The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Salt Lake City 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 | $52,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Salt Lake City, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,710.
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 | $78,560 | 4.44% | 7.99% |
| 2021 | $75,070 | 6.42% | - |
| 2020 | $70,250 | -7.79% | - |
| 2019 | $75,720 | 2.43% | - |
| 2018 | $73,880 | -3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $76,630 | -0.56% | - |
| 2016 | $77,060 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $76,460 | 1.11% | - |
| 2014 | $75,610 | 2.24% | - |
| 2013 | $73,920 | 2.22% | - |
| 2012 | $72,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,560 in Salt Lake City is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Utah. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Salt Lake City is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Logan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ogden-Clearfield | |
| Salt Lake City | |
| Provo-Orem | |
| Logan |