SOC 17-3025 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Austin, Texas is $56,650 a year ($27.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,080: half of the 60 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,866).

$56,650average per year

$27.24 / hourMedian $53,080Take-home ≈ $47,698

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 4Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,130 or more. The middle half of environmental engineering technologists and technicians in Austin earn between $38,010 and $67,650.

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,650$4,721$27.24
Median$53,080$4,423$25.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,010$3,168$18.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,650$5,638$32.52

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

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $56,650, a single filer in Austin takes home about $47,698 a year, or $3,975 a month and $1,835 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 Austin a good place for environmental engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $56,650 buys what about $57,767 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 3rd of 4 Texas metro areas for this job; Houston pays the most ($58,260).

All Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Texas

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 Austin: questions

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

$27.24 an hour on average, and $25.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,698 a year ($3,975 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,650. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.7%.
  • 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 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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