The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $50,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,040.
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 | $94,650 | -4.94% | 16.22% |
| 2021 | $99,330 | -3.64% | - |
| 2020 | $102,950 | 6.07% | - |
| 2019 | $96,700 | 7.51% | - |
| 2018 | $89,440 | 1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $88,040 | -0.48% | - |
| 2016 | $88,460 | 0.66% | - |
| 2015 | $87,880 | 5.22% | - |
| 2014 | $83,290 | 3.05% | - |
| 2013 | $80,750 | 1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $79,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,650 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Erie.