SOC 19-4042 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Champaign, Illinois is $58,960 a year ($28.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,570: half of the 70 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$58,960average per year

$28.35 / hourMedian $51,570Take-home ≈ $46,777

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  • $51K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $71K90th

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

70people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,840 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Champaign earn between $50,960 and $67,280.

  • $51K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,960$4,913$28.35
Median$51,570$4,298$24.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,960$4,247$24.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,280$5,607$32.35

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Champaign vs. Illinois and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Champaign earn 10% less than the Illinois average ($65,490) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Champaign$58,960$51,570$50,960$70,84070
Illinois$65,490$59,930$40,970$99,680980
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 Champaign

On the average salary of $58,960, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $46,777 a year, or $3,898 a month and $1,799 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $58,960 buys what about $63,600 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Champaign ranks 2nd of 3 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($66,570).

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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).

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

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

$28.35 an hour on average, and $24.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,777 a year ($3,898 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,960.

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

The average here is 3% 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.90, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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