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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $62,850 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,023 a month.

10th percentile
$43,400
25th percentile
$49,050
Median percentile
$62,850
75th percentile
$83,260
90th percentile
$97,620

Based on 1,460 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,280 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,850
Federal income tax−$5,362
Social Security + Medicare−$4,808
California income tax (approx.)−$4,400
Monthly take-home$4,023
Every two weeks$1,857

Does it go far here?

$55,342Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All environmental science and protection technicians, including health salaries · Take-home pay in California