The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $35,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,260.
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 | $95,360 | 16.84% | 18.41% |
| 2021 | $79,300 | 5.28% | - |
| 2020 | $75,110 | 14.66% | - |
| 2019 | $64,100 | 4.77% | - |
| 2018 | $61,040 | -26.43% | - |
| 2017 | $77,170 | 13.44% | - |
| 2016 | $66,800 | 15.94% | - |
| 2015 | $56,150 | -8.00% | - |
| 2014 | $60,640 | -14.84% | - |
| 2013 | $69,640 | -11.72% | - |
| 2012 | $77,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,360 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin and 53.6 percent (53.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.