SOC 19-4042 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Phoenix, AZ

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Phoenix, Arizona is $65,040 a year ($31.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,050: half of the 420 people in this job in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$65,040average per year

$31.27 / hourMedian $61,050Take-home ≈ $53,207

  • $47K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

420people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Arizona metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,260 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Phoenix earn between $50,470 and $78,510.

  • $47K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,040$5,420$31.27
Median$61,050$5,088$29.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,470$4,206$24.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,510$6,542$37.75

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Phoenix vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Phoenix earn 5% more than the Arizona average ($62,210) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Phoenix$65,040$61,050$46,720$92,260420
Arizona$62,210$57,800$45,760$80,120590
United States$60,800$55,090$38,170$94,16034,670

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $65,040, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $53,207 a year, or $4,434 a month and $2,046 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Phoenix a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $65,040 buys what about $62,952 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 1st of 2 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Redding, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($95,860).

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary by city

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Phoenix: questions

How much do environmental science and protection technicians, including health make an hour in Phoenix?

$31.27 an hour on average, and $29.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental science and protection technicians, including health salary in Phoenix?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental science and protection technicians, including health take-home pay in Phoenix?

About $53,207 a year ($4,434 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,040.

Do environmental science and protection technicians, including health earn more in Phoenix than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-4042; area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (38060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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