SOC 17-3025 · Dover, DE metro

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Dover, DE

The average salary for environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Dover, Delaware is $59,710 a year ($28.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,850: half of the 40 people in this job in the Dover, DE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,866).

$59,710average per year

$28.71 / hourMedian $60,850Take-home ≈ $47,410

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Dover

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,650 or more. The middle half of environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Dover earn between $50,240 and $66,060.

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,710$4,976$28.71
Median$60,850$5,071$29.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,240$4,187$24.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,060$5,505$31.76

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

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Dover

On the average salary of $59,710, a single filer in Dover takes home about $47,410 a year, or $3,951 a month and $1,823 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Dover area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.5), so the average $59,710 buys what about $61,237 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Dover ($46,690). A typical home costs $372,156, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in nearby metro areas

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).

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Dover: questions

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

$28.71 an hour on average, and $29.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,410 a year ($3,951 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,710.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Dover, DE (20100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 7.53, this job is 7.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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