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Environmental Science and Protection Technician Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental science and protection technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,320
25th Percentile Wage
$40,410
50th Percentile Wage
$48,680
75th Percentile Wage
$66,830
90th Percentile Wage
$77,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,320.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$48,680
-14.67% -10.64%
2013
$55,820
3.51% -
2012
$53,860
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Science and Protection Technician Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,680 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is in the middle of salary range for environmental science and protection technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$52,600
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$51,580
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$48,680
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$48,500
Utica-Rome
$46,550
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$43,930
Rochester
$40,240
Binghamton
$38,140
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,970
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$35,280
Syracuse
$33,050