Environmental Engineer Salary in Alaska

How much does an Environmental Engineer make in Alaska?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Environmental Engineer in Alaska is $115,416 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

However, an Environmental Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $139,879
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,275 to $128,221
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $97,952

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Environmental Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$128,221	$10,685	$2,466	$62
Average	$115,416	$9,618	$2,220	$55
25th Percentile	$106,275	$8,856	$2,044	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Environmental Engineer Salaries

An Environmental Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Environmental Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Environmental Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $82,514
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,423
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,725
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,075
Expert (over 8 years): $169,862

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$82,514
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$96,423
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$113,725
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$139,075
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$169,862

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How Do Environmental Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Environmental Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $117,345.
California: $116,900.
Massachusetts: $115,342.

District of Columbia $117,345 California $116,900 Massachusetts $115,342 Washington $114,918 New Jersey $114,875 Alaska $114,727 Connecticut $113,265 New York $112,671

Hawaii $110,774 Rhode Island $109,884 Maryland $109,280 Minnesota $108,453 Colorado $108,135 Illinois $108,029 Oregon $107,626 Delaware $107,329

New Hampshire $107,143 Virginia $106,725 Pennsylvania $105,507 Nevada $104,892 North Dakota $104,690 Michigan $104,372 Wisconsin $104,256 Vermont $104,023

Texas $103,376 Maine $103,334 Arizona $103,270 Ohio $103,196 Georgia $102,221 Indiana $101,734 Wyoming $101,638 Utah $101,490

Iowa $101,426 Kansas $100,917 Louisiana $100,769 North Carolina $100,716 Missouri $100,695 Florida $100,282 Montana $100,059 Nebraska $99,847

Kentucky $99,730 South Carolina $99,306 Tennessee $99,042 Idaho $98,936 New Mexico $98,162 Oklahoma $97,992 Alabama $97,367 South Dakota $96,318

Arkansas $95,745 West Virginia $95,438 Mississippi $94,516

Top Paying Cities for Environmental Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Anchorage: $116,285
Jber: $116,285
Indian: $115,119

Anchorage, AK $116,285 Jber, AK $116,285 Indian, AK $115,119 Kongiganak, AK $114,695 Adak, AK $114,695 Atka, AK $114,695 Chignik Lake, AK $114,695 Port Heiden, AK $114,695

Port Lions, AK $114,695 Akiachak, AK $114,695 Akiak, AK $114,695 Akutan, AK $114,695 Alakanuk, AK $114,695 Aleknagik, AK $114,695 Anchor Point, AK $114,695 Aniak, AK $114,695

Anvik, AK $114,695 Bethel, AK $114,695 Chefornak, AK $114,695 Chevak, AK $114,695 Chignik, AK $114,695 Chignik Lagoon, AK $114,695 Chitina, AK $114,695 Chugiak, AK $114,695

Clam Gulch, AK $114,695 Clarks Point, AK $114,695 Cold Bay, AK $114,695 Cooper Landing, AK $114,695 Copper Center, AK $114,695 Cordova, AK $114,695 Crooked Creek, AK $114,695 Dillingham, AK $114,695

Eagle River, AK $115,119 Eek, AK $114,695 Egegik, AK $114,695 Ekwok, AK $114,695 Emmonak, AK $114,695 False Pass, AK $114,695 Marshall, AK $114,695 Gakona, AK $116,009

Girdwood, AK $114,695 Glennallen, AK $114,695 Goodnews Bay, AK $114,695 Grayling, AK $114,695 Saint George Island, AK $114,695 Holy Cross, AK $114,695 Homer, AK $114,695 Hooper Bay, AK $114,695

Hope, AK $114,695 Iliamna, AK $114,695 Kalskag, AK $114,695 Karluk, AK $114,695 Kasigluk, AK $114,695 Kasilof, AK $114,695 Kenai, AK $114,695 King Cove, AK $114,695

King Salmon, AK $114,695 Kipnuk, AK $114,695 Kodiak, AK $114,695 Kotlik, AK $114,695 Kwethluk, AK $114,695 Kwigillingok, AK $114,695 Wasilla, AK $114,695 Larsen Bay, AK $114,695

Levelock, AK $114,695 Lower Kalskag, AK $114,695 Mc Grath, AK $114,695 Manokotak, AK $114,695 Mekoryuk, AK $114,695 Moose Pass, AK $114,695 Mountain Village, AK $114,695 Naknek, AK $114,695

Napakiak, AK $114,695 Nikiski, AK $114,695 New Stuyahok, AK $114,695 Toksook Bay, AK $114,695 Nikolski, AK $114,695 Ninilchik, AK $114,695 Nondalton, AK $114,695 Nunapitchuk, AK $114,695

Old Harbor, AK $114,695 Ouzinkie, AK $114,695 Palmer, AK $114,695 Pedro Bay, AK $114,695 Perryville, AK $114,695 Pilot Point, AK $114,695 Pilot Station, AK $114,695 Platinum, AK $114,695

