Compared with the local labor market
Environmental Specialist 4 pay vs. Minnesota
Across all employers in Minnesota, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 2,260 people — is $88,000. Health Department pays a median base salary of $100,745 for this role, 14% above that figure — about the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Health Department sits in the local pay range
$35,510
$61,570
$88,000
$105,850
$133,570
Health Department median · $100,745
The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across every employer in Minnesota, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Health Department’s median base salary is 23% above that national figure, about the 68th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$52,520
$64,490
$82,220
$107,970
$140,010
Health Department median · $100,745
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Minnesota range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Health Department is $102,426, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Minnesota
Environmental Specialist 4 is held in 2 Minnesota departments. In Health Department, the median of $102,426 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Environmental Specialist 4 role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Environmental Specialist beyond Minnesota
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $76,790 ranks #3 of 7. See Environmental Specialist across all of Minnesota →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.