Pay by state · 45 states
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician Salary by State (2026)
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians earn the most in Washington at $100,050 a year and the least in Mississippi at $36,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $59,920. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $100,050Washington
- National median
- $59,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,680Mississippi
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of environmental engineering technologists and technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $100,050 | $66,670 | $109,220 | 270 | $93,493 |
| 2 | OROregon | $80,770 | $76,500 | $99,620 | 140 | $78,144 |
| 3 | TNTennessee | $80,100 | $62,420 | $95,800 | 450 | $87,188 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $77,860 | $72,800 | $83,980 | 40 | $76,066 |
| 5 | NVNevada | $75,330 | $62,760 | $100,730 | 70 | $75,346 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $67,510 | $59,500 | $98,810 | 250 | $64,320 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $66,860 | $53,810 | $81,940 | 320 | $63,220 |
| 8 | AZArizona | $65,420 | $51,400 | $82,290 | 190 | $64,980 |
| 9 | MEMaine | $64,660 | $61,250 | $65,150 | N/A | $66,625 |
| 10 | SCSouth Carolina | $63,200 | $56,190 | $82,280 | 220 | $67,414 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $62,540 | $52,190 | $74,220 | 470 | $57,950 |
| 12 | IDIdaho | $62,240 | $49,620 | $100,310 | 80 | $65,177 |
| 13 | OKOklahoma | $61,900 | $54,540 | $68,740 | 370 | $70,467 |
| 14 | KYKentucky | $61,470 | $46,660 | $72,230 | 200 | $68,180 |
| 15 | NMNew Mexico | $61,170 | $50,470 | $80,170 | 130 | $66,336 |
| 16 | LALouisiana | $60,840 | $39,150 | $78,970 | 100 | $68,974 |
| 17 | COColorado | $60,740 | $48,500 | $74,920 | N/A | $58,941 |
| 18 | NJNew Jersey | $60,740 | $56,880 | $79,350 | 400 | $55,825 |
| 19 | GAGeorgia | $60,500 | $47,890 | $88,610 | 670 | $62,829 |
| 20 | UTUtah | $60,410 | $49,760 | $74,360 | 120 | $61,104 |
| 21 | ALAlabama | $60,170 | $50,360 | $76,760 | 230 | $67,741 |
| 22 | MNMinnesota | $60,110 | $50,510 | $76,230 | 50 | $60,951 |
| 23 | CACalifornia | $60,010 | $49,400 | $81,230 | 2,060 | $54,200 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $59,920 | $51,250 | $77,800 | 250 | $61,411 |
| 25 | KSKansas | $59,420 | $53,520 | $90,230 | N/A | $65,972 |
| 26 | MTMontana | $58,870 | $51,680 | $71,830 | 80 | $62,201 |
| 27 | GUGuam | $58,770 | $55,690 | $61,790 | N/A | N/A |
| 28 | IAIowa | $58,690 | $56,360 | $69,150 | 80 | $66,874 |
| 29 | TXTexas | $57,150 | $38,000 | $63,750 | 1,240 | $58,883 |
| 30 | NENebraska | $54,690 | $38,670 | $76,150 | 40 | $60,697 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $53,960 | $46,280 | $62,760 | 40 | $60,913 |
| 32 | NCNorth Carolina | $53,660 | $47,210 | $65,850 | 120 | $56,888 |
| 33 | INIndiana | $53,110 | $47,080 | $65,610 | 130 | $56,906 |
| 34 | VAVirginia | $52,330 | $47,170 | $62,550 | N/A | $51,759 |
| 35 | FLFlorida | $51,970 | $42,110 | $60,730 | 420 | $50,254 |
| 36 | OHOhio | $51,830 | $45,600 | $64,790 | 630 | $55,867 |
| 37 | HIHawaii | $51,810 | $51,810 | $69,760 | 50 | $47,121 |
| 38 | ILIllinois | $51,540 | $45,250 | $65,900 | 80 | $51,562 |
| 39 | MIMichigan | $50,800 | $47,580 | $69,990 | 220 | $52,797 |
| 40 | WIWisconsin | $49,190 | $45,390 | $62,290 | 310 | $52,277 |
| 41 | WVWest Virginia | $47,650 | $47,400 | $62,790 | 40 | $53,242 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $45,290 | $40,290 | $52,210 | 200 | $52,095 |
| 43 | PRPuerto Rico | $44,120 | $39,350 | $72,210 | 160 | N/A |
| 44 | NHNew Hampshire | $39,880 | $39,880 | $49,940 | N/A | $38,285 |
| 45 | MSMississippi | $36,680 | $36,680 | $51,790 | 100 | $42,184 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $100,050, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $93,493.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $100,050 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($80,770) and Tennessee ($80,100).
Which state pays Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $36,680 a year, $63,370 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $93,493 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $100,050. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.