SOC 19-4042 · Area 41700 · May 2025
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,030 | $20.69 |
| 25th percentile | $47,840 | $23.00 |
| Median | $51,000 | $24.52 |
| 75th percentile | $64,550 | $31.04 |
| 90th percentile | $82,890 | $39.85 |
| Average | $57,560 | $27.67 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 300. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $47,840 to $64,550 in 2025, a span of $16,710.
The area median is $290 (0.6%) above Texas's $50,710 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 13 other published areas
- This area's median is $6,990 (15.9%) above the $44,010 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $6,510 (14.6%) above the $44,490 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $5,190 (11.3%) above the $45,810 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $4,510 (9.7%) above the $46,490 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $4,330 (9.3%) above the $46,670 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,280 (6.9%) above the $47,720 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $3,010 (6.3%) above the $47,990 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $1,830 (3.7%) above the $49,170 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $1,370 (2.8%) above the $49,630 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $1,290 (2.6%) above the $49,710 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $2,030 (3.8%) below the $53,030 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $2,780 (5.2%) below the $53,780 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $7,750 (13.2%) below the $58,750 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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