SOC 19-4042 · Evansville, IN metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Evansville, IN

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Evansville, Indiana is $48,250 a year ($23.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,360: half of the 40 people in this job in the Evansville, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$48,250average per year

$23.20 / hourMedian $45,360Take-home ≈ $38,941

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $75K90th

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

40people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Indiana metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Evansville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,830 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Evansville earn between $36,180 and $57,730.

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $75K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,250$4,021$23.20
Median$45,360$3,780$21.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,180$3,015$17.39
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,730$4,811$27.75

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Evansville vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Evansville earn 9% less than the Indiana average ($53,230) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Evansville$48,250$45,360$33,460$74,83040
Indiana$53,230$49,020$36,180$73,190780
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 Evansville

On the average salary of $48,250, a single filer in Evansville takes home about $38,941 a year, or $3,245 a month and $1,498 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

Prices in the Evansville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $48,250 buys what about $52,716 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Evansville ($46,540). A typical home costs $226,753, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Evansville ranks 3rd of 4 Indiana metro areas for this job; Fort Wayne pays the most ($60,860).

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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 Evansville: questions

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

$23.20 an hour on average, and $21.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,941 a year ($3,245 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,250. Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

The average here is 21% 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 Evansville, IN (21780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.0%.
  • 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). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.40, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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