The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $49,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $91,560 | 4.28% | 22.94% |
| 2019 | $87,640 | -1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $89,090 | 20.80% | - |
| 2013 | $70,560 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $70,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,560, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the second highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (median annual salary of $96,910). Compared with Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke |