The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $65,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $148,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $105,070 | 1.41% | 12.09% |
| 2016 | $103,590 | 8.58% | - |
| 2015 | $94,700 | 2.37% | - |
| 2014 | $92,460 | 2.16% | - |
| 2013 | $90,460 | -2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $92,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,070 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 75.6 percent (75.6%) 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 |