Environmental Science and Protection Technician Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental science and protection 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 Science and Protection Technicians in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,220
25th Percentile Wage
$35,960
50th Percentile Wage
$47,130
75th Percentile Wage
$58,780
90th Percentile Wage
$65,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection 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 $65,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,220.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$47,130
-15.60% -11.25%
2017
$54,480
3.76% -
2016
$52,430
17.62% -
2015
$43,190
-21.39% -
2012
$52,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Science and Protection Technician Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,130 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for environmental science and protection technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in Modesto is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$75,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$72,210
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,780
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,230
Vallejo-Fairfield
$65,300
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$64,540
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$63,170
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$61,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$61,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$61,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$60,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$59,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$58,640
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$58,050
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$56,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$53,310
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,340
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$51,910
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$51,600
Fresno
$51,240
Napa
$48,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$47,380
Modesto
$47,130
Redding
$46,650
Salinas
$45,170
Bakersfield-Delano
$38,440
Stockton
$37,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,740
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,610

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.