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Pay · 17-2081

Environmental Engineers earn $107,110 a year at the midpoint

Across roughly 38,340 people in this work, the midpoint is $107,110 a year, with most starting near $83,570.

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$107,110median a year · United States
$51.50an hour $112,910average 38,340people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$83,57025th $107,110median $134,42075th
$69,99010th percentile $162,22090th percentile
$83,570a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$130,510best-paying state · Louisiana
$83,200lowest-paying state · West Virginia
+22%top state against the national median
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Environmental engineer earnings, from starting pay to the highest 10%

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Ranked 82 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 90% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 80 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310
  2. 81 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $107,230
  3. 82 Environmental Engineers $107,110
  4. 83 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $106,730
  5. 84 Facilities Managers $106,660

Nearby work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Environmental Engineers$107,110
Computer Hardware Engineers$161,740+$54,630 Aerospace Engineers$134,960+$27,850 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$130,220+$23,110 Engineers, All Other$122,930+$15,820 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$112,230+$5,120 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$109,370+$2,260

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  • Designed, or supervised the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
  • Assessed the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
  • Collaborated with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.

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Environmental engineer wages, state by state

The 43 states where the most people do this work, of 50 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.57 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Louisiana $130,510 $76,500 $76,500 — $201,300 340
California $130,410 $79,790 $79,790 — $170,790 4,550
Oregon $127,100 $80,720 $80,720 — $181,280 650
Washington $125,460 $80,660 $80,660 — $175,610 1,920
Texas $123,060 $76,510 $76,510 — $177,820 1,940
Nebraska $120,620 $69,240 $69,240 — $165,590 270
Idaho $117,520 $69,780 $69,780 — $165,810 400
Florida $116,840 $57,240 $57,240 — $154,130 1,800
Massachusetts $115,800 $77,150 $77,150 — $172,920 1,880
Minnesota $115,750 $95,330 $95,330 — $143,330 1,080
Connecticut $114,710 $80,280 $80,280 — $156,830 450
Ohio $113,180 $69,000 $69,000 — $145,490 730
Alaska $110,220 $78,940 $78,940 — $155,530 260
Nevada $109,720 $85,250 $85,250 — $168,630 290
New Mexico $108,360 $80,470 $80,470 — $200,170 500
Illinois $107,990 $71,990 $71,990 — $153,150 940
Kentucky $107,520 $76,310 $76,310 — $157,130 350
Colorado $106,890 $66,390 $66,390 — $165,870 1,320
Wyoming $106,330 $71,320 $71,320 — $143,360 200
Michigan $105,080 $73,090 $73,090 — $142,570 810
Virginia $104,940 $65,520 $65,520 — $157,990 1,010
Utah $103,380 $76,230 $76,230 — $148,830 410
Pennsylvania $103,330 $47,930 $47,930 — $149,990 1,750
Alabama $102,650 $66,720 $66,720 — $158,910 780
New Jersey $102,630 $69,830 $69,830 — $161,990 990
New York $101,270 $67,370 $67,370 — $157,490 3,170
Rhode Island $101,140 $83,980 $83,980 — $135,800 200
Montana $100,140 $63,920 $63,920 — $154,530 300
Missouri $98,170 $56,430 $56,430 — $128,490 510
Maryland $97,570 $62,380 $62,380 — $156,750 1,030
Tennessee $97,190 $62,630 $62,630 — $142,660 540
Georgia $96,530 $64,810 $64,810 — $144,870 830
South Carolina $96,140 $47,740 $47,740 — $149,340 560
Kansas $94,070 $69,850 $69,850 — $139,210 320
Arizona $93,970 $63,790 $63,790 — $130,190 690
Maine $93,930 $69,310 $69,310 — $139,510 220
Indiana $92,460 $65,120 $65,120 — $142,780 520
Oklahoma $92,090 $60,790 $60,790 — $136,990 530
Mississippi $91,100 $57,320 $57,320 — $145,910 260
Wisconsin $89,990 $69,940 $69,940 — $154,010 890
New Hampshire $88,610 $55,780 $55,780 — $134,280 210
Arkansas $85,280 $51,910 $51,910 — $132,700 210
West Virginia $83,200 $57,460 $57,460 — $155,170 370

Environmental engineer pay rate, hourly and yearly

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What is an environmental engineer’s yearly income?

An environmental engineer makes a median of $107,110 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $83,570 and $134,420.

What is an environmental engineer’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $51.50 an hour; the average is $112,910 a year.

What is the starting pay for an environmental engineer?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $83,570 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $69,990.

Which state pays environmental engineers the most?

Louisiana, with a median of $130,510 a year.

How many people work as environmental engineers?

About 38,340 in the United States — number 82 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $450 of what environmental engineers earn — $107,110 a year — but not always the same spread.

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