United States
Environmental Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$104,170
Environmental Engineers in the United States earn a median of $104,170 a year, about $50.08 an hour.
Median
$104,170
per year
Hourly
$50.08
as published
Mean
$110,570
pulled up by top earners
Workers
37,950
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $127,660 | +23% |
| New York | State | $97,870 | -6% |
| Texas | State | $108,560 | +4% |
| Colorado | State | $98,170 | -6% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $105,040 | +1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $94,880 | -9% |
| Massachusetts | State | $116,980 | +12% |
| Illinois | State | $107,550 | +3% |
| Florida | State | $89,850 | -14% |
| Washington | State | $115,770 | +11% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $119,780 | +15% |
| Virginia | State | $103,480 | -1% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $130,830 | +26% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $116,980 | +12% |
| Maryland | State | $94,830 | -9% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $107,550 | +3% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $104,850 | +1% |
| New Jersey | State | $98,980 | -5% |
| Minnesota | State | $104,980 | +1% |
| Ohio | State | $106,070 | +2% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $125,240 | +20% |
| Michigan | State | $100,090 | -4% |
| Tennessee | State | $87,920 | -16% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $101,980 | -2% |
| Wisconsin | State | $89,270 | -14% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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