SOC 19-4042 · Longview, TX metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Longview, Texas is $46,800 a year ($22.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,010: half of the 30 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$46,800average per year

$22.50 / hourMedian $44,010Take-home ≈ $39,784

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $64K90th

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

30people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#11 of 12Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,810 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Longview earn between $38,300 and $56,040.

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,800$3,900$22.50
Median$44,010$3,668$21.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,300$3,192$18.41
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,040$4,670$26.94

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Longview vs. Texas and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Longview earn 17% less than the Texas average ($56,190) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$46,800$44,010$35,140$63,81030
Texas$56,190$50,710$39,490$78,7703,350
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 Longview

On the average salary of $46,800, a single filer in Longview takes home about $39,784 a year, or $3,315 a month and $1,530 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $46,800 buys what about $52,299 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 11th of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($59,540).

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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).

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary by city

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

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

$22.50 an hour on average, and $21.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,784 a year ($3,315 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,800. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 23% 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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