The highest-paying states for environmental engineering technicians (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 engineering technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,660, Washington is the highest paying state for environmental engineering technicians. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $80,360). 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 engineering technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $80,660 |
$48,530 | 260 |
| 2 | North Dakota | $80,360 |
$53,910 | 50 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $74,750 |
$47,240 | 40 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $73,700 |
$41,940 | 50 |
| 5 | Delaware | $72,850 |
$45,280 | 50 |
| 6 | Maine | $68,470 |
$41,040 | 40 |
| 7 | California | $66,420 |
$44,540 | 1,860 |
| 8 | Nevada | $64,940 |
$37,520 | 100 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $63,610 |
$45,200 | 170 |
| 10 | Oregon | $61,810 |
$49,320 | 40 |
| 11 | Tennessee | $61,640 |
$39,380 | 500 |
| 12 | New Mexico | $61,050 |
$40,000 | 60 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $60,850 |
$42,200 | 230 |
| 14 | Maryland | $60,770 |
$41,350 | 240 |
| 15 | Illinois | $60,740 |
$37,440 | 140 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $60,160 |
$37,590 | 460 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $59,880 |
$47,260 | 90 |
| 18 | Arizona | $58,920 |
$42,380 | 110 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $58,050 |
$37,290 | 390 |
| 20 | Alaska | $57,990 |
$42,970 | 100 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $57,410 |
$40,500 | 50 |
| 22 | Iowa | $53,310 |
$49,470 | 70 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $52,670 |
$37,540 | 100 |
| 24 | New York | $50,980 |
$41,960 | 930 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $50,820 |
$37,560 | 470 |
| 26 | Vermont | $50,030 |
$39,580 | 40 |
| 27 | South Carolina | $49,650 |
$40,420 | 220 |
| 28 | Ohio | $49,240 |
$37,330 | 490 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $48,760 |
$32,910 | 610 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | $48,400 |
$28,880 | 210 |
| 31 | Colorado | $48,220 |
$39,470 | 480 |
| 32 | Texas | $48,120 |
$37,480 | 690 |
| 33 | Hawaii | $47,840 |
$43,110 | 40 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $47,730 |
$40,750 | 150 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $47,150 |
$34,020 | 70 |
| 36 | Virginia | $46,440 |
$34,210 | 200 |
| 37 | Utah | $45,780 |
$29,830 | 160 |
| 38 | Montana | $45,750 |
$36,620 | 110 |
| 39 | Missouri | $45,710 |
$34,000 | 330 |
| 40 | Georgia | $45,360 |
$32,040 | 710 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $44,380 |
$29,390 | 400 |
| 42 | Indiana | $44,160 |
$32,820 | 420 |
| 43 | Connecticut | $43,680 |
$36,640 | 170 |
| 44 | Idaho | $42,330 |
$31,120 | 160 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $42,190 |
$32,370 | 50 |
| 46 | Florida | $42,050 |
$31,390 | 490 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $42,040 |
$35,730 | 260 |
| 48 | Michigan | $41,130 |
$34,190 | 270 |
| 49 | Kansas | $41,090 |
$37,600 | 60 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $39,990 |
$29,980 | 140 |
| 51 | Alabama | $37,910 |
$32,840 | 160 |