SOC 19-2041 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — Providence
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Median pay for this occupation in Providence, RI comes to $97,330 a year, ahead of the national median of $82,220 by 18.4%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +4.4%
- Openings per year
- 8,500
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in Providence, RI comes to $97,330 a year, ahead of the national median of $82,220 by 18.4%. Pay ranges from under $61,350 at the tenth percentile to more than $139,050 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $79,220 to $120,450.
The area has 400 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.98 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Of the 601 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 130th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $61,350 | −25.4% |
| 25th | $79,220 | −3.6% |
| Median (50th) | $97,330 | +18.4% |
| 75th | $120,450 | +46.5% |
| 90th | $139,050 | +69.1% |
| Mean | $101,890 | +23.9% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Providence sit close to the national average, so $97,330 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$97,330as reported by BLSLocal price level
101.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$95,609US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $97,330 a year, 18.4% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $61,350 to $139,050 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 400 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in Providence, RI?
The median annual wage is $97,330, or $46.79 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $82,220, so pay in Providence, RI is 18.4% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Providence, RI earns more than $139,050 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $61,350 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 400 jobs in this occupation in Providence, RI. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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