The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $80,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,580.
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 | $122,050 | -3.87% | 15.20% |
| 2021 | $126,770 | 17.18% | - |
| 2020 | $104,990 | 0.52% | - |
| 2019 | $104,440 | -2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $106,720 | 18.67% | - |
| 2016 | $86,800 | 3.28% | - |
| 2015 | $83,950 | 1.41% | - |
| 2014 | $82,770 | -21.30% | - |
| 2013 | $100,400 | -3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $103,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,050, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Beaumont-Port Arthur (median annual salary of $122,510). Compared with Beaumont-Port Arthur, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is .4 percent (.4%) lower.