Environmental Engineering Technician Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineering technicians in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Engineering Technicians in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,870
25th Percentile Wage
$46,210
50th Percentile Wage
$56,270
75th Percentile Wage
$74,640
90th Percentile Wage
$120,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,870.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$56,270
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$56,270
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Table 2. Compare Environmental Engineering Technician Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,270 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in Modesto is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Maria-Santa Barbara and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$84,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$83,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$79,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$75,430
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$66,910
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$65,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$64,010
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$62,400
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$60,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$58,590
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$58,060
Fresno
$57,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$57,250
Vallejo-Fairfield
$57,160
Modesto
$56,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$54,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,930
Stockton
$44,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$42,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$39,810
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$39,760
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,400

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.