SOC 19-2041 · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Provo, UT

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Provo, Utah is $78,510 a year ($37.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,010: half of the 70 people in this job in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$78,510average per year

$37.75 / hourMedian $79,010Take-home ≈ $60,568

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

70people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Utah metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Provo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $120,550 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Provo earn between $51,910 and $96,510.

  • $51K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $79KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,510$6,542$37.75
Median$79,010$6,584$37.99
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,910$4,326$24.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,510$8,042$46.40

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Provo vs. Utah and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Provo earn 20% less than the Utah average ($98,090) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Provo$78,510$79,010$51,380$120,55070
Utah$98,090$90,710$55,410$149,9901,020
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 Provo

On the average salary of $78,510, a single filer in Provo takes home about $60,568 a year, or $5,047 a month and $2,330 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $78,510 buys what about $79,923 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Provo ranks 4th of 4 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($102,480).

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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 Provo: questions

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

$37.75 an hour on average, and $37.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,568 a year ($5,047 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,510. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.5%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.38, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.38).

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