How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $40,420 and the 90th percentile is $83,520. The difference is $43,100, which is 68.8% 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 $52,290 to the 75th at $83,520, covers $31,230.

The mean annual wage is $62,420, which sits below the median of $62,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,571, which is 9.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.8% higher than the Ohio median of $51,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $65,571 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Columbus, OH ranks 3rd of 10 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 70 miles away, with a median of $44,960 and employment of 80. That median is 28.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,504, against $65,571 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $51,830 and employment of 110. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,346, against $65,571 here.
• Akron, OH is 113 miles away, with a median of $50,460 and employment of 30. That median is 19.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,043, against $65,571 here.

Employment share

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (180 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.08 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.