Environmental Engineer Salary by City
How much does a Environmental Engineer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$107K
National median
$84K
25th percentile
$134K
75th percentile
$70K
Bottom 10%
$162K
Top 10%
Environmental Engineer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$137,600
+28% vs national
New York
NY
$126,600
+18% vs national
Washington
DC
$122,200
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$120,000
+12% vs national
Seattle
WA
$120,000
+12% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$117,800
+10% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$115,800
+8% vs national
Boston
MA
$115,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$114,600
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$113,600
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$113,600
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$112,400
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$111,200
+4% vs national
Houston
TX
$111,000
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$108,800
+2% vs national
Denver
CO
$108,800
+2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$104,000
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$102,800
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$102,800
-4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$102,200
-5% vs national
Detroit
MI
$100,600
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$100,600
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$99,600
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$99,600
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$99,600
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$98,400
-8% vs national
Miami
FL
$97,800
-9% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$97,600
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$97,600
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$97,600
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$97,600
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$96,400
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$96,400
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$96,400
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$95,400
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$95,400
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$94,200
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$94,200
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$94,200
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$93,200
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$93,200
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$92,000
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$91,000
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$91,000
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$90,000
-16% vs national
About Environmental Engineer Salaries
The median Environmental Engineer salary in the United States is $107,110 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $137,600, while the national range spans from $69,990 at the 10th percentile to $162,220 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 17-2081.