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Environmental Engineer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,340
25th Percentile Wage
$79,670
50th Percentile Wage
$99,370
75th Percentile Wage
$105,510
90th Percentile Wage
$129,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,340.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$99,370
0.09% 15.97%
2021
$99,280
10.92% -
2020
$88,440
3.15% -
2019
$85,650
-2.52% -
2018
$87,810
0.01% -
2017
$87,800
1.70% -
2016
$86,310
-2.61% -
2015
$88,560
1.83% -
2014
$86,940
3.05% -
2013
$84,290
0.94% -
2012
$83,500
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Engineer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,370, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $100,390). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$100,390
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$99,370
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$91,430
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$89,380
Nassau-Suffolk
$89,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$84,740
Syracuse
$83,090
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$82,450
Rochester
$82,190
Utica-Rome
$80,360
Binghamton
$79,640
Glens Falls
$78,060
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$77,670
Kingston
$75,780
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$75,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$74,590
Watertown-Fort Drum
$67,960

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