Utah · 2025 pay · 329 people
How much does an environmental scientist make in Utah?
$85,065typical pay for a environmental scientist in 2025
$62,781 – $98,755what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where environmental scientists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Environmental Scientist I32 people$57,290
- Environmental Scientist II79 people$69,212
- Environmental Scientist III204 people$92,299
- Environmental Scientist IV14 people$113,311
Highest-paid environmental scientists, 2025
- 1Scott EverettEnvironmental Scientist IV · Department of Environmental Quality$125,731
- 2Glade SowardsEnvironmental Scientist IV · Department of Environmental Quality$122,340
- 3Robert SirrineEnvironmental Scientist IV · Department of Environmental Quality$121,300
- 4Kim Leishman JrEnvironmental Scientist IV · Department of Environmental Quality$120,982
- 5David PreyEnvironmental Scientist IV · Department of Environmental Quality$116,000
Common questions
How much does an environmental scientist make in Utah?
The typical environmental scientist was paid $85,065 in 2025; most earned between $62,781 and $98,755. This counts all 329 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for environmental scientists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Environmental Scientist, at any level (for example "Environmental Scientist I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this