The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $71,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,320.
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 | $102,140 | 2.74% | 19.90% |
| 2021 | $99,340 | -1.27% | - |
| 2020 | $100,600 | 3.80% | - |
| 2019 | $96,780 | 6.53% | - |
| 2018 | $90,460 | 0.40% | - |
| 2017 | $90,100 | 4.42% | - |
| 2016 | $86,120 | -1.45% | - |
| 2015 | $87,370 | 6.02% | - |
| 2014 | $82,110 | -2.50% | - |
| 2013 | $84,160 | 2.79% | - |
| 2012 | $81,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,140 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 74.9 percent (74.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Olympia | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |