What are the main factors that influence an Air Quality Meteorologist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Air Quality Meteorologist?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Air Quality Meteorologist roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Air Quality Meteorologist's salary?

An Air Quality Meteorologist's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,395 for beginners, reaching about $97,865 at mid-level, and approach $133,665 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Air Quality Meteorologist?

Air Quality Meteorologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Air Quality Meteorologist roles are District of Columbia $74,385, California $74,102, Massachusetts $73,115. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Air Quality Meteorologist roles make?

Salaries for Air Quality Meteorologist level roles vary by specialization: Meteorologist: $136,175; Air Quality Scientist: $128,427; Air Quality Consultant: $100,840; Air Quality Engineer: $98,831; Air Quality (Environmental) Engineer: $78,855.

Air Quality Meteorologist Salary in Vermont

How much does an Air Quality Meteorologist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Air Quality Meteorologist in Vermont is $65,940 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Air Quality Meteorologist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,109
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,734 to $73,356
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,173

10% $52,173

50% (Median) $65,940

90% $80,109

Air Quality Meteorologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,356	$6,113	$1,411	$35
Average	$65,940	$5,495	$1,268	$32
25th Percentile	$58,734	$4,894	$1,129	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Air Quality Meteorologist Salaries

An Air Quality Meteorologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Air Quality Meteorologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Air Quality Meteorologist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $64,395
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,181
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,865
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,955
Expert (over 8 years): $133,665

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Air Quality Meteorologist	less than 1 year	$64,395
Quality Control Analyst II	1-2 years	$80,181
Quality Control Analyst III	2-4 years	$97,865
Quality Control Analyst IV	5-8 years	$123,955
Quality Control Analyst V	over 8 years	$133,665

How Do Air Quality Meteorologist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Air Quality Meteorologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $74,385.
California: $74,102.
Massachusetts: $73,115.

District of Columbia $74,385 California $74,102 Massachusetts $73,115 Washington $72,846 New Jersey $72,819 Alaska $72,725 Connecticut $71,798 New York $71,422

Hawaii $70,219 Rhode Island $69,655 Maryland $69,272 Minnesota $68,748 Colorado $68,546 Illinois $68,479 Oregon $68,224 Delaware $68,036

New Hampshire $67,918 Virginia $67,653 Pennsylvania $66,880 Nevada $66,491 North Dakota $66,363 Michigan $66,161 Wisconsin $66,088 Vermont $65,940

Texas $65,530 Maine $65,503 Arizona $65,463 Ohio $65,416 Georgia $64,798 Indiana $64,489 Wyoming $64,428 Utah $64,334

Iowa $64,294 Kansas $63,971 Louisiana $63,877 North Carolina $63,844 Missouri $63,830 Florida $63,568 Montana $63,427 Nebraska $63,293

Kentucky $63,219 South Carolina $62,950 Tennessee $62,782 Idaho $62,715 New Mexico $62,225 Oklahoma $62,117 Alabama $61,721 South Dakota $61,056

Arkansas $60,693 West Virginia $60,498 Mississippi $59,913

Top Paying Cities for Air Quality Meteorologist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $67,495
Barre: $67,596
Cabot: $67,448

