SOC 19-2041 · Mobile, AL metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Mobile, Alabama is $76,840 a year ($36.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,260: half of the 60 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$76,840average per year

$36.94 / hourMedian $74,260Take-home ≈ $59,689

  • $46K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $116K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#3 of 6Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,170 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Mobile earn between $54,430 and $84,270.

  • $46K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $116K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,840$6,403$36.94
Median$74,260$6,188$35.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,430$4,536$26.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$84,270$7,022$40.51

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Mobile vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Mobile earn 3% more than the Alabama average ($74,510) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mobile$76,840$74,260$45,550$116,17060
Alabama$74,510$72,490$41,260$114,900870
United States$91,680$82,220$52,520$140,01089,250

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $76,840, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $59,689 a year, or $4,974 a month and $2,296 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Mobile a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $76,840 buys what about $87,221 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 3rd of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($87,950).

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for environmental scientists and specialists, including health

New Haven, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,850).

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by city

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Mobile: questions

How much do environmental scientists and specialists, including health make an hour in Mobile?

$36.94 an hour on average, and $35.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental scientists and specialists, including health take-home pay in Mobile?

About $59,689 a year ($4,974 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,840. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2041; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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