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Environmental Engineers salary in Washington

The median environmental engineers in Washington earns $125,460 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,085 a month.

10th percentile
$80,660
25th percentile
$100,200
Median percentile
$125,460
75th percentile
$161,250
90th percentile
$175,610

Based on 1,920 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

$97,018 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,460
Federal income tax−$18,844
Social Security + Medicare−$9,598
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,085
Every two weeks$3,731

Does it go far here?

$117,238Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All environmental engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington