The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $62,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,490 | -4.28% | 8.71% |
| 2016 | $88,110 | 3.73% | - |
| 2015 | $84,820 | 2.50% | - |
| 2014 | $82,700 | 5.80% | - |
| 2013 | $77,900 | 0.99% | - |
| 2012 | $77,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,490 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner |