How much do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make in Cheyenne, WY?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $61,780 and the 90th percentile is $90,470. The difference is $28,690, which is 38.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,690 to the 75th at $82,280, covers $19,590.

The mean annual wage is $76,300, which sits above the median of $75,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cheyenne, WY median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,173, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% higher than the Wyoming median of $74,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cheyenne, WY is 96.491, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $78,173 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Cheyenne, WY ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Greeley, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $89,840 and employment of 60. That median is 19.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,682, against $78,173 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 61 miles away, with a median of $96,030 and employment of 140. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,959, against $78,173 here.
• Boulder, CO is 91 miles away, with a median of $65,260 and employment of 770. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,033, against $78,173 here.

Employment share

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Cheyenne, WY (160 of 48,470). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.