SOC 19-4042 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Beaumont, Texas is $54,700 a year ($26.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,630: half of the 80 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$54,700average per year

$26.30 / hourMedian $49,630Take-home ≈ $46,131

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

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

80people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#7 of 12Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,300 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Beaumont earn between $45,220 and $59,630.

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,700$4,558$26.30
Median$49,630$4,136$23.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,220$3,768$21.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,630$4,969$28.67

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Beaumont earn about the same as the Texas average ($56,190) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$54,700$49,630$38,730$76,30080
Texas$56,190$50,710$39,490$78,7703,350
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 Beaumont

On the average salary of $54,700, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $46,131 a year, or $3,844 a month and $1,774 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $54,700 buys what about $60,747 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beaumont ranks 7th of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($59,540).

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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 Beaumont: questions

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

$26.30 an hour on average, and $23.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,131 a year ($3,844 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,700. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.15, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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