Environmental health professionals Pay Data UK — 2024

Environmental health professionals roles in the UK earn a median of £39,710 per year, equivalent to £21.83 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 10.6% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £30,112 to £61,429 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Environmental health professionals roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Environmental health professionals

Environmental health professionals use specialist technical skills and knowledge to protect people from health risks associated with the environment in which they live and work. They maintain and safeguard standards, including taking legal action to enforce relevant legislation with regard to public health policy.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• inspects businesses for compliance with legislation on health and safety, food hygiene and food standards and takes appropriate action in the event of non-compliance
• follows up complaints of unsafe workplaces, investigating accidents
• investigates outbreaks of food poisoning, infectious diseases or pests
• monitors radiation activity, levels of noise, air, land and water pollution and takes appropriate action when safety levels are exceeded
• ensures animal welfare for compliance with legislation, issues licences for premises such as pet shops, zoos and abattoirs
• gives talks at public enquiries and meetings, ensures compliance through education, advice and enforcement
• initiates legal proceedings and gives evidence in court

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants normally require a degree accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) or the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS). To gain chartered status an additional period of work experience is required or successful completion of the CIEH's chartered practitioner programme.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.