How much do Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,490 and the 90th percentile is $62,870. The difference is $24,380, which is 52.3% 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 $52,300, covers $6,120.

The mean annual wage is $50,420, which sits above the median of $46,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 22.1% lower than the national median of $59,920 for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,132, which is 16.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.1% lower than the Kentucky median of $61,470.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $50,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $50,260 and employment of 40. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,108, against $50,132 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $51,830 and employment of 110. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,346, against $50,132 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $71,040. That median is 52.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,235, against $50,132 here.