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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health earn $55,090 a year at the midpoint

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The lowest tenth are paid about $38,170, the highest tenth about $94,160 — figures from the 2025 federal wage survey.

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$55,090median a year · United States
$26.49an hour $60,800average 34,670people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$45,82025th $55,090median $69,91075th
$38,17010th percentile $94,16090th percentile
$45,820a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$67,160best-paying state · Washington
$35,010lowest-paying state · Mississippi
+22%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $67,160 in Washington and $35,010 in Mississippi — a gap of $32,150 a year.

Environmental science and protection technician earnings, from starting pay to the best-paid 10%

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Adjacent work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,090
Biological Technicians$57,510+$2,420 Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$53,350−$1,740 Food Science Technicians$52,130−$2,960 Agricultural Technicians$49,630−$5,460

Environmental science and protection technician wages, state by state

The 46 states where the most people do this work, of 49 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.92 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Washington $67,160 $47,360 $47,360 — $106,490 850
Nebraska $66,240 $40,350 $40,350 — $89,040 140
Minnesota $65,320 $36,730 $36,730 — $113,530 450
Rhode Island $64,830 $51,100 $51,100 — $97,720 90
New York $62,400 $40,020 $40,020 — $107,600 1,960
New Mexico $62,330 $42,890 $42,890 — $125,840 500
North Dakota $61,430 $41,460 $41,460 — $83,820 140
California $61,220 $37,670 $37,670 — $106,840 6,010
Colorado $60,930 $47,650 $47,650 — $86,480 740
Pennsylvania $60,650 $45,530 $45,530 — $97,390 1,180
Montana $60,550 $45,700 $45,700 — $80,730 70
Nevada $60,370 $44,670 $44,670 — $93,820 390
Illinois $59,930 $40,970 $40,970 — $99,680 980
Massachusetts $59,330 $43,990 $43,990 — $81,340 330
Oregon $58,950 $37,860 $37,860 — $83,750 440
Utah $58,240 $48,670 $48,670 — $78,040 270
Arizona $57,800 $45,760 $45,760 — $80,120 590
Hawaii $57,010 $42,290 $42,290 — $67,810 260
Tennessee $56,960 $44,920 $44,920 — $74,790 320
Ohio $56,070 $43,660 $43,660 — $78,460 770
Idaho $55,420 $30,800 $30,800 — $140,150 200
Wisconsin $55,290 $39,000 $39,000 — $79,040 380
Alaska $55,220 $37,500 $37,500 — $95,740 440
Maryland $55,090 $37,370 $37,370 — $99,480 580
New Hampshire $54,080 $39,720 $39,720 — $68,080 80
West Virginia $52,590 $36,970 $36,970 — $67,390 750
New Jersey $52,190 $39,000 $39,000 — $86,270 830
Iowa $52,020 $37,900 $37,900 — $80,390 470
Maine $51,820 $35,550 $35,550 — $78,540 150
North Carolina $51,630 $38,870 $38,870 — $77,480 1,100
Michigan $51,290 $41,600 $41,600 — $74,570 600
Texas $50,710 $39,490 $39,490 — $78,770 3,350
Missouri $50,340 $42,050 $42,050 — $69,060 380
Wyoming $49,440 $42,970 $42,970 — $79,510 150
Virginia $49,430 $37,840 $37,840 — $77,300 1,450
Indiana $49,020 $36,180 $36,180 — $73,190 780
Florida $48,840 $39,280 $39,280 — $74,170 2,090
South Carolina $48,700 $37,440 $37,440 — $102,550 500
Arkansas $48,390 $42,900 $42,900 — $64,480 160
Oklahoma $48,090 $35,230 $35,230 — $84,120 360
Georgia $48,050 $37,020 $37,020 — $73,900 1,110
Kansas $47,880 $39,520 $39,520 — $66,680 340
Kentucky $46,840 $36,910 $36,910 — $83,100 560
Delaware $45,720 $33,080 $33,080 — $64,790 150
Alabama $45,000 $37,340 $37,340 — $69,990 410
Mississippi $35,010 $28,880 $28,880 — $68,300 250

No estimate is published for 1 states: the survey withholds a figure when too few employers report it. Nothing has been filled in for them.

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Place 462 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 41% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 460 Choreographers $55,310
  2. 461 Desktop Publishers $55,290
  3. 462 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $55,090
  4. 463 Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $55,010
  5. 464 Tax Preparers $54,920

Environmental science and protection technician pay rate, hourly to annual

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Questions people often ask

What is an environmental science and protection technician’s yearly income?

An environmental science and protection technician makes a median of $55,090 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $45,820 and $69,910.

What is an environmental science and protection technician’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $26.49 an hour; the average is $60,800 a year.

What is the starting pay for an environmental science and protection technician?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $45,820 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $38,170.

Which state pays environmental science and protection technicians, including health the most?

Washington, with a median of $67,160 a year.

How many people work as environmental science and protection technicians, including health?

About 34,670 in the United States — number 462 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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