Environmental Engineer salary
107,110 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 17-2081
Half of all environmental engineers in the United States earn more than 107,110 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay100of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.61×83,570 USD – 134,420 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 83,570 USD |
| Median | 107,110 USD |
| Mean | 112,910 USD |
| Upper quartile | 134,420 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 17-2081 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 109,270 USD
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 107,310 USD
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 107,230 USD
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers 106,730 USD
- Facilities Managers 106,660 USD
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 106,220 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov