What are the main factors that influence a Critical Environment Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Critical Environment Technician?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Critical Environment Technician roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Critical Environment Technician's salary?

A Critical Environment Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,014 for beginners, reaching about $66,991 at mid-level, and approach $83,350 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Critical Environment Technician?

Critical Environment Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Critical Environment Technician roles are District of Columbia $67,094, California $66,840, Massachusetts $65,949. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Critical Environment Technician roles make?

Salaries for Critical Environment Technician level roles vary by specialization: Lead Environment Artist: $121,456; Environment Manager: $98,021; Environment Consultant: $97,056; 3d Environment Artist: $90,492; Environment Concept Artist: $69,887.

Critical Environment Technician Salary in Colorado

How much does a Critical Environment Technician make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Critical Environment Technician in Colorado is $61,828 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Critical Environment Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,476
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,437 to $70,542
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,618

10% $49,618

50% (Median) $61,828

90% $78,476

Critical Environment Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,542	$5,879	$1,357	$34
Average	$61,828	$5,152	$1,189	$30
25th Percentile	$55,437	$4,620	$1,066	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Critical Environment Technician Salaries

A Critical Environment Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Critical Environment Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Critical Environment Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,013
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,991
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,005
Expert (over 8 years): $83,350

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Facilities Mechanic Technician I	less than 1 year	$54,014
Critical Environment Technician	1-2 years	$60,013
Facilities Mechanic Technician III	2-4 years	$66,991
Facilities Mechanic Technician IV	5-8 years	$77,005
Facilities Mechanic Supervisor	over 8 years	$83,350

How Do Critical Environment Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Critical Environment Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,094.
California: $66,840.
Massachusetts: $65,949.

District of Columbia $67,094 California $66,840 Massachusetts $65,949 Washington $65,706 New Jersey $65,682 Alaska $65,597 Connecticut $64,761 New York $64,422

Hawaii $63,337 Rhode Island $62,828 Maryland $62,483 Minnesota $62,010 Colorado $61,828 Illinois $61,768 Oregon $61,537 Delaware $61,368

New Hampshire $61,261 Virginia $61,022 Pennsylvania $60,325 Nevada $59,974 North Dakota $59,859 Michigan $59,677 Wisconsin $59,610 Vermont $59,477

Texas $59,107 Maine $59,083 Arizona $59,047 Ohio $59,004 Georgia $58,447 Indiana $58,168 Wyoming $58,113 Utah $58,029

Iowa $57,992 Kansas $57,701 Louisiana $57,617 North Carolina $57,586 Missouri $57,574 Florida $57,338 Montana $57,211 Nebraska $57,089

Kentucky $57,023 South Carolina $56,780 Tennessee $56,629 Idaho $56,568 New Mexico $56,126 Oklahoma $56,029 Alabama $55,671 South Dakota $55,071

Arkansas $54,744 West Virginia $54,568 Mississippi $54,041

Top Paying Cities for Critical Environment Technician

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $60,617
Hygiene: $62,724
Johnstown: $60,753

Glen Haven, CO $60,617

Hygiene, CO $62,724

Johnstown, CO $60,753

Laporte, CO $60,079

Livermore, CO $59,884

Loveland, CO $60,563

Lyons, CO $62,614

Masonville, CO $60,117

Mead, CO $61,443

Milliken, CO $60,668

Niwot, CO $63,216

Red Feather Lakes, CO $60,049

Severance, CO $60,165

Timnath, CO $60,088

Wellington, CO $59,751

Windsor, CO $60,174

Brighton, CO $61,666

Ault, CO $60,060

Briggsdale, CO $60,076

Carr, CO $59,043

Eastlake, CO $61,826

Eaton, CO $60,250

Evans, CO $60,556

Fort Lupton, CO $61,490

Galeton, CO $60,256

Gilcrest, CO $60,887

Gill, CO $60,354

Greeley, CO $60,407

Henderson, CO $61,761

Hudson, CO $61,288

Keenesburg, CO $60,992

Kersey, CO $60,362

La Salle, CO $60,782

Lucerne, CO $60,342

Nunn, CO $59,869

Orchard, CO $60,069

Pierce, CO $60,098

Ohio City, CO $60,716

Parlin, CO $60,431

Penrose, CO $59,903

Pitkin, CO $60,641

Poncha Springs, CO $60,230

Powderhorn, CO $60,305

Rockvale, CO $59,631

Sargents, CO $60,128

Twin Lakes, CO $62,114

Westcliffe, CO $59,664

Wetmore, CO $59,281

Durango, CO $60,474

Cahone, CO $60,325

Cortez, CO $60,279

Dolores, CO $60,423

Dove Creek, CO $60,265

Egnar, CO $60,298

Hesperus, CO $59,945

Lewis, CO $60,431

Mancos, CO $60,278

Marvel, CO $59,944

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $59,966

Pleasant View, CO $60,151

Rico, CO $60,437

Towaoc, CO $60,028

Yellow Jacket, CO $60,359

Montrose, CO $60,663

Austin, CO $60,742

Bedrock, CO $60,283

Cedaredge, CO $60,804

Cory, CO $60,728

Crawford, CO $60,556

Delta, CO $60,662

Eckert, CO $60,757

Hotchkiss, CO $60,720

Lazear, CO $60,674

Naturita, CO $60,405

Norwood, CO $60,429

Nucla, CO $60,498

Olathe, CO $60,596

Ophir, CO $60,494

Ouray, CO $60,485

Paonia, CO $60,999

Paradox, CO $60,316

Placerville, CO $60,439

Redvale, CO $60,457

Ridgway, CO $60,476

Silverton, CO $60,374

Somerset, CO $61,183

Telluride, CO $60,506

Grand Junction, CO $61,037

Platteville, CO $61,022

Roggen, CO $60,393

Weldona, CO $59,927

Wiggins, CO $60,247

Fort Morgan, CO $59,951

Log Lane Village, CO $60,147

Akron, CO $59,516

Amherst, CO $59,325

Atwood, CO $59,725

Brush, CO $59,721

Crook, CO $59,555

Eckley, CO $59,367

Fleming, CO $59,669

Grover, CO $59,622

Haxtun, CO $59,657

Hereford, CO $59,241

Hillrose, CO $59,779

Holyoke, CO $59,476

Idalia, CO $59,178

Iliff, CO $59,711

Julesburg, CO $59,471

Lindon, CO $59,261

Merino, CO $59,777

New Raymer, CO $59,764

Otis, CO $59,570

Ovid, CO $59,491

Padroni, CO $59,560

Paoli, CO $59,658

Peetz, CO $59,544

Sedgwick, CO $59,513

Snyder, CO $59,732

Sterling, CO $59,827

Stoneham, CO $59,767

Vernon, CO $59,235

Woodrow, CO $59,385

Wray, CO $59,353

Yuma, CO $59,551

Anton, CO $59,276

Arapahoe, CO $58,809

Arriba, CO $59,022

Bethune, CO $59,110

Burlington, CO $59,055

Calhan, CO $59,989

Cascade, CO $60,482

Cheyenne Wells, CO $58,895

Cope, CO $59,248

Cripple Creek, CO $60,368

Divide, CO $60,400

Flagler, CO $59,083

Florissant, CO $60,351

Fountain, CO $59,984

Genoa, CO $59,062

Green Mountain Falls, CO $60,467

Guffey, CO $60,287

Hugo, CO $58,701

Joes, CO $59,307

Karval, CO $58,360

Kirk, CO $59,258

Kit Carson, CO $58,821

Limon, CO $59,419

Lake George, CO $60,442

Manitou Springs, CO $60,482

Matheson, CO $59,375