Big Lake, AK $115,437 Port Alsworth, AK $114,695 Quinhagak, AK $114,695 Red Devil, AK $114,695 Russian Mission, AK $114,695 Saint Marys, AK $114,695 Saint Michael, AK $115,352 Saint Paul Island, AK $114,695

Sand Point, AK $114,695 Scammon Bay, AK $114,695 Seldovia, AK $114,695 Seward, AK $114,695 Shageluk, AK $114,695 Nunam Iqua, AK $114,695 Skwentna, AK $114,695 Sleetmute, AK $114,695

Soldotna, AK $114,695 South Naknek, AK $114,695 Stebbins, AK $115,352 Sterling, AK $114,695 Sutton, AK $114,695 Takotna, AK $114,695 Talkeetna, AK $114,695 Tatitlek, AK $114,695

Togiak, AK $114,695 Tuluksak, AK $114,695 Tuntutuliak, AK $114,695 Tununak, AK $114,695 Tyonek, AK $114,695 Trapper Creek, AK $114,695 Unalakleet, AK $115,352 Unalaska, AK $114,695

Valdez, AK $114,695 Willow, AK $114,695 Yakutat, AK $115,236 Nightmute, AK $114,695 Nikolai, AK $114,695 Dutch Harbor, AK $114,695 Whittier, AK $114,695 Houston, AK $114,695

Fairbanks, AK $117,599 Eielson Afb, AK $117,281 Fort Wainwright, AK $117,599 Clear, AK $116,009 North Pole, AK $117,599 Salcha, AK $116,009 Two Rivers, AK $116,751 Allakaket, AK $116,009

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK $116,009 Arctic Village, AK $116,009 Barrow, AK $116,009 Beaver, AK $116,009 Ester, AK $116,645 Bettles Field, AK $116,009 Buckland, AK $116,009 Cantwell, AK $116,009

Central, AK $116,009 Fort Greely, AK $116,009 Chicken, AK $116,009 Circle, AK $116,009 Prudhoe Bay, AK $116,009 Deering, AK $116,009 Delta Junction, AK $116,009 Eagle, AK $116,009

Elim, AK $115,352 Fort Yukon, AK $116,009 Galena, AK $116,009 Gambell, AK $115,352 Healy, AK $116,009 Anderson, AK $116,009 Hughes, AK $116,009 Huslia, AK $116,009

Kaktovik, AK $116,009 Kaltag, AK $115,352 Kiana, AK $116,009 Kivalina, AK $116,009 Kobuk, AK $116,009 Kotzebue, AK $116,009 Koyuk, AK $115,352 Koyukuk, AK $116,009

Denali National Park, AK $116,009 Manley Hot Springs, AK $116,009 Lake Minchumina, AK $116,009 Minto, AK $116,009 Point Lay, AK $116,009 Nenana, AK $116,009 Noatak, AK $116,009 Nome, AK $115,352

Noorvik, AK $116,009 Northway, AK $116,009 Nulato, AK $116,009 Point Hope, AK $116,009 Rampart, AK $116,009 Ruby, AK $116,009 Savoonga, AK $115,352 Selawik, AK $116,009

Shaktoolik, AK $115,352 Shishmaref, AK $116,009 Shungnak, AK $116,009 Stevens Village, AK $116,009 Tanacross, AK $116,009 Tanana, AK $116,009 Teller, AK $115,352 Tok, AK $116,009

Venetie, AK $116,009 Wainwright, AK $116,009 Wales, AK $115,352 White Mountain, AK $115,352 Brevig Mission, AK $115,352 Ambler, AK $116,009 Chalkyitsik, AK $116,009 Nuiqsut, AK $116,009

Atqasuk, AK $116,009 Juneau, AK $116,826 Angoon, AK $115,236 Auke Bay, AK $116,826 Douglas, AK $116,826 Elfin Cove, AK $115,236 Gustavus, AK $115,236 Haines, AK $115,236

Hoonah, AK $115,236 Kake, AK $115,236 Pelican, AK $115,236 Petersburg, AK $115,236 Sitka, AK $115,236 Port Alexander, AK $115,236 Skagway, AK $115,236 Tenakee Springs, AK $115,236

Ketchikan, AK $115,236 Meyers Chuck, AK $115,236 Coffman Cove, AK $115,236 Thorne Bay, AK $115,236 Craig, AK $115,236 Hydaburg, AK $115,236 Hyder, AK $115,236 Klawock, AK $115,236

Metlakatla, AK $115,236 Point Baker, AK $115,236 Ward Cove, AK $115,236 Wrangell, AK $115,236

Environmental Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Environmental Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$106,275

Average $115,416/year

$128,221

$8,856

Average $9,618/month

$10,685

$2,044

Average $2,220/week

$2,466

$51

Average $55/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$128,221	$10,685	$2,466	$62
Average	$115,416	$9,618	$2,220	$55
25th Percentile	$106,275	$8,856	$2,044	$51

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