LIVE PAY DATA / DISCIPLINE

Environmental Engineer salary insights

Employer-disclosed pay ranges in current environmental engineer openings—not a compensation survey.

31DISCLOSED
RANGES
POSTING MIDPOINT MEDIAN$116,946Median unchanged since October 2026
DISCLOSED RANGES31Current openings
ACTIVE ROLES42In this discipline
25TH PERCENTILE$105,253A quarter of midpoints are below this
75TH PERCENTILE$132,815A quarter of midpoints are above this
POSTEDJul 17, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Sample of 31 employer-published ranges

DISCIPLINE PAY SIGNAL

What current postings disclose.

Compensation varies with location, licensure, experience, employer, and investigation, compliance, remediation, permitting, and project-delivery responsibilities. Hourly ranges are annualized at 2,080 hours only for comparison.

This is a live convenience sample. It is not the average pay of every environmental engineer.

RoleLocationMidpoint
Biological Scientist (Environmental)CA$75,388BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST (ENVIRONMENTAL)CO$116,946Civil EngineerFL$73,774Civil/Environmental EngineerMT$98,800Civil/Environmental EngineerID$88,400Engineer (Place Acquire Intern)AR$78,177ENVIRONMENTAL (INTERDISCIPLINARY) - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYTX$135,874Environmental Manager - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYTX$115,613InterdisciplinaryAK$133,787INTERDISCIPLINARY (CIVIL ENGINEER)NY$105,903Interdisciplinary (Civil Engineering)OH$106,769Interdisciplinary Civil Environmental Ecologist Chemist Geologist Physical ScientistHI$108,738InterdisciplinaryMA$116,583InterdisciplinaryAK$104,603Interdisciplinary (Engineer/Architect)NY$144,247INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTISTVA$124,223InterdisciplinaryTX$141,162Interdisciplinary (Mech and Civ Engineer/Comm Planner/Bio/Land Arch/Architect/Phy Scientist)MN$104,137InterdisciplinaryWA$137,576INTERDISCIPLINARY TECHNICAL LEADHI$127,788Lead InterdisciplinaryIL$124,359Life Scientist/Environmental Engineer/Physical ScientistCO$136,478REGULATORY MEDIA EXPERT - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYCA$96,370Risk Assessor/Toxicologist Interdisciplinary (Environmental) - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYTX$115,613Supervisory Environmental Engineer (Deputy Director)DC$165,503SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER (ENVIRONMENTAL)TX$124,202Supervisory InterdisciplinaryWA$131,844Supervisory InterdisciplinaryIL$116,830SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY LIFE SCIENTIST/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTISTCA$139,824SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARYMO$127,310Supervisory InterdisciplinaryMS$126,511

BY EXPERIENCE LEVEL

Pay by seniority.

Median range midpoint by the experience level each posting targets. A level appears only when at least three postings disclose pay.

ExperiencePostingsMedian midpoint
Entry level11$115,613
Mid level4$101,469
Senior15$127,788

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

PE required or not.

Postings that require a Professional Engineer license against those that don't (EIT or no license). Each group needs at least three disclosed ranges.

LicensePostingsMedian midpoint
PE required14$124,291
No PE required17$116,830

BY WORK MODE

On-site, hybrid, remote.

Median range midpoint by where the work happens, as the employer describes it. A mode appears only with at least three disclosed ranges.

Work modePostingsMedian midpoint
On-site10$106,438
Hybrid21$124,223

BY US STATE

Local pay signals.

States with at least three postings that disclose pay. Location materially affects advertised compensation.

StatePostingsMedian midpoint
TX5$124,202CA3$96,370

BY EMPLOYER

Who discloses what.

Employers with at least three postings that disclose pay, most postings first. One employer's ranges can weigh heavily in a small sample.

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