Environmental Engineers salary
The median pay for environmental engineers in the United States is $107,110 a year. About 38,340 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $69,990
- 25th percentile
- $83,570
- Median percentile
- $107,110
- 75th percentile
- $134,420
- 90th percentile
- $162,220
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Louisiana $130,510
- California $130,410
- Oregon $127,100
- Washington $125,460
- Texas $123,060
- Nebraska $120,620
- Idaho $117,520
- Florida $116,840
- Massachusetts $115,800
- Minnesota $115,750
- Connecticut $114,710
- Ohio $113,180
- Alaska $110,220
- Nevada $109,720
- New Mexico $108,360
- Illinois $107,990
- Hawaii $107,880
- Kentucky $107,520
- Colorado $106,890
- Wyoming $106,330
- Michigan $105,080
- Virginia $104,940
- Utah $103,380
- Pennsylvania $103,330
- Alabama $102,650
- New Jersey $102,630
- New York $101,270
- Rhode Island $101,140
- Montana $100,140
- South Dakota $98,890
- Missouri $98,170
- Maryland $97,570
- Tennessee $97,190
- Georgia $96,530
- South Carolina $96,140
- Delaware $95,720
- Iowa $94,830
- Kansas $94,070
- Arizona $93,970
- Maine $93,930
- Vermont $92,580
- Indiana $92,460
- Oklahoma $92,090
- North Dakota $91,370
- Mississippi $91,100
- Wisconsin $89,990
- New Hampshire $88,610
- Arkansas $85,280
- West Virginia $83,200
By metro area
- Cape Coral, FL $142,700
- Santa Rosa, CA $141,560
- Redding, CA $140,570
- Kennewick, WA $140,060
- San Francisco, CA $138,840
- Stockton, CA $138,700
- Baton Rouge, LA $138,000
- Vallejo, CA $136,640
- Beaumont, TX $135,240
- Sacramento, CA $133,240
- Santa Cruz, CA $130,270
- San Luis Obispo, CA $129,780
- Philadelphia, PA $129,390
- Decatur, AL $129,290
- Seattle, WA $128,410
- Los Angeles, CA $127,900
- Houston, TX $127,340
- Columbus, OH $127,190
- Portland, OR $127,080
- Salinas, CA $126,670
- Dallas, TX $126,650
- Gainesville, FL $126,440
- San Jose, CA $125,550
- Corpus Christi, TX $125,330
- Bakersfield, CA $124,920
- San Antonio, TX $123,710
- Midland, TX $123,060
- Santa Maria, CA $122,380
- Tallahassee, FL $121,390
- Bremerton, WA $121,230
- Washington, DC $120,580
- Reno, NV $120,050
- Fresno, CA $119,400
- San Diego, CA $119,390
- Omaha, NE $119,260
- Pittsfield, MA $119,190
- Dayton, OH $119,000
- Oxnard, CA $118,860
- Ogden, UT $118,810
- Augusta, GA $118,320
- Lincoln, NE $117,640
- Riverside, CA $117,360
- Minneapolis, MN $115,750
- Rochester, MN $115,750
- Cleveland, OH $115,720
- Billings, MT $115,550
- Bridgeport, CT $115,390
- Jacksonville, FL $115,210
- Colorado Springs, CO $114,500
- Akron, OH $114,280
- Cincinnati, OH $113,960
- New Haven, CT $113,290
- Hartford, CT $111,710
- North Port, FL $111,630
- Huntsville, AL $111,270
- Chicago, IL $110,700
- Detroit, MI $110,520
- Urban Honolulu, HI $110,010
- Allentown, PA $109,970
- Burlington, VT $109,880
- Boston, MA $109,620
- Fairbanks, AK $109,410
- Boise City, ID $109,350
- Ann Arbor, MI $109,140
- Las Vegas, NV $109,050
- Olympia, WA $108,240
- Spokane, WA $108,180
- Durham, NC $107,950
- Palm Bay, FL $107,930
- New York, NY $107,910
- Denver, CO $107,880
- Lexington, KY $107,830
- Barnstable Town, MA $107,270
- Appleton, WI $107,170
- Duluth, MN $107,120
- Mankato, MN $107,120
- Anchorage, AK $106,870
- Savannah, GA $105,800
- Tulsa, OK $105,470
- Springfield, MA $105,430
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $105,370
- Boulder, CO $103,530
- Cheyenne, WY $103,230
- Springfield, IL $103,190
- Binghamton, NY $103,150
- Raleigh, NC $102,980
- Albuquerque, NM $102,970
- Nashville, TN $102,930
- Grand Rapids, MI $102,630
- Kiryas Joel, NY $102,630
- Pensacola, FL $102,590
- Sioux Falls, SD $102,390
- Portland, ME $102,270
- York, PA $102,260
- Virginia Beach, VA $102,110
- Providence, RI $101,140
- Richmond, VA $100,760
- Manchester, NH $100,650
- Salt Lake City, UT $100,500
- Fort Collins, CO $100,450
- Memphis, TN $100,150
- Helena, MT $100,140
- Mobile, AL $99,680
- Miami, FL $99,600
- Austin, TX $99,000
- Toledo, OH $98,720
- Rochester, NY $98,240
- Pittsburgh, PA $98,010
- Baltimore, MD $97,570
- Lansing, MI $97,260
- Kansas City, MO $97,180
- Atlanta, GA $96,820
- Albany, NY $96,540
- Green Bay, WI $96,410
- Columbia, SC $96,140
- Buffalo, NY $95,740
- Dover, DE $95,720
- Montgomery, AL $95,370
- St. Louis, MO $94,980
- Des Moines, IA $94,800