NC $80,692

Waynesville, NC $79,814 Weaverville, NC $80,884 Webster, NC $79,835 Whittier, NC $79,642 Zirconia, NC $80,717 Asheville, NC $81,120 Andrews, NC $79,454 Brasstown, NC $79,128

Culberson, NC $79,048 Hayesville, NC $79,186 Marble, NC $79,382 Murphy, NC $79,135 Warne, NC $79,129 Whitsett, NC $81,871 Henrico, NC $79,966 Hobgood, NC $78,968

Hollister, NC $81,021 Jackson, NC $78,870 Jamesville, NC $78,725 Kelford, NC $79,040 Lewiston Woodville, NC $78,682 Littleton, NC $80,100 Lucama, NC $82,972 Macclesfield, NC $80,525

Margarettsville, NC $79,749 Milwaukee, NC $79,731 Murfreesboro, NC $80,125 Nashville, NC $82,097 Oak City, NC $78,681 Pantego, NC $78,645 Parmele, NC $78,938 Pendleton, NC $79,965

Pikeville, NC $81,608 Pinetops, NC $80,654 Pinetown, NC $78,652 Pleasant Hill, NC $80,011 Potecasi, NC $79,521 Red Oak, NC $81,836 Rich Square, NC $79,041 Roanoke Rapids, NC $79,585

Robersonville, NC $78,775 Roxobel, NC $79,199 Saratoga, NC $81,383 Scotland Neck, NC $78,877 Scranton, NC $78,602 Seaboard, NC $79,605 Severn, NC $79,992 Sharpsburg, NC $81,860

Simpson, NC $79,086 Sims, NC $83,393 Speed, NC $79,538 Spring Hope, NC $83,398 Stantonsburg, NC $81,104 Stokes, NC $78,745 Swanquarter, NC $78,605 Tarboro, NC $79,871

Tillery, NC $78,886 Walstonburg, NC $80,665 Washington, NC $78,873 Weldon, NC $79,394 Whitakers, NC $80,546 Williamston, NC $78,825 Wilson, NC $82,045 Woodland, NC $79,484

Elizabeth City, NC $80,949 Ahoskie, NC $79,888 Avon, NC $78,908 Aydlett, NC $81,186 Barco, NC $81,327 Belvidere, NC $80,868 Buxton, NC $78,947 Camden, NC $81,102

Cofield, NC $80,105 Coinjock, NC $81,396 Colerain, NC $79,688 Columbia, NC $78,867 Corapeake, NC $81,486 Corolla, NC $81,158 Creswell, NC $78,734 Currituck, NC $81,790

Durants Neck, NC $80,329 Edenton, NC $79,875 Eure, NC $80,501 Frisco, NC $78,970 Gates, NC $81,150 Gatesville, NC $80,589 Grandy, NC $80,677 Harbinger, NC $80,000

Harrellsville, NC $80,211 Hatteras, NC $78,981 Hertford, NC $80,297 Hobbsville, NC $80,988 Jarvisburg, NC $80,252 Kill Devil Hills, NC $79,744 Kitty Hawk, NC $80,083 Knotts Island, NC $82,196

Swannanoa, NC $80,958 Sylva, NC $79,798 Vaughan, NC $80,313 Wake Forest, NC $85,095 Warrenton, NC $81,319 Wendell, NC $85,221 Willow Spring, NC $84,911 Wilsons Mills, NC $84,359

Wise, NC $80,700 Youngsville, NC $84,684 Zebulon, NC $84,677 Raleigh, NC $86,303 Durham, NC $84,163 Rocky Mount, NC $81,086 Aulander, NC $79,435 Aurora, NC $78,673

Bailey, NC $83,431 Bath, NC $78,789 Battleboro, NC $80,837 Belhaven, NC $78,689 Bellarthur, NC $79,666 Bethel, NC $79,106 Black Creek, NC $82,067 Blounts Creek, NC $78,703

Castalia, NC $82,553 Chocowinity, NC $78,812 Como, NC $80,411 Conetoe, NC $79,688 Conway, NC $79,793 Edward, NC $78,755 Elm City, NC $81,651 Enfield, NC $80,083

