The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $74,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,110.
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 | $100,240 | -8.44% | 7.65% |
| 2021 | $108,700 | -3.13% | - |
| 2020 | $112,100 | 4.23% | - |
| 2019 | $107,360 | 1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $106,230 | 1.48% | - |
| 2017 | $104,660 | 1.74% | - |
| 2016 | $102,840 | 8.69% | - |
| 2015 | $93,900 | 1.54% | - |
| 2014 | $92,450 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $90,550 | -2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $92,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,240 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 74.4 percent (74.4%) 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 |