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Environmental Engineer Salary in the Industry of Federal government, including USPS

The salary statistics and trend of environmental engineers in the industry of federal government, including usps are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare environmental engineer salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,800
25th Percentile Wage
$88,800
50th Percentile Wage
$103,640
75th Percentile Wage
$117,030
90th Percentile Wage
$123,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for environmental engineers in the industry of federal government, including usps. 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 $123,230. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $103,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent environmental engineers is $70,800.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers in the industry of Federal government, including USPS from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$103,640
1.31% 4.58%
2016
$102,280
0.63% -
2015
$101,640
1.10% -
2014
$100,520
0.88% -
2013
$99,640
0.75% -
2012
$98,890
- -

Table 3. Compare Environmental Engineer Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of environmental engineers in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government 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
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$103,640
Federal government, including USPS
$103,640
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$87,640
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$87,430
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$86,730
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$86,720
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$78,930
State government, including schools and hospitals
$78,620

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