SOC 19-4042 · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro

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

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Provo, Utah is $55,470 a year ($26.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,600: half of the 30 people in this job in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$55,470average per year

$26.67 / hourMedian $57,600Take-home ≈ $44,282

  • $47K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

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

30people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Utah metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Provo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,880 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Provo earn between $46,580 and $61,960.

  • $47K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,470$4,622$26.67
Median$57,600$4,800$27.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,580$3,882$22.39
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,960$5,163$29.79

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

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

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Provo earn 9% less than the Utah average ($60,640) and 9% less than 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
Provo$55,470$57,600$46,580$73,88030
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 Provo

On the average salary of $55,470, a single filer in Provo takes home about $44,282 a year, or $3,690 a month and $1,703 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 Provo a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $55,470 buys what about $56,468 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

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

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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 Provo: questions

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

$26.67 an hour on average, and $27.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,282 a year ($3,690 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,470. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.49, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.49).

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