The salary statistics and trend of environmental engineers in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare environmental engineer salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for environmental engineers in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) environmental engineers is $134,430. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $77,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent environmental engineers is $47,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $77,710 | 3.42% | 3.42% |
| 2016 | $75,050 | -11.38% | - |
| 2015 | $83,590 | 4.94% | - |
| 2014 | $79,460 | 5.55% | - |
| 2012 | $75,050 | - | - |
The average salaries of environmental engineers in eight industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of environmental engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.
| Industry | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned | |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | |
| Educational Services - Privately owned | |
| Educational Services | |
| Educational Services - State government owned | |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned | |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | |
| Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned | |
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