SOC 19-4042 · Vallejo, CA metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Vallejo, CA

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Vallejo, California is $73,410 a year ($35.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,090: half of the 50 people in this job in the Vallejo, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$73,410average per year

$35.29 / hourMedian $65,090Take-home ≈ $57,674

  • $50K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $119K90th

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

50people in this job
+21%vs U.S. average
#10 of 17California metros
108cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Vallejo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $119,040 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Vallejo earn between $52,000 and $91,200.

  • $50K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $119K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,410$6,118$35.29
Median$65,090$5,424$31.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,000$4,333$25.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$91,200$7,600$43.85

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Vallejo vs. California and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Vallejo earn 8% more than the California average ($67,750) and 21% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Vallejo$73,410$65,090$49,520$119,04050
California$67,750$61,220$37,670$106,8406,010
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 Vallejo

On the average salary of $73,410, a single filer in Vallejo takes home about $57,674 a year, or $4,806 a month and $2,218 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). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Vallejo area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.5), so the average $73,410 buys what about $67,672 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Vallejo ($58,620). A typical home costs $576,614, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Vallejo ranks 10th of 17 California metro areas for this job; Redding pays the most ($95,860).

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

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 Vallejo: questions

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

$35.29 an hour on average, and $31.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $57,674 a year ($4,806 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,410. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 21% more 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 Vallejo, CA (46700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.57, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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