Environmental Scientist total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity
Base pay is only part of the story. A Environmental Scientist's total compensation runs about $91K (range $88K–$94K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included — base is roughly 73% of that.
Where the money comes from
Total (mid): $91K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance — treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.
Common questions
What is a Environmental Scientist's total compensation?
A Environmental Scientist's total comp is roughly $91K at the mid estimate (range $88K–$94K): base $66K plus a 5–15% bonus, ~5% equity, and ~22% benefits.
How much of Environmental Scientist pay is base vs bonus and equity?
Base is about 73% of total comp for a Environmental Scientist. The rest comes from bonus ($7K mid), equity/RSUs (~$3K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$15K).
Do Environmental Scientists get stock or RSUs?
Typically yes in this field — around 5% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).
Bonus/equity/benefits are modelled estimates from industry-category norms applied to the BLS base salary — not sourced from any third-party database, and not an offer.