SOC 19-4042 · Albany, GA metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Albany, GA

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Albany, Georgia is $47,640 a year ($22.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,430: half of the 30 people in this job in the Albany, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$47,640average per year

$22.90 / hourMedian $39,430Take-home ≈ $38,830

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $66K90th

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

30people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Georgia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,950 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Albany earn between $37,620 and $49,650.

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $66K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,640$3,970$22.90
Median$39,430$3,286$18.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,620$3,135$18.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,650$4,138$23.87

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Albany vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Albany earn 10% less than the Georgia average ($52,770) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -28% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Albany$47,640$39,430$31,620$65,95030
Georgia$52,770$48,050$37,020$73,9001,110
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 Albany

On the average salary of $47,640, a single filer in Albany takes home about $38,830 a year, or $3,236 a month and $1,493 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Albany area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $47,640 buys what about $54,341 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($43,620). A typical home costs $168,362, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Albany ranks 4th of 4 Georgia metro areas for this job; Augusta pays the most ($73,150).

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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 Albany: questions

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

$22.90 an hour on average, and $18.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,830 a year ($3,236 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,640.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Albany, GA (10500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.38, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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