Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Environmental Scientist
Occupation profile for Environmental Scientist covers 66 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $71,947.
- FY2026 certified median
- $71,947
- Total filings
- 66
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $63,419–$81,789
- Top employer
- AGT Labs Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 20 | $71,984 | $65,374 | $83,000 |
| FY2025 | 29 | $71,968 | $60,000 | $78,792 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 17 | $71,947 | $63,419 | $81,789 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- AGT Labs Inc.6 filings
- California Department of Transportation4 filings
- A & B Environmental Services, Inc.3 filings
- Alliance Technical Group, LLC3 filings
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC3 filings
- American Green Consulting Group, LLC2 filings
- ESGC GUAM, LLC2 filings
- Geo-Enviro Consulting & Remediation LLC2 filings
- GFT Infrastructure, Inc.2 filings
- GSI Environmental Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Houston15 filings
- Oakland3 filings
- Portland3 filings
- Mobile2 filings
- Sunnyvale2 filings
- Tamuning2 filings
- Owings Mills2 filings
- Piscataway2 filings
- New York2 filings
- Costa Mesa1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 19-2041 | $63,461 | $84,053 | $104,666 | $125,258 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2041 | $60,362 | $77,022 | $93,704 | $110,365 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-2041 | $82,867 | $105,040 | $127,192 | $149,365 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 13-1041 | $49,587 | $67,621 | $85,634 | $103,667 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-2041 | $57,346 | $71,240 | $85,134 | $99,029 |
| 2026-27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 38900 | 19-2041 | $70,720 | $84,968 | $99,216 | $113,464 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 19-2041 | $83,658 | $103,854 | $124,072 | $144,269 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 19-2041 | $62,962 | $80,933 | $98,883 | $116,854 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 19-2042 | $62,462 | $78,790 | $95,139 | $111,467 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 19-2041 | $66,102 | $81,806 | $97,510 | $113,214 |