SOC 19-4042 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$55,090

U.S. median hourly wage$26.49

U.S. employment34,670

Nationally, environmental science and protection technicians, including health earned a median of $55,090 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 34,670 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$67,160	$32.29	850	0.2
Nebraska	$66,240	$31.85	140	0.1
Connecticut	$66,120	$31.79	Not published	Not published
Minnesota	$65,320	$31.41	450	0.2
Rhode Island	$64,830	$31.17	90	0.2
New York	$62,400	$30.00	1,960	0.2
New Mexico	$62,330	$29.97	500	0.6
North Dakota	$61,430	$29.53	140	0.3
California	$61,220	$29.43	6,010	0.3
Colorado	$60,930	$29.30	740	0.3
Pennsylvania	$60,650	$29.16	1,180	0.2
Montana	$60,550	$29.11	70	0.1
Nevada	$60,370	$29.03	390	0.3
Illinois	$59,930	$28.81	980	0.2
Massachusetts	$59,330	$28.52	330	0.1
Oregon	$58,950	$28.34	440	0.2
Utah	$58,240	$28.00	270	0.2
Arizona	$57,800	$27.79	590	0.2
Hawaii	$57,010	$27.41	260	0.4
Tennessee	$56,960	$27.39	320	0.1
Ohio	$56,070	$26.96	770	0.1
Idaho	$55,420	$26.65	200	0.2
Wisconsin	$55,290	$26.58	380	0.1
Alaska	$55,220	$26.55	440	1.3
Maryland	$55,090	$26.49	580	0.2
Vermont	$55,090	$26.49	50	0.2
New Hampshire	$54,080	$26.00	80	0.1
West Virginia	$52,590	$25.28	750	1.1
New Jersey	$52,190	$25.09	830	0.2
Iowa	$52,020	$25.01	470	0.3
Maine	$51,820	$24.91	150	0.2
North Carolina	$51,630	$24.82	1,100	0.2
Michigan	$51,290	$24.66	600	0.1
Texas	$50,710	$24.38	3,350	0.2
Missouri	$50,340	$24.20	380	0.1
Wyoming	$49,440	$23.77	150	0.5
Virginia	$49,430	$23.77	1,450	0.4
Indiana	$49,020	$23.57	780	0.2
Florida	$48,840	$23.48	2,090	0.2
South Carolina	$48,700	$23.41	500	0.2
Arkansas	$48,390	$23.26	160	0.1
Oklahoma	$48,090	$23.12	360	0.2
Georgia	$48,050	$23.10	1,110	0.2
Kansas	$47,880	$23.02	340	0.2
Kentucky	$46,840	$22.52	560	0.3
Delaware	$45,720	$21.98	150	0.3
Alabama	$45,000	$21.64	410	0.2
South Dakota	$44,180	$21.24	60	0.1
Mississippi	$35,010	$16.83	250	0.2
Puerto Rico	$34,370	$16.52	150	0.2
Louisiana	Not published	Not published	300	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 153 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$90,720	$43.61	40	0.3
Duluth, MN-WI	$89,040	$42.81	50	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$80,840	$38.86	690	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$77,860	$37.43	90	0.4
Fresno, CA	$77,840	$37.43	400	0.8
Redding, CA	$77,650	$37.33	40	0.5
Visalia, CA	$77,390	$37.21	30	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$74,410	$35.77	100	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$74,170	$35.66	80	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$70,600	$33.94	230	0.6
Modesto, CA	$69,900	$33.61	90	0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$68,900	$33.12	160	0.1
Reno, NV	$67,880	$32.64	50	0.2
Boise City, ID	$67,680	$32.54	110	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$67,630	$32.52	200	0.1
Charlottesville, VA	$66,830	$32.13	70	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$66,340	$31.90	90	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$66,240	$31.85	80	0.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$66,000	$31.73	50	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$65,870	$31.67	80	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$65,090	$31.29	50	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$64,990	$31.25	160	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$64,830	$31.17	110	0.2
Iowa City, IA	$63,690	$30.62	110	1.1
Springfield, MA	$63,190	$30.38	40	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$62,850	$30.22	1,460	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$62,710	$30.15	40	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,650	$30.12	130	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$62,650	$30.12	1,440	0.2
Bismarck, ND	$62,640	$30.12	40	0.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$62,480	$30.04	40	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,440	$30.02	250	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$62,280	$29.94	650	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,990	$29.81	60	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$61,540	$29.59	Not published	Not published
Greeley, CO	$61,370	$29.51	40	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$61,210	$29.43	230	1.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$61,200	$29.42	50	0.1
New Haven, CT	$61,150	$29.40	40	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,050	$29.35	420	0.2
Fairbanks-College, AK	$60,990	$29.32	40	1.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,420	$29.05	70	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$60,380	$29.03	690	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,380	$29.03	170	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,260	$28.97	270	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$60,110	$28.90	110	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$60,020	$28.86	90	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,710	$28.71	320	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$59,700	$28.70	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$59,540	$28.63	150	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,440	$28.58	130	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,320	$28.52	230	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$59,290	$28.50	60	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$59,250	$28.49	180	0.5
Charleston, WV	$59,090	$28.41	170	1.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,650	$28.20	210	0.2
Beckley, WV	$58,510	$28.13	70	1.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$58,480	$28.11	150	0.6
Worcester, MA	$58,410	$28.08	60	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$58,320	$28.04	560	0.4
Ogden, UT	$58,000	$27.89	40	0.2
