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Highest Paying Industries for Environmental Engineers

The top 100 highest paying industries for environmental engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $108,360, oil and gas extraction is the highest paying industry for environmental engineers. It is followed by resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing industry (average annual salary $106,370). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of environmental engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Environmental Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oil and Gas Extraction	$108,360	$68,030	500
2	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$106,370	$75,410	110
3	Support Activities for Mining	$104,200	$60,440	120
4	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$100,870	$76,530	n/a
5	Federal government, including USPS	$100,520	$75,900	3,210
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$100,520	$75,900	3,210
7	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$99,830	$65,180	270
8	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$98,800	$76,540	110
9	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$98,350	$65,760	200
10	Building Equipment Contractors	$96,910	$67,210	n/a
11	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$96,860	$60,380	50
12	Mining	$96,460	$60,550	980
13	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$96,440	$61,370	530
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$95,940	$53,930	1,250
15	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$95,810	$64,610	570
16	Scientific Research and Development Services	$95,710	$53,940	1,260
17	Chemical Manufacturing	$95,520	$64,900	480
18	Pipeline Transportation	$95,480	$60,530	80
19	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$94,720	$61,830	90
20	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$93,610	$57,070	150
21	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$93,460	$57,880	1,310
22	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$93,370	$63,740	40
23	Wholesale Trade	$93,080	$53,810	270
24	Temporary Help Services	$92,350	$55,500	180
25	Beverage Manufacturing	$92,220	$58,040	30
26	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$91,720	$59,300	40
27	Machinery Manufacturing	$91,470	$59,160	170
28	Rail Transportation	$91,380	$59,270	50
29	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$91,300	$59,360	90
30	Transportation and Warehousing	$90,720	$55,210	170
31	Employment Services	$90,350	$54,200	260
32	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$90,150	$58,610	930
33	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$89,610	$42,270	30
34	Natural Gas Distribution	$89,600	$47,200	140
35	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$89,460	$56,570	50
36	Manufacturing	$89,370	$58,380	2,990
37	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$88,970	$54,710	70
38	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$88,490	$61,580	120
39	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$87,920	$54,570	30
40	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$87,870	$52,350	230
41	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$86,820	$44,730	n/a
42	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$86,800	$49,140	160
43	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$86,530	$46,660	70
44	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$86,430	$64,340	90
45	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$86,240	$55,910	40
46	Utilities	$85,300	$43,940	790
47	Administrative and Support Services	$84,950	$51,320	390
48	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$84,750	$64,810	60
49	Engineering Services	$84,690	$51,190	15,080
50	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$84,110	$65,330	30
51	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$84,090	$50,620	15,960
52	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$83,830	$63,380	70
53	Paper Manufacturing	$83,470	$58,630	210
54	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$83,440	$54,020	360
55	Waste Collection	$83,420	$50,730	70
56	Metal Ore Mining	$83,400	$56,290	210
57	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$83,380	$56,390	180
58	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$83,350	$42,660	500
59	Social Advocacy Organizations	$83,250	$39,650	60
60	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$82,660	$37,190	60
61	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$82,650	$49,260	2,910
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$82,640	$49,680	28,470
63	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$82,420	$51,360	120
64	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$82,350	$48,550	2,510
65	Coal Mining	$82,130	$52,350	120
66	Food Manufacturing	$81,780	$35,090	60
67	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$81,720	$49,840	14,770
68	Federal, State, and Local Government	$81,720	$49,840	14,770
69	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$81,710	$49,740	14,910
70	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$81,650	$62,020	60
71	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$80,650	$61,820	90
72	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$80,290	$60,600	50
73	Office Administrative Services	$79,950	$44,510	30
74	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$79,460	$42,040	30
75	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$78,620	$44,620	3,580
76	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$78,590	$44,610	3,610
77	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$78,590	$47,440	10,940
78	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$78,340	$40,320	1,510
79	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$78,210	$50,920	40
80	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$77,540	$53,630	100
81	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$76,950	$59,690	30
82	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$76,380	$47,550	260
83	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$76,190	$41,650	90
84	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$76,030	$52,740	80
85	Specialty Trade Contractors	$74,850	$43,900	100
86	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$74,670	$47,930	7,990
87	State government, including schools and hospitals	$74,610	$47,880	8,100
88	Foundries	$74,330	$54,490	40
89	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$73,820	$44,000	60
90	Testing Laboratories	$73,100	$38,780	730
91	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$73,080	$36,290	100
92	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$72,320	$43,270	150
93	Educational Services	$70,780	$44,810	180
94	Educational Services - Privately owned	$70,630	$47,740	60
95	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$70,200	$43,690	110
96	Educational Services - State government owned	$70,200	$43,690	110
97	Construction	$69,220	$42,760	170
98	Health Care and Social Assistance	$68,460	$43,000	40
99	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,200	$43,050	40
100	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$66,440	$41,660	30