The highest-paying states for environmental science and protection 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 science and protection technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,380, Washington is the highest paying state for environmental science and protection technicians. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $68,850). 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 in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $72,380 |
$41,710 | 1,280 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $68,850 |
$46,540 | 70 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $60,690 |
$39,310 | 150 |
| 4 | Idaho | $59,040 |
$27,590 | 290 |
| 5 | California | $57,740 |
$27,550 | 5,110 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $57,530 |
$34,050 | 540 |
| 7 | Maryland | $56,180 |
$34,150 | 450 |
| 8 | Utah | $55,200 |
$30,580 | 200 |
| 9 | Oregon | $54,670 |
$36,320 | 290 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $52,220 |
$35,530 | 420 |
| 11 | Alaska | $50,670 |
$40,150 | 200 |
| 12 | New York | $49,240 |
$30,830 | 2,400 |
| 13 | Nevada | $48,850 |
$29,900 | 430 |
| 14 | Colorado | $47,520 |
$35,360 | 760 |
| 15 | Arkansas | $47,490 |
$27,700 | 140 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $47,260 |
$29,550 | 490 |
| 17 | Alabama | $47,130 |
$27,300 | 300 |
| 18 | Nebraska | $47,040 |
$30,330 | 120 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $47,020 |
$32,830 | 230 |
| 20 | Iowa | $47,000 |
$33,150 | 200 |
| 21 | Louisiana | $46,410 |
$29,180 | 280 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $46,220 |
$31,360 | 520 |
| 23 | Connecticut | $45,850 |
$30,620 | 270 |
| 24 | Kansas | $45,700 |
$28,550 | 390 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $45,400 |
$32,320 | 200 |
| 26 | Michigan | $44,380 |
$29,740 | 710 |
| 27 | Ohio | $44,240 |
$26,400 | 1,520 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | $44,130 |
$23,190 | 380 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $43,430 |
$27,970 | 1,090 |
| 30 | Texas | $43,040 |
$31,080 | 2,810 |
| 31 | Illinois | $42,330 |
$29,370 | 1,000 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $42,130 |
$31,130 | 80 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $41,620 |
$27,740 | 750 |
| 34 | New Jersey | $41,610 |
$23,080 | 650 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $41,340 |
$29,090 | 680 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $40,990 |
$27,770 | 1,200 |
| 37 | Virginia | $40,940 |
$27,150 | 1,010 |
| 38 | Montana | $40,930 |
$31,480 | 190 |
| 39 | Florida | $40,280 |
$27,570 | 1,120 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $40,280 |
$28,430 | 110 |
| 41 | Arizona | $39,720 |
$27,180 | 640 |
| 42 | Missouri | $39,090 |
$31,560 | 380 |
| 43 | Indiana | $39,080 |
$26,270 | 590 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $38,840 |
$20,510 | 150 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $38,720 |
$27,140 | 180 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $37,210 |
$27,330 | 240 |
| 47 | Maine | $36,380 |
$25,960 | 80 |
| 48 | Vermont | $36,350 |
$21,860 | 60 |
| 49 | Delaware | $36,210 |
$26,970 | 210 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $34,510 |
$18,390 | 30 |
| 51 | Georgia | $33,070 |
$26,030 | 960 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $28,320 |
$21,720 | 90 |
| 53 | Guam | $24,400 |
$20,960 | 50 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $24,170 |
$16,460 | 110 |