Engelhard, NC $78,620 Everetts, NC $78,943 Fairfield, NC $78,612 Falkland, NC $79,980 Farmville, NC $80,142 Fountain, NC $80,301 Fremont, NC $81,724 White Oak, NC $79,026

Wilmington, NC $80,618 Ash, NC $79,862 Atkinson, NC $80,079 Bolivia, NC $80,246 Bolton, NC $79,956 Brunswick, NC $79,443 Burgaw, NC $80,103 Carolina Beach, NC $80,427

Castle Hayne, NC $80,618 Cerro Gordo, NC $78,974 Chadbourn, NC $79,127 Clarendon, NC $79,243 Clarkton, NC $79,226 Council, NC $79,506 Currie, NC $80,378 Delco, NC $80,230

Evergreen, NC $79,044 Fair Bluff, NC $78,992 Garland, NC $79,416 Hallsboro, NC $79,355 Hampstead, NC $80,163 Harrells, NC $79,288 Holly Ridge, NC $79,886 Ivanhoe, NC $79,553

Kelly, NC $79,663 Kure Beach, NC $80,294 Lake Waccamaw, NC $79,709 Leland, NC $80,559 Longwood, NC $79,613 Magnolia, NC $79,544 Maple Hill, NC $79,782 Nakina, NC $79,386

Riegelwood, NC $80,121 Rocky Point, NC $80,369 Rose Hill, NC $79,596 Shallotte, NC $79,905 Sneads Ferry, NC $79,721 Southport, NC $80,249 Supply, NC $80,043 Tabor City, NC $79,268

Teachey, NC $79,733 Oak Island, NC $80,114 Wallace, NC $79,607 Calabash, NC $79,677 Sunset Beach, NC $79,686 Ocean Isle Beach, NC $79,723 Whiteville, NC $79,277 Willard, NC $79,824

Winnabow, NC $80,545 Wrightsville Beach, NC $80,592 Kinston, NC $79,077 Albertson, NC $79,292 Alliance, NC $79,057 Arapahoe, NC $78,855 Atlantic, NC $78,861 Atlantic Beach, NC $79,066

Ayden, NC $78,931 Bayboro, NC $78,775 Beaufort, NC $78,887 Beulaville, NC $79,691 Bridgeton, NC $78,991 Cedar Island, NC $78,528 Chinquapin, NC $79,611 Comfort, NC $79,059

Cove City, NC $78,784 Davis, NC $78,887 Deep Run, NC $79,159 Dover, NC $78,741 Ernul, NC $78,703 Gloucester, NC $78,979 Grantsboro, NC $78,784 Grifton, NC $78,889

Harkers Island, NC $79,068 Havelock, NC $78,916 Cherry Point, NC $79,224 Hobucken, NC $78,634 Hookerton, NC $79,668 Hubert, NC $79,491 Jacksonville, NC $79,751 Camp Lejeune, NC $79,895

Garysburg, NC $79,602 Manns Harbor, NC $78,559 Townsville, NC $80,901 Manteo, NC $79,236 Maple, NC $81,564 Merry Hill, NC $79,450 Moyock, NC $81,956 Nags Head, NC $78,982

Ocracoke, NC $78,891 Plymouth, NC $78,833 Point Harbor, NC $80,141 Poplar Branch, NC $80,996 Powells Point, NC $80,072 Powellsville, NC $79,837 Rodanthe, NC $78,777 Roduco, NC $80,934

Yanceyville, NC $81,164 Greensboro, NC $81,912 Angier, NC $83,961 Apex, NC $84,854 Bahama, NC $83,148 Benson, NC $82,664 Broadway, NC $81,424 Buies Creek, NC $82,385

Bullock, NC $80,812 Bunn, NC $84,062 Butner, NC $83,734 Carrboro, NC $83,073 Cary, NC $85,778 Chapel Hill, NC $83,077 Clayton, NC $85,103 Coats, NC $82,720

Creedmoor, NC $84,136 Four Oaks, NC $82,400 Franklinton, NC $83,820 Fuquay Varina, NC $84,162 Garner, NC $85,657 Goldsboro, NC $81,430 Henderson, NC $82,306 Holly Springs, NC $84,665

