SOC 17-3025 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Denver, CO

The average salary for environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Denver, Colorado is $59,930 a year ($28.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,740: half of the people in this job in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,866).

$59,930average per year

$28.81 / hourMedian $60,740Take-home ≈ $48,405

  • $48K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Denver

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,590 or more. The middle half of environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Denver earn between $47,840 and $60,740.

  • $48K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,930$4,994$28.81
Median$60,740$5,062$29.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,840$3,987$23.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,740$5,062$29.20

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

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Denver

On the average salary of $59,930, a single filer in Denver takes home about $48,405 a year, or $4,034 a month and $1,862 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). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Denver a good place for environmental engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $59,930 buys what about $56,654 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Colorado cities

Denver ranks 2nd of 3 Colorado metro areas for this job; Greeley pays the most ($76,250).

All Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for environmental engineering technologists and technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($98,370).

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Denver: questions

How much do environmental engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Denver?

$28.81 an hour on average, and $29.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental engineering technologists and technicians salary in Denver?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Denver?

About $48,405 a year ($4,034 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,930. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do environmental engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Denver than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,866).

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 17-3025; area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 19.1%.
  • 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). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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