SOC 19-4042 · New Haven, CT metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in New Haven, CT

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in New Haven, Connecticut is $68,340 a year ($32.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,150: half of the 40 people in this job in the New Haven, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$68,340average per year

$32.86 / hourMedian $61,150Take-home ≈ $53,823

  • $52K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $103K90th

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

40people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Connecticut metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in New Haven

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,220 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in New Haven earn between $56,130 and $74,940.

  • $52K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $103K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,340$5,695$32.86
Median$61,150$5,096$29.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,130$4,678$26.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,940$6,245$36.03

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in New Haven vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in New Haven earn 8% less than the Connecticut average ($74,420) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
New Haven$68,340$61,150$51,530$103,22040
Connecticut$74,420$66,120$48,400$115,890n/a
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 New Haven

On the average salary of $68,340, a single filer in New Haven takes home about $53,823 a year, or $4,485 a month and $2,070 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 (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

Prices in the New Haven area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.6), so the average $68,340 buys what about $65,360 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in New Haven ($60,060). A typical home costs $408,096, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

New Haven ranks 1st of 2 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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).

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in New Haven: questions

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

$32.86 an hour on average, and $29.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,823 a year ($4,485 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,340. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

The average here is 12% 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 New Haven, CT (35300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).

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