Hurdle Mills, NC $81,175 Kenly, NC $83,178 Kipling, NC $83,383 Kittrell, NC $83,437 Knightdale, NC $85,820 Lillington, NC $81,669 Louisburg, NC $83,407 Macon, NC $80,534

Mamers, NC $81,660 Manson, NC $80,870 Micro, NC $83,299 Middleburg, NC $81,447 Middlesex, NC $84,122 Moncure, NC $82,758 Morrisville, NC $85,344 New Hill, NC $83,941

Norlina, NC $81,165 Oxford, NC $81,828 Pine Level, NC $83,162 Princeton, NC $82,158 Ridgeway, NC $81,254 Rolesville, NC $85,217 Rougemont, NC $82,374 Roxboro, NC $81,011

Selma, NC $83,731 Smithfield, NC $83,479 Stem, NC $83,226 Stovall, NC $81,508 Alamance, NC $81,674 Altamahaw, NC $81,613 Asheboro, NC $81,484 Bear Creek, NC $80,679

Bennett, NC $80,748 Biscoe, NC $79,869 Blanch, NC $80,559 Bonlee, NC $81,052 Browns Summit, NC $81,815 Burlington, NC $81,712 Bynum, NC $82,533 Candor, NC $79,561

Cedar Falls, NC $81,667 Cedar Grove, NC $81,397 Climax, NC $81,844 Colfax, NC $82,067 Cumnock, NC $81,297 Denton, NC $81,323 Eagle Springs, NC $79,668 Efland, NC $81,664

Elon, NC $81,544 Ether, NC $80,348 Franklinville, NC $81,621 Gibsonville, NC $81,764 Goldston, NC $80,391 Graham, NC $81,623 Gulf, NC $81,120 Haw River, NC $81,562

Highfalls, NC $80,332 High Point, NC $82,704 Roper, NC $79,064 Salvo, NC $79,032 Shawboro, NC $81,385 Shiloh, NC $80,450 South Mills, NC $81,777 Stumpy Point, NC $78,633

Sunbury, NC $81,308 Tyner, NC $80,283 Wanchese, NC $78,956 Waves, NC $78,975 Windsor, NC $78,921 Winfall, NC $80,625 Winton, NC $80,410 Albemarle, NC $81,524

Alexis, NC $84,096 Ansonville, NC $81,476 Badin, NC $81,267 Barium Springs, NC $81,857 Belmont, NC $84,776 Bessemer City, NC $84,549 Boiling Springs, NC $81,908 Bostic, NC $80,584

Caroleen, NC $81,636 Casar, NC $81,482 Cherryville, NC $83,498 China Grove, NC $82,399 Cliffside, NC $81,778 Concord, NC $83,125 Cornelius, NC $84,000 Cramerton, NC $84,798

Crouse, NC $83,787 Dallas, NC $84,621 Davidson, NC $83,684 Denver, NC $83,727 Earl, NC $82,785 East Spencer, NC $82,451 Ellenboro, NC $81,277 Faith, NC $82,475

Fallston, NC $82,741 Forest City, NC $81,427 Gastonia, NC $84,958 Huntersville, NC $84,558 Gold Hill, NC $82,111 Granite Quarry, NC $82,459 Grover, NC $83,204 Harris, NC $81,640

Harrisburg, NC $84,540 Henrietta, NC $81,733 High Shoals, NC $84,223 Indian Trail, NC $84,305 Iron Station, NC $83,772 Kannapolis, NC $82,796 Kings Mountain, NC $84,074 Landis, NC $82,462

Lattimore, NC $81,781 Lawndale, NC $82,272 Lilesville, NC $79,759 Lincolnton, NC $83,561 Locust, NC $82,760 Lowell, NC $84,918 Mc Adenville, NC $84,792 Mc Farlan, NC $79,699

Marshville, NC $82,697 Matthews, NC $84,457 Midland, NC $83,847 Mineral Springs, NC $83,621 Misenheimer, NC $81,991 Monroe, NC $83,682 Mooresboro, NC $81,842 Mooresville, NC $82,612

