Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary by location
National median: $55,090 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $90,720 | +64.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $89,040 | +61.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $80,840 | +46.7% | 690 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $77,860 | +41.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $77,840 | +41.3% | 400 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $77,650 | +41.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $77,390 | +40.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $74,410 | +35.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $74,170 | +34.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $70,600 | +28.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $69,900 | +26.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $68,900 | +25.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $67,880 | +23.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $67,680 | +22.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $67,630 | +22.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $67,160 | +21.9% | 850 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $66,830 | +21.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $66,340 | +20.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $66,240 | +20.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $66,240 | +20.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $66,120 | +20.0% | — | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $66,000 | +19.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $65,870 | +19.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $65,320 | +18.6% | 450 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $65,090 | +18.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $64,990 | +18.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $64,830 | +17.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $64,830 | +17.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $63,690 | +15.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $63,190 | +14.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $62,850 | +14.1% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $62,710 | +13.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $62,650 | +13.7% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $62,650 | +13.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $62,640 | +13.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $62,480 | +13.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $62,440 | +13.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $62,400 | +13.3% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $62,330 | +13.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $62,280 | +13.1% | 650 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $61,990 | +12.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $61,540 | +11.7% | — | 2025 |
| ND | state | $61,430 | +11.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $61,370 | +11.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $61,220 | +11.1% | 6,010 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $61,210 | +11.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $61,200 | +11.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $61,150 | +11.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $61,050 | +10.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $60,990 | +10.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $60,930 | +10.6% | 740 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $60,650 | +10.1% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $60,550 | +9.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $60,420 | +9.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $60,380 | +9.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $60,380 | +9.6% | 690 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $60,370 | +9.6% | 390 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $60,260 | +9.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $60,110 | +9.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $60,020 | +8.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $59,930 | +8.8% | 980 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $59,710 | +8.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $59,700 | +8.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $59,540 | +8.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $59,440 | +7.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $59,330 | +7.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $59,320 | +7.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $59,290 | +7.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $59,250 | +7.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $59,090 | +7.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $58,950 | +7.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $58,650 | +6.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Beckley, WV | metropolitan | $58,510 | +6.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $58,480 | +6.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $58,410 | +6.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $58,320 | +5.9% | 560 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $58,240 | +5.7% | 270 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $58,000 | +5.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $57,920 | +5.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $57,890 | +5.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $57,800 | +4.9% | 590 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $57,600 | +4.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $57,170 | +3.8% | 580 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $57,150 | +3.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $57,010 | +3.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $56,960 | +3.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $56,430 | +2.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $56,410 | +2.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $56,150 | +1.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $56,070 | +1.8% | 770 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $55,810 | +1.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $55,530 | +0.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $55,420 | +0.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $55,320 | +0.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $55,290 | +0.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $55,220 | +0.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $55,220 | +0.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $55,090 | +0.0% | 580 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $55,090 | +0.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $55,090 | +0.0% | 210 | 2025 |