How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $74,590. The difference is $26,750, which is 44.0% 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 $47,840 to the 75th at $60,740, covers $12,900.

The mean annual wage is $59,930, which sits below the median of $60,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,420, which is 4.2% 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 Colorado median of $60,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $57,420 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $75,020 and employment of 40. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,888, against $57,420 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $48,500. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,959, against $57,420 here.