Pay by state · 51 states
Environmental Engineer Salary by State (2026)
Environmental Engineers earn the most in Louisiana at $130,510 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $77,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $107,110. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $130,510Louisiana
- National median
- $107,110BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $77,560Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Environmental Engineer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of environmental engineers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALouisiana | $130,510 | $99,490 | $171,630 | 340 | $147,959 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $130,410 | $95,950 | $148,650 | 4,550 | $117,784 |
| 3 | OROregon | $127,100 | $101,220 | $141,930 | 650 | $122,967 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $125,460 | $100,200 | $161,250 | 1,920 | $117,238 |
| 5 | TXTexas | $123,060 | $92,600 | $154,970 | 1,940 | $126,791 |
| 6 | NENebraska | $120,620 | $99,420 | $146,770 | 270 | $133,869 |
| 7 | IDIdaho | $117,520 | $104,000 | $151,730 | 400 | $123,065 |
| 8 | FLFlorida | $116,840 | $75,570 | $146,960 | 1,800 | $112,983 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $115,800 | $86,370 | $142,130 | 1,880 | $109,496 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $115,750 | $107,120 | $129,310 | 1,080 | $117,369 |
| 11 | CTConnecticut | $114,710 | $100,210 | $138,270 | 450 | $110,713 |
| 12 | OHOhio | $113,180 | $83,590 | $127,330 | 730 | $121,995 |
| 13 | AKAlaska | $110,220 | $95,800 | $132,900 | 260 | $107,680 |
| 14 | NVNevada | $109,720 | $106,290 | $132,290 | 290 | $109,743 |
| 15 | NMNew Mexico | $108,360 | $95,590 | $135,970 | 500 | $117,512 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $107,990 | $87,090 | $123,960 | 940 | $108,035 |
| 17 | HIHawaii | $107,880 | $88,630 | $125,150 | 150 | $98,116 |
| 18 | KYKentucky | $107,520 | $93,290 | $132,190 | 350 | $119,256 |
| 19 | COColorado | $106,890 | $83,500 | $131,550 | 1,320 | $103,724 |
| 20 | WYWyoming | $106,330 | $82,280 | $126,910 | 200 | $114,714 |
| 21 | MIMichigan | $105,080 | $87,430 | $129,240 | 810 | $109,211 |
| 22 | VAVirginia | $104,940 | $83,010 | $131,700 | 1,010 | $103,794 |
| 23 | UTUtah | $103,380 | $83,510 | $127,180 | 410 | $104,568 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $103,330 | $76,040 | $134,990 | 1,750 | $105,901 |
| 25 | ALAlabama | $102,650 | $78,370 | $125,290 | 780 | $115,567 |
| 26 | NJNew Jersey | $102,630 | $80,090 | $126,430 | 990 | $94,325 |
| 27 | NYNew York | $101,270 | $79,390 | $127,820 | 3,170 | $93,837 |
| 28 | RIRhode Island | $101,140 | $93,540 | $116,440 | 200 | $98,885 |
| 29 | MTMontana | $100,140 | $81,100 | $126,000 | 300 | $105,806 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $99,440 | $76,640 | $127,040 | N/A | $105,422 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $98,890 | $90,720 | $107,520 | 90 | $111,632 |
| 32 | MOMissouri | $98,170 | $79,160 | $118,350 | 510 | $108,097 |
| 33 | MDMaryland | $97,570 | $80,760 | $127,980 | 1,030 | $92,960 |
| 34 | TNTennessee | $97,190 | $74,890 | $117,930 | 540 | $105,791 |
| 35 | GAGeorgia | $96,530 | $78,240 | $122,280 | 830 | $100,246 |
| 36 | SCSouth Carolina | $96,140 | $81,230 | $120,050 | 560 | $102,550 |
| 37 | DEDelaware | $95,720 | $78,530 | $124,110 | 150 | $95,904 |
| 38 | IAIowa | $94,830 | $79,000 | $111,940 | 150 | $108,054 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $94,070 | $81,470 | $121,490 | 320 | $104,443 |
| 40 | AZArizona | $93,970 | $77,720 | $112,010 | 690 | $93,338 |
| 41 | MEMaine | $93,930 | $76,440 | $114,390 | 220 | $96,785 |
| 42 | VTVermont | $92,580 | $79,640 | $113,830 | 110 | $94,510 |
| 43 | INIndiana | $92,460 | $77,190 | $118,140 | 520 | $99,069 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $92,090 | $78,730 | $109,140 | 530 | $104,835 |
| 45 | NDNorth Dakota | $91,370 | $78,210 | $109,140 | 90 | $102,710 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $91,100 | $66,350 | $115,210 | 260 | $104,769 |
| 47 | WIWisconsin | $89,990 | $78,030 | $107,170 | 890 | $95,637 |
| 48 | NHNew Hampshire | $88,610 | $69,530 | $111,200 | 210 | $85,067 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $85,280 | $63,990 | $109,280 | 210 | $98,094 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $83,200 | $73,390 | $100,780 | 370 | $92,964 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $77,560 | $54,680 | $100,380 | 110 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Environmental Engineers, that changes the ranking: Louisiana leads on raw pay at $130,510, while Louisiana leads once prices are taken into account at $147,959.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Environmental Engineer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Environmental Engineers the most?
Louisiana reports the highest median wage for Environmental Engineers at $130,510 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($130,410) and Oregon ($127,100).
Which state pays Environmental Engineers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Environmental Engineers at $77,560 a year, $52,950 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Environmental Engineers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Louisiana first at $147,959 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $130,510. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.