The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick 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 | $72,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,260.
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 | $94,740 | 1.30% | 8.79% |
| 2021 | $93,510 | 10.84% | - |
| 2020 | $83,370 | 1.32% | - |
| 2019 | $82,270 | -1.82% | - |
| 2018 | $83,770 | 1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $82,670 | -2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $84,390 | 0.90% | - |
| 2015 | $83,630 | -4.64% | - |
| 2014 | $87,510 | -0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $88,040 | 1.85% | - |
| 2012 | $86,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,740, Providence-Fall River-Warwick is the second highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of Rhode Island, following the highest paying city Norwich-New London (median annual salary of $127,210). Compared with Norwich-New London, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Providence-Fall River-Warwick is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Norwich-New London | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick |