SOC 19-4042 · Visalia, CA metro

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

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Visalia, California is $78,180 a year ($37.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,390: half of the 30 people in this job in the Visalia, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$78,180average per year

$37.59 / hourMedian $77,390Take-home ≈ $60,648

  • $52K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $100K90th

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

30people in this job
+29%vs U.S. average
#6 of 17California metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Visalia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,260 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Visalia earn between $68,830 and $100,110.

  • $52K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $100K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,180$6,515$37.59
Median$77,390$6,449$37.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$68,830$5,736$33.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,110$8,342$48.13

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

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

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Visalia earn 15% more than the California average ($67,750) and 29% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +40% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Visalia$78,180$77,390$52,060$100,26030
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 Visalia

On the average salary of $78,180, a single filer in Visalia takes home about $60,648 a year, or $5,054 a month and $2,333 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Visalia a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Visalia area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $78,180 buys what about $78,317 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Visalia ($45,130). A typical home costs $363,064, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Visalia ranks 6th of 17 California metro areas for this job; Redding pays the most ($95,860).

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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 Visalia: questions

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

$37.59 an hour on average, and $37.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $68,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,648 a year ($5,054 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,180. 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 Visalia than elsewhere?

The average here is 29% 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 Visalia, CA (47300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.3%.
  • 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 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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