How much do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make in Colorado Springs, CO?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $70,070 and the 90th percentile is $158,500. The difference is $88,430, which is 90.7% 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 $83,470 to the 75th at $105,420, covers $21,950.

The mean annual wage is $111,640, which sits above the median of $97,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 18.5% higher than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,776, which is 17.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.3% higher than the Colorado median of $85,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $96,776 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $95,780 and employment of 1,280. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,545, against $96,776 here.
• Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $65,260 and employment of 770. That median is 33% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,033, against $96,776 here.
• Greeley, CO is 119 miles away, with a median of $89,840 and employment of 60. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,682, against $96,776 here.

Employment share

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (150 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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.