The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $92,150 | 15.13% | 38.27% |
| 2021 | $78,210 | 1.30% | - |
| 2020 | $77,190 | 1.77% | - |
| 2019 | $75,820 | 16.13% | - |
| 2018 | $63,590 | -10.19% | - |
| 2017 | $70,070 | 16.58% | - |
| 2016 | $58,450 | 9.79% | - |
| 2015 | $52,730 | 9.29% | - |
| 2014 | $47,830 | -13.99% | - |
| 2013 | $54,520 | -4.33% | - |
| 2012 | $56,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,150 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Birmingham-Hoover is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |