How much do Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $35,200 and the 90th percentile is $76,590. The difference is $41,390, which is 81.6% 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 $44,570 to the 75th at $58,690, covers $14,120.

The mean annual wage is $52,620, which sits above the median of $50,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 8% lower than the national median of $55,090 for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,585, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% higher than the Florida median of $48,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health at $50,585 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 Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 3rd 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).).

• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $51,220 and employment of 60. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,217, against $50,585 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $49,930 and employment of 650. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,739, against $50,585 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $49,430 and employment of 50. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,885, against $50,585 here.

Employment share

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (30 of 170,820). 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.