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What environmental technicians make
Median
$59,920
Bottom tenth
$39,910
Top tenth
$96,660
The national median is $59,920 a year, the bottom tenth start near $39,910 and the top tenth reach about $96,660. The federal survey files this job under the longer title environmental engineering technologists and technicians, so the figures cover both the two-year technician and the four-year technologist doing the same work with more responsibility.