SOC 17-3025 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $51,830. The 10th percentile is $40,080 and the 90th percentile is $72,020. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$51,830

10th percentile
$40,080
25th percentile
$46,180
Median
$51,830
75th percentile
$59,120
90th percentile
$72,020
Mean
$54,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $40,080 and the 90th percentile is $72,020. The difference is $31,940, which is 61.6% 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 $46,180 to the 75th at $59,120, covers $12,940.

The mean annual wage is $54,700, which sits above the median of $51,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,346, which is 9.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Ohio median of $51,830.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $54,346 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $44,960 and employment of 80. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,504, against $54,346 here.
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $50,260 and employment of 40. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,108, against $54,346 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $46,660. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,132, against $54,346 here.

Employment share

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (110 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $51,830. The 10th percentile is $40,080 and the 90th percentile is $72,020. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $59,920.

What is Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,830 is $54,346. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $44,960. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.