SOC 19-4042 · Bismarck, ND metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Bismarck, ND

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Bismarck, North Dakota is $66,230 a year ($31.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,640: half of the 40 people in this job in the Bismarck, ND metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$66,230average per year

$31.84 / hourMedian $62,640Take-home ≈ $55,385

  • $47K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $83K90th

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

40people in this job
+9%vs U.S. average
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Bismarck

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,200 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Bismarck earn between $61,430 and $74,870.

  • $47K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $83K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,230$5,519$31.84
Median$62,640$5,220$30.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,430$5,119$29.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,870$6,239$36.00

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Bismarck vs. North Dakota and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Bismarck earn 9% more than the North Dakota average ($60,510) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bismarck$66,230$62,640$46,640$83,20040
North Dakota$60,510$61,430$41,460$83,820140
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 Bismarck

On the average salary of $66,230, a single filer in Bismarck takes home about $55,385 a year, or $4,615 a month and $2,130 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Bismarck a good place for environmental science and protection technicians, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bismarck area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $66,230 buys what about $72,761 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Bismarck ($52,560). A typical home costs $356,992, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

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

$31.84 an hour on average, and $30.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,385 a year ($4,615 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,230.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Bismarck, ND (13900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 2.71, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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