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

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $68,490 and the 90th percentile is $132,050. The difference is $63,560, which is 70.7% 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 $82,230 to the 75th at $99,220, covers $16,990.

The mean annual wage is $98,040, which sits above the median of $89,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greeley, CO median is 9.3% higher than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,682, which is 9.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the Colorado median of $85,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greeley, CO is 100.176, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $89,682 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. Greeley, CO ranks 4th 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).).

• Cheyenne, WY is 53 miles away, with a median of $75,430 and employment of 160. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,173, against $89,682 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $96,030 and employment of 140. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,959, against $89,682 here.
• Boulder, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $65,260 and employment of 770. That median is 27.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,033, against $89,682 here.

Employment share

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Greeley, CO (60 of 119,540). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.