The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $80,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,000.
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 | $85,540 | -19.30% | -26.48% |
| 2021 | $102,050 | -7.99% | - |
| 2020 | $110,200 | 10.71% | - |
| 2019 | $98,400 | -3.69% | - |
| 2018 | $102,030 | 1.58% | - |
| 2017 | $100,420 | -7.74% | - |
| 2016 | $108,190 | 0.33% | - |
| 2015 | $107,830 | -0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $108,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,540 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 35.3 percent (35.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 58.0 percent (58.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.