How much do Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health make in Beckley, WV?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $40,650 and the 90th percentile is $67,820. The difference is $27,170, which is 46.4% 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 $49,020 to the 75th at $62,980, covers $13,960.

The mean annual wage is $55,930, which sits below the median of $58,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beckley, WV median is 6.2% higher than the national median of $55,090 for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,211, which is 20.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% higher than the West Virginia median of $52,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beckley, WV is 88.369, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health at $66,211 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. Beckley, WV ranks 5th of 14 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).).

• Charleston, WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $59,090 and employment of 170. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,605, against $66,211 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 79 miles away, with a median of $42,850 and employment of 40. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,771, against $66,211 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 83 miles away, with a median of $50,420 and employment of 50. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,022, against $66,211 here.

Employment share

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Beckley, WV (70 of 43,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.29 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.