environmental health workforce salaries · neha.org at a quick glance uncovering earnings and...
TRANSCRIPT
NEHA.ORG AT A QUICK GLANCE
UNCOVERING EARNINGS AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SALARIES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Environmental Health Association, and Baylor University have partnered on the Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision, and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH) initiative. UNCOVER EH collected information from more than 1,700 environmental health professionals in health departments across the nation. UNCOVER EH seeks to assess and improve the profession and practice of environmental health. Learn more at www.neha.org/uncover-eh.
The environmental health workforce is an educated workforce with a median salary range directly proportional to the degree of higher education. Professionals with a doctorate make the highest median salary. Environmental health professionals with a bachelor’s degree at the local level are compensated more than professionals at the state level with the same degree. They also make the same as those atthe state level with a master's degree.
Field Staff$45K–$55K
Supervisor$65K–$75K
Director$75K–$85K
$35K–$45K
$45K–$55K
$55K–$65K
$65K–$75K
$75K–$85K
No College Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctoral
Med
ian
Sala
ry R
ange
Environmental Health Professional Degree Type
State
Local
Jurisdic�on Level
Staff
Median Salary Range
Posi
�on
$35K–$45K
$45K–$55K
$55K–$65K
$65K–$75K
$75K–$85K
$85K–$95K
$95K–$105K
$ 5K–$115K
STATE AND LOCAL LEVELSState Level Positionand Median Salary
LOCAL LEVEL0–499,999
Popula�on Size Served
Directors at the local level are compensated with
higher median salaries for areas that have a
population size of 500,000 and more. Supervisors
at the top two tiers of population size served are
compensated at the same median salary range.
This also applies to field staff albeit at lower
median salary ranges.