SOC 19-4042 · Ogden, UT metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Ogden, Utah is $60,490 a year ($29.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,000: half of the 40 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$60,490average per year

$29.08 / hourMedian $58,000Take-home ≈ $48,092

  • $48K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $70K90th

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

40people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,460 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Ogden earn between $58,000 and $66,460.

  • $48K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $70K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,490$5,041$29.08
Median$58,000$4,833$27.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,000$4,833$27.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,460$5,538$31.95

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Ogden vs. Utah and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Ogden earn about the same as the Utah average ($60,640) and about the same as the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ogden$60,490$58,000$47,990$70,46040
Utah$60,640$58,240$48,670$78,040270
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 Ogden

On the average salary of $60,490, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $48,092 a year, or $4,008 a month and $1,850 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $60,490 buys what about $60,280 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Ogden ranks 2nd of 3 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($61,760).

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

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 Ogden: questions

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

$29.08 an hour on average, and $27.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $48,092 a year ($4,008 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,490. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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