The salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare environmental engineering technician salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) environmental engineering technicians is $84,580. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $58,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid environmental engineering technicians is $36,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $58,630 | 2.25% | 8.99% |
| 2017 | $57,310 | 9.18% | - |
| 2016 | $52,050 | 2.63% | - |
| 2015 | $50,680 | -3.61% | - |
| 2014 | $52,510 | 3.47% | - |
| 2013 | $50,690 | -5.27% | - |
| 2012 | $53,360 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].