Average Environmental Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Environmental Engineer are from the companies Arcadis, Inc., Aecom Corporation and CDM Smith. Reported salaries are highest at Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. where the average pay is $67,479. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Aecom Corporation and Brown and Caldwell, earning around $63,474 and $63,409, respectively. Arcadis, Inc. pays the lowest at around $58,147. CDM Smith and Aecom Technology Group, Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $60,306 and $61,148, respectively.

Skills in Environmental Compliance, Regulatory Compliance and Project Management are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Engineering Design and Environmental Consulting.

An entry-level Environmental Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $55,966 based on 515 salaries. An early career Environmental Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $61,203 based on 1,523 salaries. A mid-career Environmental Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $73,305 based on 623 salaries. An experienced Environmental Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $85,387 based on 392 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $102,594.

Employees with Environmental Engineer in their job title in Houston, Texas earn an average of 28.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (9.9% more) and Denver, Colorado (3.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (8.3% less), Boston, Massachusetts (3.2% less) and Chicago, Illinois (1.9% less).