The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $58,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,990 | -3.45% | 20.12% |
| 2021 | $88,960 | 2.14% | - |
| 2020 | $87,060 | 5.71% | - |
| 2019 | $82,090 | 2.11% | - |
| 2018 | $80,360 | 1.77% | - |
| 2017 | $78,940 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $78,060 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $73,040 | 4.27% | - |
| 2014 | $69,920 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $69,480 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $68,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,990 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Erie.