How much do Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $42,820 and the 90th percentile is $77,170. The difference is $34,350, which is 63.9% 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 $49,630 to the 75th at $64,150, covers $14,520.

The mean annual wage is $58,500, which sits above the median of $53,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $55,090 for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,168, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% higher than the Texas median of $50,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health at $52,168 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $44,010 and employment of 30. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,181, against $52,168 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 147 miles away, with a median of $47,990 and employment of 50. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,765, against $52,168 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $59,540 and employment of 150. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,857, against $52,168 here.

Employment share

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (710 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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.