How much do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $67,200 and the 90th percentile is $156,410. The difference is $89,210, which is 85.9% 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 $91,200 to the 75th at $138,230, covers $47,030.

The mean annual wage is $111,020, which sits above the median of $103,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 26.3% higher than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,743, which is 21.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the California median of $106,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $99,743 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Modesto, CA ranks 8th of 16 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $102,850 and employment of 160. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,869, against $99,743 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $106,510 and employment of 340. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,456, against $99,743 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $103,610 and employment of 90. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,280, against $99,743 here.

Employment share

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (40 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.36 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.