The highest-paying states 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 of environmental engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $124,800, Nevada is the highest paying state for environmental engineers. It is followed by Ohio (average annual salary $117,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of environmental engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | $124,800 |
$74,110 | 220 |
| 2 | Ohio | $117,670 |
$62,810 | 1,520 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $109,020 |
$82,570 | 220 |
| 4 | Illinois | $108,500 |
$58,250 | 990 |
| 5 | Idaho | $106,560 |
$54,830 | 200 |
| 6 | California | $105,430 |
$77,600 | 7,680 |
| 7 | Alaska | $104,220 |
$72,160 | 250 |
| 8 | Texas | $103,240 |
$69,690 | 2,490 |
| 9 | Oregon | $102,150 |
$72,430 | 650 |
| 10 | Maryland | $101,480 |
$63,170 | 810 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $100,580 |
$61,830 | 390 |
| 12 | Washington | $100,240 |
$74,110 | 1,690 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $99,090 |
$62,230 | 1,700 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $98,460 |
$63,030 | 1,360 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $97,970 |
$60,850 | 220 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $97,950 |
$62,050 | 180 |
| 17 | Tennessee | $97,310 |
$61,980 | 1,070 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $96,680 |
$65,300 | 200 |
| 19 | Virginia | $96,070 |
$62,250 | 1,220 |
| 20 | Iowa | $95,510 |
$65,000 | 220 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $94,740 |
$72,260 | 140 |
| 22 | Colorado | $93,970 |
$62,260 | 1,950 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $93,470 |
$61,430 | 800 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $91,800 |
$49,020 | 1,710 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $91,120 |
$51,520 | 70 |
| 26 | Kansas | $91,080 |
$50,040 | 330 |
| 27 | Minnesota | $89,820 |
$64,540 | 800 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $89,520 |
$64,540 | 100 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $89,100 |
$54,720 | 360 |
| 30 | Arizona | $88,260 |
$62,030 | 920 |
| 31 | Alabama | $88,150 |
$57,560 | 770 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $87,780 |
$42,040 | 640 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $87,580 |
$63,230 | 150 |
| 34 | New York | $86,980 |
$62,390 | 2,590 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $85,220 |
$45,600 | 490 |
| 36 | Georgia | $85,200 |
$55,540 | 940 |
| 37 | Delaware | $85,020 |
$64,000 | 140 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $84,670 |
$60,020 | 650 |
| 39 | Vermont | $84,300 |
$64,670 | 70 |
| 40 | Utah | $82,870 |
$52,970 | 460 |
| 41 | Michigan | $81,070 |
$44,160 | 2,480 |
| 42 | Indiana | $81,040 |
$56,370 | 680 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $80,450 |
$59,610 | 790 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $79,890 |
$47,910 | 140 |
| 45 | Maine | $79,430 |
$60,650 | 130 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $79,420 |
$59,190 | 530 |
| 47 | Florida | $78,960 |
$35,620 | 1,630 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $78,190 |
$54,250 | 400 |
| 49 | Montana | $77,920 |
$49,590 | 330 |
| 50 | Missouri | $73,670 |
$48,620 | 570 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $66,110 |
$46,800 | 370 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $62,150 |
$47,540 | 250 |