Peyton, CO $60,272

Ramah, CO $58,992

Rush, CO $59,132

Seibert, CO $59,058

Simla, CO $59,645

Stratton, CO $59,117

U S A F Academy, CO $60,479

Victor, CO $60,341

Vona, CO $59,093

Wild Horse, CO $58,708

Woodland Park, CO $60,433

Yoder, CO $59,360

Colorado Springs, CO $60,483

Clifton, CO $60,999

Fruita, CO $60,847

Gateway, CO $60,419

Glade Park, CO $60,628

Loma, CO $60,869

Mack, CO $60,707

Palisade, CO $60,888

Whitewater, CO $60,623

Glenwood Springs, CO $61,625

Dinosaur, CO $60,607

Aspen, CO $62,780

Snowmass Village, CO $62,777

Avon, CO $62,214

Basalt, CO $62,580

Carbondale, CO $62,347

Collbran, CO $60,828

Craig, CO $61,275

De Beque, CO $60,821

Eagle, CO $61,959

Edwards, CO $62,092

Parachute, CO $61,138

Battlement Mesa, CO $61,082

Gypsum, CO $61,651

Hamilton, CO $61,536

Hayden, CO $61,362

Maybell, CO $60,683

Meeker, CO $61,542

Meredith, CO $62,374

Mesa, CO $60,799

Minturn, CO $62,024

Molina, CO $60,762

New Castle, CO $61,412

Rangely, CO $60,854

Red Cliff, CO $62,016

Rifle, CO $61,260

Silt, CO $61,235

Slater, CO $60,983

Snowmass, CO $62,651

Wolcott, CO $61,996

Woody Creek, CO $62,775

Vail, CO $62,290

Pueblo, CO $58,647

Colorado City, CO $59,048

Aguilar, CO $59,305

Arlington, CO $58,261

Avondale, CO $58,804

Beulah, CO $59,052

Boncarbo, CO $59,335

Boone, CO $58,994

Branson, CO $58,849

Campo, CO $58,631

Cheraw, CO $58,744

Crowley, CO $58,869

Eads, CO $58,786

Fort Lyon, CO $58,721

Fowler, CO $58,889

Gardner, CO $59,465

Granada, CO $58,918

Hartman, CO $59,030

Hasty, CO $58,850

Haswell, CO $58,502

Hoehne, CO $59,239

Holly, CO $58,844

Kim, CO $58,789

La Junta, CO $58,827

Lamar, CO $59,006

Las Animas, CO $58,794

La Veta, CO $59,569

Mc Clave, CO $58,859

Manzanola, CO $58,781

Model, CO $58,871

Olney Springs, CO $58,681

Ordway, CO $58,389

Pritchett, CO $58,792

Rocky Ford, CO $58,696

Rye, CO $59,138

Sheridan Lake, CO $58,809

Springfield, CO $58,912

Sugar City, CO $58,232

Swink, CO $58,768

Trinchera, CO $58,985

Trinidad, CO $59,241

Two Buttes, CO $58,909

Vilas, CO $58,900

Walsenburg, CO $59,255

Walsh, CO $58,838

Weston, CO $59,447

Wiley, CO $58,805

Alamosa, CO $60,022

Antonito, CO $59,984

Arboles, CO $60,105

Arvada, CO $61,829

Aurora, CO $61,786

Bayfield, CO $60,274

Broomfield, CO $62,100

Commerce City, CO $61,683

Dupont, CO $61,801

Eldorado Springs, CO $63,273

Lafayette, CO $62,712

Louisville, CO $62,789

Westminster, CO $61,800

Wheat Ridge, CO $61,797

Agate, CO $59,608

Bennett, CO $61,157

Byers, CO $60,427

Castle Rock, CO $60,695

Deer Trail, CO $60,028

Elbert, CO $60,311

Elizabeth, CO $60,820

Englewood, CO $61,786

Franktown, CO $60,655

Kiowa, CO $60,382

Larkspur, CO $60,498

Littleton, CO $61,725

Lone Tree, CO $61,562

Louviers, CO $61,477

Monument, CO $60,439

Palmer Lake, CO $60,445

Parker, CO $61,337

Sedalia, CO $60,726

Strasburg, CO $60,963

Watkins, CO $61,420

Denver, CO $61,780

Thornton, CO $61,828

Boulder, CO $63,578

Golden, CO $61,792

Alma, CO $61,445

Bailey, CO $61,305

Black Hawk, CO $62,410

Bond, CO $61,990

Breckenridge, CO $61,576

Buffalo Creek, CO $61,093

Burns, CO $61,592

Central City, CO $62,059

Clark, CO $61,008

Climax, CO $61,647

Coalmont, CO $60,903

Como, CO $60,695

