Environmental Engineer Salary
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How Much Does an Environmental Engineer Earn In The United States?
Environmental Engineer Salaries
Updated April 6, 2021
Average Yearly Salary
$66,000
$50,000
$66,000
$88,000
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Where Environmental Engineers Earn The Most
The darker areas on the map show where environmental engineers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Average Salary
How Much Do Environmental Engineers Earn In Different Cities?
1. Baton Rouge, LA
$85,910
Avg. Salary
$45k
$105k
2. San Francisco, CA
$84,866
Avg. Salary
$45k
$105k
3. Seattle, WA
$77,500
Avg. Salary
$45k
$105k
4. El Paso, TX
$73,796
Avg. Salary
$45k
$105k
5. Washington, DC
$73,757
Avg. Salary
$45k
$105k
6. Baltimore, MD
$72,523
Avg. Salary
$45k
$105k
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Michele Serrano
Recruiter and Program Coordinator, North Carolina State University
We do not currently, strategically, collect salary data for our Sustainable Materials & Technology (Wood Products) graduates. However, anecdotal data says that our graduates are hired in a range from $45,000 (materials testing) up to $95,000 (green energy investment analysts).Show more
Environmental Engineer Salary History
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How Much Do Environmental Engineers Make In Different Industries?
1. Energy
$69,873
Avg. Salary
$55k
$82k
2. Professional
$67,943
Avg. Salary
$55k
$82k
3. Construction
$67,536
Avg. Salary
$55k
$82k
4. Technology
$64,311
Avg. Salary
$55k
$82k
5. Manufacturing
$62,657
Avg. Salary
$55k
$82k
6. Government
$58,035
Avg. Salary
$55k
$82k
Recently Added Environmental Engineer Salaries
Company  | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
City of Memphis City of Memphis Environmental Engineer-Industrial Monitoring | Environmental Engineer-Industrial Monitoring Environmental Engineer-Industrial Monitoring | Memphis, TN Memphis, TN | 01/29/2021 01/29/2021 | $68,062 $68,062 01/29/2021 |
State of North Carolina State of North Carolina Environmental Engineer II | Environmental Engineer II Environmental Engineer II | Wilmington, NC Wilmington, NC | 01/26/2021 01/26/2021 | $51,895 $51,895 01/26/2021 |
Indian Health Service Indian Health Service Environmental Engineer (Tribal Utilities Consultant) | Environmental Engineer (Tribal Utilities Consultant) Environmental Engineer (Tribal Utilities Consultant) | Minot, ND Minot, ND | 01/26/2021 01/26/2021 | $76,721 $76,721 01/26/2021 |
Indian Health Service Indian Health Service Supervisory Environmental Engineer | Supervisory Environmental Engineer Supervisory Environmental Engineer | Clinton, OK Clinton, OK | 01/24/2021 01/24/2021 | $64,649 $64,649 01/24/2021 |
Washington State Washington State Environmental Engineer-EE H | Environmental Engineer-EE H Environmental Engineer-EE H | Olympia, WA Olympia, WA | 01/22/2021 01/22/2021 | $80,292 $80,292 01/22/2021 |
State of Michigan State of Michigan Environmental Engineer 9-P-Maeap Engineer | Environmental Engineer 9-P-Maeap Engineer Environmental Engineer 9-P-Maeap Engineer | Lansing, MI Lansing, MI | 01/20/2021 01/20/2021 | $46,811 $46,811 01/20/2021 |
Newfields Newfields Environmental Engineer | Environmental Engineer Environmental Engineer | Dallas, TX Dallas, TX | 01/20/2021 01/20/2021 | $60,000 $60,000 01/20/2021 |
Earthcon Earthcon Project Civil/Environmental Engineer | Project Civil/Environmental Engineer Project Civil/Environmental Engineer | Christine, TX Christine, TX | 01/12/2021 01/12/2021 | $70,000 $70,000 01/12/2021 |
Indian Health Service Indian Health Service Environmental Engineer | Environmental Engineer Environmental Engineer | Saint Michaels, AZ Saint Michaels, AZ | 01/09/2021 01/09/2021 | $92,143 $92,143 01/09/2021 |
Indian Health Service Indian Health Service Environmental Engineer | Environmental Engineer Environmental Engineer | Sioux City, IA Sioux City, IA | 01/05/2021 01/05/2021 | $39,149 $39,149 01/05/2021 |