Environmental Science and Protection Technician, Including Health Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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, Including Health in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,960
25th Percentile Wage
$38,700
50th Percentile Wage
$49,350
75th Percentile Wage
$62,290
90th Percentile Wage
$73,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2022
$49,350
19.76% 3.67%
2021
$39,600
-20.05% -
2020
$47,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Science and Protection Technician, Including Health Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,350 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 41.9 percent (41.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$84,990
Stockton
$81,020
Vallejo-Fairfield
$79,160
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,080
Fresno
$64,410
Salinas
$63,080
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$62,270
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$62,260
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$60,620
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$56,570
Visalia-Porterville
$56,120
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$52,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$52,080
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$51,060
Bakersfield-Delano
$49,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$49,350
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,650
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,150
Merced
$44,540
Modesto
$39,200
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,330
Redding
$35,290

See also: Top paying jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California.