Conifer, CO $61,465

Cowdrey, CO $60,657

Dillon, CO $61,539

Dumont, CO $61,838

Evergreen, CO $61,685

Empire, CO $61,555

Fairplay, CO $60,751

Fraser, CO $61,625

Frisco, CO $61,919

Georgetown, CO $61,509

Granby, CO $61,461

Grand Lake, CO $61,427

Grant, CO $60,990

Hartsel, CO $60,428

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $61,379

Idaho Springs, CO $61,733

Idledale, CO $61,729

Indian Hills, CO $61,697

Jamestown, CO $63,476

Jefferson, CO $60,862

Kittredge, CO $61,703

Kremmling, CO $61,372

Leadville, CO $61,572

Mc Coy, CO $61,582

Morrison, CO $61,684

Nederland, CO $62,898

Oak Creek, CO $61,472

Parshall, CO $61,737

Phippsburg, CO $61,533

Pine, CO $61,167

Pinecliffe, CO $63,194

Rand, CO $60,907

Rollinsville, CO $62,605

Shawnee, CO $61,152

Silver Plume, CO $61,249

Steamboat Springs, CO $61,358

Tabernash, CO $61,769

Toponas, CO $61,510

Walden, CO $60,816

Ward, CO $62,733

Winter Park, CO $61,848

Yampa, CO $61,594

Silverthorne, CO $61,866

Longmont, CO $62,480

Allenspark, CO $62,196

Estes Park, CO $61,262

Bellvue, CO $60,478

Berthoud, CO $61,219

Dacono, CO $61,933

Drake, CO $60,500

Erie, CO $62,211

Firestone, CO $61,779

Fort Collins, CO $60,047

Frederick, CO $61,781

Blanca, CO $59,809

Capulin, CO $60,116

Center, CO $60,067

Chama, CO $59,604

Chimney Rock, CO $60,130

Chromo, CO $59,727

Conejos, CO $59,947

Creede, CO $60,261

Crestone, CO $59,837

Del Norte, CO $60,130

Fort Garland, CO $59,674

San Luis, CO $59,432

Homelake, CO $60,074

Hooper, CO $59,874

Ignacio, CO $60,014

Jaroso, CO $59,563

La Jara, CO $60,043

Manassa, CO $59,982

Moffat, CO $59,916

Monte Vista, CO $60,110

Mosca, CO $59,799

Pagosa Springs, CO $60,125

Romeo, CO $60,159

Saguache, CO $60,122

Sanford, CO $59,822

San Pablo, CO $59,515

South Fork, CO $60,190

Villa Grove, CO $59,996

Salida, CO $60,232

Almont, CO $61,783

Buena Vista, CO $61,688

Canon City, CO $59,964

Cimarron, CO $60,368

Coal Creek, CO $59,608

Coaldale, CO $60,085

Cotopaxi, CO $59,916

Crested Butte, CO $62,107

Florence, CO $59,514

Monarch, CO $60,358

Granite, CO $61,264

Gunnison, CO $60,415

Hillside, CO $59,894

Howard, CO $60,193

Lake City, CO $60,365

Nathrop, CO $60,413

Critical Environment Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Critical Environment Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Critical Environment Technician positions in Telecom or Media typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Critical Environment Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Critical Environment Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$86,559	$42.0	40%
Pharmaceuticals	$80,377	$39.0	30%
Internet	$77,285	$37.0	25%
Financial Services	$74,194	$36.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$71,102	$34.0	15%

Critical Environment Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Critical Environment Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$55,437

Average $61,828/year

$70,542

$4,620

Average $5,152/month

$5,879

$1,066

Average $1,189/week

$1,357

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,542	$5,879	$1,357	$34
Average	$61,828	$5,152	$1,189	$30
25th Percentile	$55,437	$4,620	$1,066	$27

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