SOC 19-4042 · Gainesville, FL metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Gainesville, Florida is $53,710 a year ($25.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,330: half of the 100 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$53,710average per year

$25.82 / hourMedian $50,330Take-home ≈ $45,336

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $67K90th

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

100people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#3 of 12Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,630 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Gainesville earn between $43,930 and $66,630.

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $67K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,710$4,476$25.82
Median$50,330$4,194$24.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,930$3,661$21.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,630$5,552$32.03

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Gainesville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Gainesville earn about the same as the Florida average ($53,620) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gainesville$53,710$50,330$38,050$66,630100
Florida$53,620$48,840$39,280$74,1702,090
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 Gainesville

On the average salary of $53,710, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $45,336 a year, or $3,778 a month and $1,744 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 Gainesville a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $53,710 buys what about $55,524 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Gainesville ranks 3rd of 12 Florida metro areas for this job; Tampa pays the most ($55,710).

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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 Gainesville: questions

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

$25.82 an hour on average, and $24.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,336 a year ($3,778 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,710. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 12% less 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 Gainesville, FL (23540). 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.90, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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