Hillsborough, NC $82,033 Jackson Springs, NC $79,643 Jamestown, NC $82,642 Julian, NC $81,848 Kernersville, NC $81,776 Eden, NC $80,910 Leasburg, NC $80,520 Lexington, NC $81,682

Liberty, NC $81,668 Linwood, NC $82,246 Mc Leansville, NC $81,937 Mebane, NC $81,512 Milton, NC $80,396 Mount Gilead, NC $80,295 Oak Ridge, NC $81,735 Pelham, NC $80,969

Pittsboro, NC $81,955 Pleasant Garden, NC $81,978 Prospect Hill, NC $81,123 Providence, NC $80,862 Ramseur, NC $81,309 Randleman, NC $81,850 Reidsville, NC $81,450 Robbins, NC $80,255

Ruffin, NC $81,040 Sanford, NC $81,505 Saxapahaw, NC $81,660 Seagrove, NC $80,729 Sedalia, NC $81,916 Semora, NC $80,156 Siler City, NC $81,268 Snow Camp, NC $81,588

Sophia, NC $81,866 Southmont, NC $82,055 Staley, NC $81,502 Star, NC $80,255 Stokesdale, NC $81,507 Summerfield, NC $81,772 Swepsonville, NC $81,601 Thomasville, NC $82,115

Trinity, NC $81,997 Troy, NC $80,383 Wallburg, NC $81,921 Welcome, NC $81,642 Wentworth, NC $81,229 West End, NC $79,919 Topton, NC $79,306 Advance, NC $81,456

Ararat, NC $80,789 Belews Creek, NC $81,541 Bethania, NC $81,679 Boonville, NC $80,935 Clemmons, NC $81,540 Cleveland, NC $82,082 Cooleemee, NC $82,070 Danbury, NC $80,994

Dobson, NC $80,487 East Bend, NC $81,264 Germanton, NC $81,425 Hamptonville, NC $80,790 King, NC $81,270 Lawsonville, NC $80,820 Lewisville, NC $81,444 Lowgap, NC $79,996

Madison, NC $81,156 Mayodan, NC $80,930 Mocksville, NC $81,403 Mount Airy, NC $80,557 White Plains, NC $80,665 Pfafftown, NC $81,491 Pilot Mountain, NC $80,905 Pine Hall, NC $81,214

Pinnacle, NC $81,103 Rural Hall, NC $81,508 Sandy Ridge, NC $80,841 Siloam, NC $80,955 Stoneville, NC $80,927 Toast, NC $80,556 Tobaccoville, NC $81,394 Walkertown, NC $81,632

Walnut Cove, NC $81,352 Westfield, NC $80,838 Woodleaf, NC $82,090 Yadkinville, NC $81,141 Winston Salem, NC $81,719 Tarawa Terrace, NC $79,743 Midway Park, NC $79,601 Mccutcheon Field, NC $79,826

La Grange, NC $80,228 Lowland, NC $78,596 Marshallberg, NC $79,029 Maury, NC $80,098 Maysville, NC $79,104 Merritt, NC $78,703 Morehead City, NC $79,141 New Bern, NC $78,965

Newport, NC $78,941 Oriental, NC $78,816 Pink Hill, NC $79,412 Pollocksville, NC $78,731 Richlands, NC $79,683 Salter Path, NC $79,101 Sealevel, NC $78,724 Seven Springs, NC $79,825

Smyrna, NC $78,800 Snow Hill, NC $80,332 Stacy, NC $78,740 Stella, NC $79,276 Stonewall, NC $79,059 Swansboro, NC $79,330 Trenton, NC $78,839 Vanceboro, NC $78,819

Vandemere, NC $78,910 Williston, NC $78,812 Winterville, NC $79,393 Emerald Isle, NC $79,173 Hickory, NC $81,324 Banner Elk, NC $79,100 Blowing Rock, NC $79,123 Boomer, NC $79,641

Boone, NC $79,207 Catawba, NC $82,290 Claremont, NC $81,895 Collettsville, NC $79,057 Connellys Springs, NC $81,313 Conover, NC $81,748 Creston, NC $78,862 Crossnore, NC $79,392

