The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $56,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,410.
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 | $83,600 | 4.58% | 21.33% |
| 2021 | $79,770 | 16.47% | - |
| 2020 | $66,630 | -13.82% | - |
| 2019 | $75,840 | 2.45% | - |
| 2018 | $73,980 | -0.26% | - |
| 2017 | $74,170 | 2.55% | - |
| 2016 | $72,280 | -15.45% | - |
| 2015 | $83,450 | 11.31% | - |
| 2014 | $74,010 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $72,880 | 9.76% | - |
| 2012 | $65,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,600 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Erie.