SOC 17-3025 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $66,200. The 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th percentile is $101,410. Employment is 190.
Median annual wage
$66,200
- 10th percentile
- $48,320
- 25th percentile
- $59,500
- Median
- $66,200
- 75th percentile
- $93,940
- 90th percentile
- $101,410
- Mean
- $72,640
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th percentile is $101,410. The difference is $53,090, which is 80.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,500 to the 75th at $93,940, covers $34,440.
The mean annual wage is $72,640, which sits above the median of $66,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 10.5% higher than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,357, which is 5.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.9% lower than the Maryland median of $67,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $63,357 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 2nd of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Dover, DE is 58 miles away, with a median of $60,850 and employment of 40. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,406, against $63,357 here.
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $54,390. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,952, against $63,357 here.
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $57,110 and employment of 160. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,688, against $63,357 here.
Employment share
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (190 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.79 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $66,200. The 10th percentile is $48,320 and the 90th percentile is $101,410. Employment is 190.
How does that compare with the national median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
The local median is 10.5% higher than the national median of $59,920.
What is Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $66,200 is $63,357. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
Dover, DE is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $60,850. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 2nd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.