Adamant, VT $67,495

Barre, VT $67,596

Cabot, VT $67,448

Calais, VT $67,507

East Barre, VT $67,494

East Calais, VT $67,495

East Montpelier, VT $67,540

Eden, VT $67,451

Eden Mills, VT $67,390

Graniteville, VT $67,592

Hyde Park, VT $67,550

Johnson, VT $67,635

Lake Elmore, VT $67,475

Marshfield, VT $67,459

Moretown, VT $67,640

Morrisville, VT $67,632

Moscow, VT $67,666

Northfield, VT $67,557

Northfield Falls, VT $67,873

North Hyde Park, VT $67,545

North Montpelier, VT $67,478

Plainfield, VT $67,468

Roxbury, VT $67,354

South Barre, VT $67,675

Waterbury, VT $67,660

Stowe, VT $67,669

Waitsfield, VT $67,631

Warren, VT $67,505

Washington, VT $67,373

Waterbury Center, VT $67,658

Websterville, VT $67,582

Williamstown, VT $67,503

Wolcott, VT $67,466

Woodbury, VT $67,400

Worcester, VT $67,467

Rutland, VT $67,465

Belmont, VT $67,257

Benson, VT $67,256

Bomoseen, VT $67,362

Brandon, VT $67,412

Bridport, VT $67,419

Castleton, VT $67,375

Center Rutland, VT $67,421

Chittenden, VT $67,266

Cuttingsville, VT $67,242

Danby, VT $67,357

East Middlebury, VT $67,456

East Poultney, VT $67,365

East Wallingford, VT $67,291

Fair Haven, VT $67,316

Florence, VT $67,292

Forest Dale, VT $67,414

Gaysville, VT $66,986

Granville, VT $67,303

Hancock, VT $67,292

Hydeville, VT $67,370

Killington, VT $67,285

Middlebury, VT $67,560

Middletown Springs, VT $67,328

Mount Holly, VT $67,266

North Clarendon, VT $67,365

Orwell, VT $67,357

Pawlet, VT $67,381

Pittsfield, VT $67,324

Pittsford, VT $67,388

Poultney, VT $67,375

Proctor, VT $67,450

Ripton, VT $67,372

Rochester, VT $67,337

Rupert, VT $67,330

Salisbury, VT $67,438

Shoreham, VT $67,381

Stockbridge, VT $67,261

Wallingford, VT $67,297

Wells, VT $67,384

West Pawlet, VT $67,407

West Rupert, VT $67,391

West Rutland, VT $67,350

Whiting, VT $67,383

Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,456

Albany, VT $67,417

Barnet, VT $67,384

Barton, VT $67,410

Beebe Plain, VT $67,430

Concord, VT $67,320

Coventry, VT $67,508

Craftsbury, VT $67,437

Craftsbury Common, VT $67,440

Danville, VT $67,399

Derby, VT $67,430

Derby Line, VT $67,379

East Burke, VT $67,377

East Charleston, VT $67,384

East Hardwick, VT $67,420

East Haven, VT $67,230

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,455

Glover, VT $67,390

Granby, VT $67,148

Greensboro, VT $67,367

Greensboro Bend, VT $67,410

Hardwick, VT $67,484

Irasburg, VT $67,393

Island Pond, VT $67,283

Lowell, VT $67,370

Lower Waterford, VT $67,447

Lyndon, VT $67,435

Lyndon Center, VT $67,511

Lyndonville, VT $67,438

Morgan, VT $67,316

Newport, VT $67,470

Newport Center, VT $67,384

North Concord, VT $67,208

North Troy, VT $67,394

Orleans, VT $67,368

Passumpsic, VT $67,460

Peacham, VT $67,324

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $67,462

Sheffield, VT $67,342

Sutton, VT $67,337

Troy, VT $67,400

West Burke, VT $67,382

West Charleston, VT $67,351

West Danville, VT $67,403

Westfield, VT $67,349

West Glover, VT $67,396

Averill, VT $67,003

Beecher Falls, VT $67,438

Canaan, VT $67,270

Gilman, VT $67,566

Guildhall, VT $67,181

Lunenburg, VT $67,328

Norton, VT $67,138

North Bennington, VT $67,887

North Pownal, VT $68,024

Pownal, VT $68,063

White River Junction, VT $67,447

Ascutney, VT $67,479

Barnard, VT $67,294

Bethel, VT $67,336

Bradford, VT $67,406

Bridgewater, VT $67,363

Bridgewater Corners, VT $67,230

Brookfield, VT $67,402

Brownsville, VT $67,365

Chelsea, VT $67,363

Corinth, VT $67,345

East Corinth, VT $67,373

East Randolph, VT $67,385

East Ryegate, VT $67,327

East Thetford, VT $67,410

Fairlee, VT $67,338

Groton, VT $67,356

Hartford, VT $67,623

Hartland, VT $67,386

Hartland Four Corners, VT $67,383

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $67,557

Newbury, VT $67,348

North Hartland, VT $67,434

North Pomfret, VT $67,318

North Thetford, VT $67,409

Norwich, VT $67,396

Plymouth, VT $67,181

Post Mills, VT $67,394

Quechee, VT $67,464

Randolph, VT $67,452

