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Highest-paying Cities for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

The top 100 highest paying cities for environmental science and protection technicians, including health (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $97,980, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is the highest paying city for environmental science and protection technicians, including health. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $84,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$97,980	$48,350	140
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$84,990	$38,510	930
3	Stockton, California	$81,020	$39,130	70
4	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$79,160	$40,340	40
5	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$75,820	$37,300	100
6	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$71,120	$51,020	150
7	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$70,280	$45,510	40
8	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$67,080	$35,690	40
9	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,490	$52,430	50
10	Fresno, California	$64,410	$36,910	430

11	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$64,130	$33,630	40
12	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$63,450	$38,330	80
13	Salinas, California	$63,080	$41,710	30
14	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$62,570	$34,940	50
15	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$62,410	$43,280	30
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$62,270	$46,200	220
17	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$62,260	$36,490	90
18	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$61,270	$44,690	40
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$60,900	$39,050	730
20	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$60,620	$36,780	70
21	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$60,550	$36,950	100
22	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$60,480	$36,550	30
23	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$60,410	$32,160	70
24	Boulder, Colorado	$60,260	$46,640	40
25	New Haven, Connecticut	$60,250	$37,830	40
26	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$60,010	$43,320	40
27	Greeley, Colorado	$59,900	$42,920	80
28	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$59,400	$37,100	60
29	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$58,160	$36,900	40
30	Morgantown, West Virginia	$57,920	$36,130	30
31	Warner Robins, Georgia	$57,570	$41,050	40
32	Anchorage, Alaska	$57,540	$39,680	120
33	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,450	$52,260	50
34	Worcester, Massachusetts	$57,450	$36,030	80
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$57,400	$37,620	710
36	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$56,570	$32,610	60
37	Visalia-Porterville, California	$56,120	$34,430	30
38	Billings, Montana	$55,940	$31,300	30
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$54,880	$44,210	170
40	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$54,580	$44,730	40
41	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$54,450	$38,560	40
42	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$54,210	$36,350	30
43	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$54,130	$35,950	1,530
44	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$54,080	$34,090	150
45	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$53,790	$43,490	40
46	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$53,760	$39,970	30
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$53,400	$26,660	420
48	Madison, Wisconsin	$53,310	$30,100	110
49	Lincoln, Nebraska	$53,260	$41,970	40
50	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$53,240	$42,630	30
51	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$53,080	$38,020	n/a
52	Charlottesville, Virginia	$52,580	$35,810	30
53	Salt Lake City, Utah	$52,410	$38,100	150
54	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$52,340	$35,450	50
55	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$52,270	$37,000	510
56	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$52,240	$37,160	370
57	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$52,170	$39,680	550
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$52,080	$36,670	1,720
59	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$51,380	$29,470	80
60	Knoxville, Tennessee	$51,250	$30,150	190
61	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$51,120	$36,230	40
62	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$51,060	$38,190	60
63	Beckley, West Virginia	$51,030	$37,270	60
64	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$51,010	$37,150	60
65	Fargo, North Dakota	$50,850	$39,910	60
66	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$50,810	$27,040	50
67	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,670	$38,880	300
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$50,320	$29,960	60
69	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$50,210	$41,450	60
70	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$50,180	$36,830	220
71	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$50,090	$39,620	90
72	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$50,030	$37,950	420
73	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$49,990	$38,780	200
74	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$49,970	$37,140	120
75	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$49,960	$29,010	80
76	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$49,890	$38,320	100
77	Duluth, Wisconsin	$49,730	$30,700	60
78	State College, Pennsylvania	$49,630	$38,150	40
79	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$49,630	$39,210	190
80	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$49,470	$31,120	70
81	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$49,450	$32,170	40
82	Charleston, West Virginia	$49,420	$35,350	160
83	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$49,370	$29,470	50
84	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$49,350	$37,960	50
85	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$49,300	$38,660	820
86	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$49,160	$32,250	90
87	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$49,110	$36,330	30
88	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$49,090	$35,880	40
89	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$49,000	$30,910	60
90	Huntsville, Alabama	$48,950	$40,420	40
91	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$48,800	$37,400	180
92	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$48,710	$38,230	80
93	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$48,710	$30,120	40
94	Springfield, Massachusetts	$48,650	$35,810	60
95	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$48,630	$39,350	160
96	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$48,620	$36,420	40
97	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$48,600	$33,940	200
98	Columbus, Georgia	$48,590	$30,590	30
99	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$48,530	$23,730	30
100	Syracuse, New York	$48,520	$37,180	140