SOC 19-4042 · Roanoke, VA metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Roanoke, VA

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Roanoke, Virginia is $46,260 a year ($22.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,850: half of the 40 people in this job in the Roanoke, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$46,260average per year

$22.24 / hourMedian $42,850Take-home ≈ $37,504

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $59K90th

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

40people in this job
-24%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Virginia metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,210 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Roanoke earn between $37,470 and $53,280.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,260$3,855$22.24
Median$42,850$3,571$20.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,470$3,122$18.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,280$4,440$25.62

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Roanoke vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Roanoke earn 17% less than the Virginia average ($55,560) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Roanoke$46,260$42,850$35,010$59,21040
Virginia$55,560$49,430$37,840$77,3001,450
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 Roanoke

On the average salary of $46,260, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $37,504 a year, or $3,125 a month and $1,442 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).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $46,260 buys what about $49,414 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Roanoke ranks 4th of 4 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($61,290).

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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 Roanoke: questions

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

$22.24 an hour on average, and $20.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,504 a year ($3,125 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,260.

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

The average here is 24% 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 Roanoke, VA (40220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
  • 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 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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