SOC 19-4042 · Peoria, IL metro

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

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Peoria, Illinois is $53,980 a year ($25.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,590: half of the 40 people in this job in the Peoria, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$53,980average per year

$25.95 / hourMedian $53,590Take-home ≈ $43,022

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

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

40people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Illinois metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Peoria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,680 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Peoria earn between $45,040 and $61,490.

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,980$4,498$25.95
Median$53,590$4,466$25.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,040$3,753$21.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,490$5,124$29.56

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

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

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Peoria earn 18% less than the Illinois average ($65,490) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Peoria$53,980$53,590$38,550$75,68040
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 Peoria

On the average salary of $53,980, a single filer in Peoria takes home about $43,022 a year, or $3,585 a month and $1,655 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 Peoria a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Peoria area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.2), so the average $53,980 buys what about $59,168 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Peoria ($49,590). A typical home costs $172,742, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

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

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

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 Peoria: questions

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

$25.95 an hour on average, and $25.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,022 a year ($3,585 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,980.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Peoria, IL (37900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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