Environmental Scientist, H-1B salary
What 312 H-1B filings report for “Environmental Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Environmental Scientist?
$63k median H-1B base salary for an Environmental Scientist, typically $48k to $90k, across 312 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $75k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California57$75k+$12k
- 2Texas81$60k−$3k
- 3New Jersey44$58k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $63kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Environmental Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Environmental Scientist roles are A & B Environmental Services, AECOM, Chemtech Consulting Group, RSB Solutions LTD Co, and Geo-Enviro Consulting & Remediation, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Environmental Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1A & B Environmental Services29 filings$60k
- 2AECOM11 filings$63k
- 3Chemtech Consulting Group10 filings$55k
- 4RSB Solutions LTD Co10 filings$52k
- 5Geo-Enviro Consulting & Remediation8 filings$52k
- 6Anchor Qea7 filings$66k
- 7Lightship Engineering7 filings$74k
- 8Langan7 filings$81k
- 9AGT Labs6 filings$66k
- 10Arcadis6 filings$53k
- 11Apex Clean Energy5 filings$113k
- 12California Department of Transportation5 filings$79k
- 13Pegasus Technical Services5 filings$57k
- 14GradCo5 filings$81k
- 15Geosyntec Consultants5 filings$78k
- 16Intertek5 filings$52k
- 17Life Cycle Associates5 filings$75k
- 18Ramboll5 filings$80k
- 19Cwe4 filings$66k
- 20Yu & Associates4 filings$57k
- 21Sjca4 filings$60k
- 22C-K Associates, LLC4 filings$93k
- 23Analytical Labs San Francisco, Inc.3 filings$75k
- 24Alliance Technical Group3 filings$61k
- 25Monridge Environmental, LLC3 filings$45k
- 26Projexiv Environmental, LLC3 filings$110k
- 27Sequoia Riverlands Trust3 filings$45k
- 28Synterra3 filings$58k
- 29Terra Testing3 filings$55k
- 30AKRF3 filings$100k
- 31Engineering/Remediation Resources Group3 filings$59k
- 32Esgc Guam3 filings$59k
- 33Filtration Solutions, Inc.3 filings$53k
- 34Praedicat3 filings$96k
- 35Trinity Consultants3 filings$60k
- 36Tetra Tech3 filings$77k
- 37Progea Inc.3 filings$63k
- 38Akrf Consulting Services, Inc.2 filings$80k
- 39Anchor Engineering Services, Inc.2 filings$38k
- 40American Green Consulting Group, LLC2 filings$66k
- 41California Department of Pesticide Regulation2 filings$68k
- 42Civil & Environmental Consultants2 filings$66k
- 43Deep South Center for Environmental Justice2 filings$58k
- 44Geosystems Analysis, Inc.2 filings$47k
- 45GFT2 filings$72k
- 46GSI Environmental2 filings$78k
- 47Goeppert LLC2 filings$92k
- 48Gotion2 filings$94k
- 49Huaning Trading LLC2 filings$66k
- 50Impact Environmental Closures2 filings$53k
Related titles in this family
583 filings carry “Environmental Scientist” in the title, across 90 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Research Associate (Environmental Scientist)30 filings$75k
- 2Environmental Scientist II14 filings$76k
- 3Senior Environmental Scientist12 filings$86k
- 4Earth Scientist (Environmental Scientist)9 filings$107k
- 5Environmental Scientist, Air Quality9 filings$67k
- 6Project Environmental Scientist9 filings$86k
- 7Staff Environmental Scientist9 filings$70k
- 8Environmental Scientist I8 filings$65k
- 9Environmental Scientist/Specialist8 filings$59k
- 10Research Environmental Scientist8 filings$63k
- 11Environmental Scientist III7 filings$68k
- 12Postdoctoral Associate (Environmental Scientist)7 filings$67k
Figures are for the exact title “Environmental Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.