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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Virginia

The median environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Virginia earns $49,430 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,265 a month.

10th percentile
$37,840
25th percentile
$43,600
Median percentile
$49,430
75th percentile
$62,060
90th percentile
$77,300

Based on 1,450 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

$39,178 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,430
Federal income tax−$3,752
Social Security + Medicare−$3,781
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,719
Monthly take-home$3,265
Every two weeks$1,507

Does it go far here?

$48,890Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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