Madison, WI	$57,920	$27.85	120	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$57,890	$27.83	290	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$57,600	$27.69	30	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,170	$27.49	580	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$57,150	$27.48	610	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$56,430	$27.13	200	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$56,410	$27.12	40	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$56,150	$27.00	30	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$55,810	$26.83	70	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$55,530	$26.70	200	0.1
Rochester, NY	$55,320	$26.60	110	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$55,220	$26.55	100	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$55,090	$26.49	210	1.2
Syracuse, NY	$54,320	$26.11	170	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$53,780	$25.86	710	0.2
Peoria, IL	$53,590	$25.76	40	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$53,290	$25.62	40	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$53,110	$25.54	60	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$53,030	$25.50	370	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$52,380	$25.18	50	0.1
Columbus, OH	$52,310	$25.15	160	0.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$52,180	$25.09	40	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$51,880	$24.94	80	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$51,660	$24.84	90	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,570	$24.79	70	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$51,500	$24.76	50	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,480	$24.75	220	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$51,400	$24.71	30	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$51,310	$24.67	530	0.3
Columbia, SC	$51,290	$24.66	100	0.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$51,220	$24.63	60	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$51,050	$24.55	90	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$51,000	$24.52	300	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$50,920	$24.48	90	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,850	$24.45	300	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$50,700	$24.37	30	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$50,640	$24.35	140	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$50,420	$24.24	50	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$50,330	$24.20	100	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$50,080	$24.08	160	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,930	$24.00	650	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,810	$23.95	300	0.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$49,730	$23.91	70	0.2
Midland, TX	$49,710	$23.90	100	0.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$49,630	$23.86	80	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$49,430	$23.76	50	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$49,170	$23.64	930	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$49,050	$23.58	340	0.5
Wheeling, WV-OH	$48,980	$23.55	40	0.6
Springfield, MO	$48,830	$23.48	30	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$48,700	$23.41	40	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,680	$23.41	50	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$48,530	$23.33	110	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$48,470	$23.30	150	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$48,310	$23.22	130	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,130	$23.14	170	0.3
Savannah, GA	$48,080	$23.11	50	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,050	$23.10	630	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$48,050	$23.10	140	0.2
Traverse City, MI	$48,040	$23.10	30	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$48,010	$23.08	60	0.7
College Station-Bryan, TX	$47,990	$23.07	50	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,880	$23.02	240	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$47,720	$22.94	50	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$47,270	$22.73	50	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$46,950	$22.57	130	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$46,840	$22.52	90	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$46,830	$22.51	70	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$46,750	$22.48	160	0.3
El Paso, TX	$46,490	$22.35	70	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$46,460	$22.34	Not published	Not published
Terre Haute, IN	$46,030	$22.13	30	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,990	$22.11	40	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$45,810	$22.02	90	0.5
Richmond, VA	$45,800	$22.02	260	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$45,760	$22.00	310	0.2
Evansville, IN	$45,360	$21.81	40	0.3
Mobile, AL	$44,790	$21.53	50	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$44,520	$21.41	100	0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$44,490	$21.39	40	0.1
Longview, TX	$44,010	$21.16	30	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$42,850	$20.60	40	0.2
Paducah, KY-IL	$41,130	$19.77	50	1.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$39,520	$19.00	60	0.4
Albany, GA	$39,430	$18.96	30	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,250	$18.87	40	0.3
Ponce, PR	$37,910	$18.22	30	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$34,370	$16.52	110	0.2
Hattiesburg, MS	$28,880	$13.88	Not published	Not published
Baton Rouge, LA	Not published	Not published	130	0.3
Santa Fe, NM	Not published	Not published	40	0.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA	Not published	Not published	70	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.