Pay by state · 50 states
Environmental Science and Protection Technician, Including Health Salary by State (2026)
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health earn the most in Washington at $67,160 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $34,370 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $55,090. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $67,160Washington
- National median
- $55,090BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $34,370Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Environmental Science and Protection Technician, Including Health salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of environmental science and protection technicians, including health OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $67,160 | $55,580 | $106,490 | 850 | $62,759 |
| 2 | NENebraska | $66,240 | $49,600 | $80,350 | 140 | $73,516 |
| 3 | CTConnecticut | $66,120 | $56,160 | $84,520 | N/A | $63,816 |
| 4 | MNMinnesota | $65,320 | $51,730 | $91,000 | 450 | $66,233 |
| 5 | RIRhode Island | $64,830 | $51,100 | $82,600 | 90 | $63,385 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $62,400 | $47,100 | $79,660 | 1,960 | $57,820 |
| 7 | NMNew Mexico | $62,330 | $49,290 | $79,310 | 500 | $67,594 |
| 8 | NDNorth Dakota | $61,430 | $46,510 | $72,740 | 140 | $69,054 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $61,220 | $46,990 | $83,580 | 6,010 | $55,293 |
| 10 | COColorado | $60,930 | $52,730 | $74,240 | 740 | $59,125 |
| 11 | PAPennsylvania | $60,650 | $50,060 | $76,100 | 1,180 | $62,159 |
| 12 | MTMontana | $60,550 | $48,980 | $76,330 | 70 | $63,976 |
| 13 | NVNevada | $60,370 | $44,690 | $77,740 | 390 | $60,383 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $59,930 | $49,200 | $78,520 | 980 | $59,955 |
| 15 | MAMassachusetts | $59,330 | $48,260 | $64,720 | 330 | $56,100 |
| 16 | OROregon | $58,950 | $46,240 | $74,820 | 440 | $57,033 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $58,240 | $48,710 | $66,310 | 270 | $58,909 |
| 18 | AZArizona | $57,800 | $48,010 | $71,210 | 590 | $57,411 |
| 19 | HIHawaii | $57,010 | $48,530 | $60,240 | 260 | $51,850 |
| 20 | TNTennessee | $56,960 | $47,190 | $62,140 | 320 | $62,001 |
| 21 | OHOhio | $56,070 | $49,050 | $65,870 | 770 | $60,437 |
| 22 | IDIdaho | $55,420 | $41,320 | $74,860 | 200 | $58,035 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $55,290 | $42,950 | $72,650 | 380 | $58,760 |
| 24 | AKAlaska | $55,220 | $49,260 | $75,790 | 440 | $53,947 |
| 25 | MDMaryland | $55,090 | $41,280 | $73,690 | 580 | $52,487 |
| 26 | VTVermont | $55,090 | $51,730 | $69,740 | 50 | $56,238 |
| 27 | NHNew Hampshire | $54,080 | $44,990 | $63,840 | 80 | $51,918 |
| 28 | WVWest Virginia | $52,590 | $43,110 | $61,250 | 750 | $58,762 |
| 29 | NJNew Jersey | $52,190 | $44,220 | $68,240 | 830 | $47,967 |
| 30 | IAIowa | $52,020 | $39,140 | $64,310 | 470 | $59,274 |
| 31 | MEMaine | $51,820 | $44,800 | $61,990 | 150 | $53,395 |
| 32 | NCNorth Carolina | $51,630 | $44,460 | $62,880 | 1,100 | $54,736 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $51,290 | $46,950 | $62,480 | 600 | $53,307 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $50,710 | $46,680 | $62,840 | 3,350 | $52,248 |
| 35 | MOMissouri | $50,340 | $46,970 | $62,430 | 380 | $55,430 |
| 36 | WYWyoming | $49,440 | $47,480 | $61,820 | 150 | $53,339 |
| 37 | VAVirginia | $49,430 | $43,600 | $62,060 | 1,450 | $48,890 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $49,020 | $39,430 | $63,150 | 780 | $52,524 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $48,840 | $44,280 | $60,710 | 2,090 | $47,228 |
| 40 | SCSouth Carolina | $48,700 | $40,430 | $73,130 | 500 | $51,947 |
| 41 | ARArkansas | $48,390 | $45,060 | $57,630 | 160 | $55,661 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $48,090 | $39,760 | $63,690 | 360 | $54,745 |
| 43 | GAGeorgia | $48,050 | $43,780 | $57,200 | 1,110 | $49,900 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $47,880 | $44,970 | $57,770 | 340 | $53,160 |
| 45 | KYKentucky | $46,840 | $39,440 | $61,560 | 560 | $51,953 |
| 46 | DEDelaware | $45,720 | $40,720 | $49,540 | 150 | $45,808 |
| 47 | ALAlabama | $45,000 | $38,710 | $52,180 | 410 | $50,663 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,180 | $32,470 | $48,480 | 60 | $49,872 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $35,010 | $28,880 | $58,630 | 250 | $40,263 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $34,370 | $28,210 | $39,420 | 150 | N/A |
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 Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $67,160, while Nebraska leads once prices are taken into account at $73,516.
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 Science and Protection Technician, Including Health pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health at $67,160 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Nebraska ($66,240) and Connecticut ($66,120).
Which state pays Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health at $34,370 a year, $32,790 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Nebraska first at $73,516 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $66,240. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.