SOC 19-4042 · Oklahoma City, OK metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Oklahoma City, OK

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is $58,270 a year ($28.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,540: half of the 150 people in this job in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$58,270average per year

$28.01 / hourMedian $59,540Take-home ≈ $46,923

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $85K90th

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

150people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Oklahoma metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Oklahoma City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,270 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Oklahoma City earn between $43,860 and $66,000.

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $85K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,270$4,856$28.01
Median$59,540$4,962$28.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,860$3,655$21.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,000$5,500$31.73

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Oklahoma City vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Oklahoma City earn 9% more than the Oklahoma average ($53,550) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +8% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oklahoma City$58,270$59,540$37,930$85,270150
Oklahoma$53,550$48,090$35,230$84,120360
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 Oklahoma City

On the average salary of $58,270, a single filer in Oklahoma City takes home about $46,923 a year, or $3,910 a month and $1,805 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Oklahoma City a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Oklahoma City area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $58,270 buys what about $64,452 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Oklahoma City ($47,230). A typical home costs $246,872, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

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

  • Oklahoma City$58,270
  • Tulsa$50,560

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

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).

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

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

$28.01 an hour on average, and $28.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,923 a year ($3,910 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,270.

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

The average here is 4% less 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 Oklahoma City, OK (36420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • 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 0.99, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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