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Average Environmental Science And Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Fresno, CA

Environmental Science And Protection Technicians, Including Health in Fresno, CA earn a median annual salary of $77,840, which is +41.3% compared to the national median. There are 400 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Fresno, CA (metro area).

$77,840
Fresno, CA median annual wage
$37/hour median
+41.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $55,090
400
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.73
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$45,430
25th
$59,290
Median
$77,840
75th
$100,850
90th
$100,910

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Fresno, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
102.2%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$76,196
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 161.0%
Rents: 95.7%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $90,720 Compare 40
Duluth, MN-WI $89,040 Compare 50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $80,840 Compare 690
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $77,860 Compare 90
Redding, CA $77,650 Compare 40
Visalia, CA $77,390 Compare 30

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Fresno, CA

Fresno, CA has salary data for 531 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Psychiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Environmental Science And Protection Technicians, Including Health in Fresno, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Environmental Science And Protection Technicians, Including Health are projected to change by +4.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.