Randolph Center, VT $67,418

Reading, VT $67,237

Sharon, VT $67,334

South Pomfret, VT $67,270

South Royalton, VT $67,354

South Ryegate, VT $67,367

South Strafford, VT $67,351

South Woodstock, VT $67,254

Strafford, VT $67,292

Taftsville, VT $67,469

Thetford, VT $67,410

Thetford Center, VT $67,340

Topsham, VT $67,320

Tunbridge, VT $67,332

Vershire, VT $67,301

Wells River, VT $67,372

West Fairlee, VT $67,496

West Hartford, VT $67,320

West Newbury, VT $67,346

West Topsham, VT $67,373

Wilder, VT $67,626

Windsor, VT $67,414

Woodstock, VT $67,331

Bellows Falls, VT $67,577

Cambridgeport, VT $67,500

Cavendish, VT $67,275

Chester, VT $67,342

Chester Depot, VT $67,318

Grafton, VT $67,291

Londonderry, VT $67,412

Ludlow, VT $67,310

North Springfield, VT $67,545

Perkinsville, VT $67,362

Peru, VT $67,342

Proctorsville, VT $67,287

Saxtons River, VT $67,563

South Londonderry, VT $67,454

Springfield, VT $67,512

Westminster, VT $67,576

Westminster Station, VT $67,581

Weston, VT $67,273

Shaftsbury, VT $67,807

Brattleboro, VT $67,715

Bondville, VT $67,435

East Dover, VT $67,572

Jacksonville, VT $67,742

Jamaica, VT $67,436

Marlboro, VT $68,050

Newfane, VT $67,527

Putney, VT $67,513

Readsboro, VT $68,058

South Newfane, VT $67,551

Stamford, VT $68,009

Townshend, VT $67,466

Vernon, VT $67,922

Wardsboro, VT $67,515

West Dover, VT $67,626

West Dummerston, VT $67,544

West Halifax, VT $67,648

West Townshend, VT $67,375

West Wardsboro, VT $67,377

Whitingham, VT $67,717

Williamsville, VT $67,544

Wilmington, VT $67,676

Burlington, VT $67,861

South Burlington, VT $67,857

Winooski, VT $67,861

Colchester, VT $67,861

Alburgh, VT $67,523

Bakersfield, VT $67,623

Belvidere Center, VT $67,377

Bristol, VT $67,637

Cambridge, VT $67,717

Charlotte, VT $67,769

East Berkshire, VT $67,557

East Fairfield, VT $67,658

Enosburg Falls, VT $67,471

Essex, VT $67,809

Essex Junction, VT $67,814

Fairfax, VT $67,722

Fairfield, VT $67,657

Ferrisburgh, VT $67,694

Franklin, VT $67,476

Grand Isle, VT $67,729

Highgate Center, VT $67,533

Highgate Springs, VT $67,567

Hinesburg, VT $67,768

Huntington, VT $67,717

Isle La Motte, VT $67,607

Jeffersonville, VT $67,672

Jericho, VT $67,753

Jonesville, VT $67,767

Milton, VT $67,785

Monkton, VT $67,713

Montgomery, VT $67,471

Montgomery Center, VT $67,390

New Haven, VT $67,629

North Ferrisburgh, VT $67,724

North Hero, VT $67,657

Richford, VT $67,460

Richmond, VT $67,760

Saint Albans, VT $67,687

Saint Albans Bay, VT $67,678

Shelburne, VT $67,831

Sheldon, VT $67,607

Sheldon Springs, VT $67,772

South Hero, VT $67,790

Starksboro, VT $67,676

Swanton, VT $67,594

Underhill, VT $67,738

Underhill Center, VT $67,740

Vergennes, VT $67,608

Waterville, VT $67,631

Westford, VT $67,771

Williston, VT $67,822

Montpelier, VT $67,586

Bennington, VT $67,937

Arlington, VT $67,698

Dorset, VT $67,435

East Arlington, VT $67,409

East Dorset, VT $67,436

Manchester, VT $67,618

Manchester Center, VT $67,574

Air Quality Meteorologist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Air Quality Meteorologist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Air Quality Meteorologist positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Air Quality Meteorologist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Air Quality Meteorologist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$85,722	$41.0	30%
Biotechnology	$79,128	$38.0	20%
Insurance	$75,831	$36.0	15%
Software & Networking	$75,831	$36.0	15%
Internet	$73,852	$36.0	12%

Air Quality Meteorologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Air Quality Meteorologist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$58,734

Average $65,940/year

$73,356

$4,894

Average $5,495/month

$6,113

$1,129

Average $1,268/week

$1,411

$28

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,356	$6,113	$1,411	$35
Average	$65,940	$5,495	$1,268	$32
25th Percentile	$58,734	$4,894	$1,129	$28

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