Crumpler, NC $79,052 Deep Gap, NC $79,000 Drexel, NC $80,735 Elkin, NC $80,684 Elk Park, NC $78,996 Ennice, NC $79,747 Ferguson, NC $79,155 Statesville, NC $81,269

Fleetwood, NC $79,027 Glade Valley, NC $79,738 Glen Alpine, NC $80,225 Glendale Springs, NC $78,969 Granite Falls, NC $80,730 Grassy Creek, NC $79,015 Lenoir, NC $80,058 Harmony, NC $81,027

Hays, NC $79,687 Hiddenite, NC $80,476 Hildebran, NC $81,420 Hudson, NC $80,576 Jefferson, NC $79,063 Jonas Ridge, NC $79,650 Jonesville, NC $80,684 Lansing, NC $79,063

Laurel Springs, NC $79,092 Linville, NC $79,033 Linville Falls, NC $79,730 Mc Grady, NC $79,326 Maiden, NC $82,917 Millers Creek, NC $79,225 Minneapolis, NC $79,076 Montezuma, NC $79,395

Moravian Falls, NC $79,875 Morganton, NC $80,010 North Wilkesboro, NC $79,951 Newland, NC $79,205 Newton, NC $82,380 Olin, NC $80,892 Patterson, NC $79,322 Pineola, NC $79,300

Piney Creek, NC $79,078 Plumtree, NC $79,200 Purlear, NC $79,078 Icard, NC $81,425 Rhodhiss, NC $81,138 Roaring Gap, NC $79,789 Fayetteville, NC $78,814 Fort Bragg, NC $79,058

Pope Army Airfield, NC $79,227 Aberdeen, NC $79,789 Autryville, NC $78,961 Timberlake, NC $81,456 Barnesville, NC $78,983 Bladenboro, NC $79,042 Bunnlevel, NC $80,658 Calypso, NC $80,381

Cameron, NC $80,147 Carthage, NC $80,119 Clinton, NC $79,738 Cordova, NC $79,655 Cumberland, NC $79,577 Dublin, NC $78,977 Dudley, NC $80,734 Dunn, NC $80,794

Elizabethtown, NC $79,078 Ellerbe, NC $79,355 Erwin, NC $80,851 Fairmont, NC $79,026 Faison, NC $80,155 Falcon, NC $79,474 Gibson, NC $79,237 Godwin, NC $79,440

Hamlet, NC $79,411 Hoffman, NC $79,621 Hope Mills, NC $78,843 Kenansville, NC $79,596 Lakeview, NC $80,111 Laurel Hill, NC $79,381 Laurinburg, NC $79,313 Lemon Springs, NC $80,809

Linden, NC $79,615 Lumber Bridge, NC $78,977 Lumberton, NC $78,949 Marietta, NC $79,078 Marston, NC $79,389 Maxton, NC $78,866 Mount Olive, NC $80,072 Newton Grove, NC $80,776

Norman, NC $79,534 Olivia, NC $80,878 Orrum, NC $78,986 Pinehurst, NC $80,182 Parkton, NC $78,872 Pembroke, NC $78,851 Pinebluff, NC $79,854 Proctorville, NC $79,125

Raeford, NC $79,323 Red Springs, NC $79,151 Rex, NC $78,964 Rockingham, NC $79,400 Roseboro, NC $79,079 Rowland, NC $79,003 Saint Pauls, NC $78,946 Salemburg, NC $79,362

Shannon, NC $79,048 Southern Pines, NC $79,919 Spring Lake, NC $79,445 Stedman, NC $78,859 Tar Heel, NC $79,041 Turkey, NC $79,814 Vass, NC $79,948 Wade, NC $78,981

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

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Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$76,022

Average $83,628/year

$90,083

$6,335

Average $6,969/month

$7,507

$1,462

Average $1,608/week

$1,732

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,083	$7,507	$1,732	$43
Average	$83,628	$6,969	$1,608	$40
25th Percentile	$76,022	$6,335	$1,462	$37

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