SOC 19-4042 · Boise City, ID metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Boise, Idaho is $81,400 a year ($39.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,680: half of the 110 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 34% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$81,400average per year

$39.13 / hourMedian $67,680Take-home ≈ $62,889

  • $52K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $112K75th
  • $140K90th

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

110people in this job
+34%vs U.S. average
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $140,150 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Boise earn between $53,280 and $112,170.

  • $52K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $112K75th
  • $140K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$81,400$6,783$39.13
Median$67,680$5,640$32.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$53,280$4,440$25.62
Experienced (75th percentile)$112,170$9,348$53.93

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Boise vs. Idaho and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Boise earn 26% more than the Idaho average ($64,670) and 34% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +23% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Boise$81,400$67,680$51,700$140,150110
Idaho$64,670$55,420$30,800$140,150200
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 Boise

On the average salary of $81,400, a single filer in Boise takes home about $62,889 a year, or $5,241 a month and $2,419 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $81,400 buys what about $82,731 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in nearby metro areas

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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 Boise: questions

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

$39.13 an hour on average, and $32.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,889 a year ($5,241 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,400. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

The average here is 34% 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 Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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