Environmental Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does an Environmental Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Environmental Engineer in Nebraska is $99,836 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,997
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,929 to $110,913
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,730

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Environmental Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,913	$9,243	$2,133	$53
Average	$99,836	$8,320	$1,920	$48
25th Percentile	$91,929	$7,661	$1,768	$44

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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): $71,376
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,407
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,373
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,302
Expert (over 8 years): $146,933

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$71,376
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$83,407
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$98,373
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$120,302
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$146,933

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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:

Offutt A F B: $100,335
La Vista: $100,430
Adams: $97,515

Offutt A F B, NE $100,335 La Vista, NE $100,430 Adams, NE $97,515 Alexandria, NE $97,515 Alvo, NE $98,162 Auburn, NE $97,515 Avoca, NE $98,236 Barneston, NE $97,515

Beatrice, NE $97,515 Beaver Crossing, NE $97,515 Bee, NE $97,791 Belvidere, NE $97,515 Benedict, NE $97,515 Bennet, NE $98,437 Blue Springs, NE $97,515 Bradshaw, NE $97,515

Brock, NE $97,515 Brownville, NE $98,278 Bruning, NE $97,515 Burchard, NE $97,515 Burr, NE $97,515 Byron, NE $97,515 Carleton, NE $97,515 Chester, NE $97,515

Clatonia, NE $97,515 Cook, NE $97,515 Cordova, NE $97,515 Cortland, NE $97,791 Crab Orchard, NE $97,515 Crete, NE $98,066 Davenport, NE $97,515 Davey, NE $98,798

Dawson, NE $97,515 Daykin, NE $97,515 Denton, NE $98,893 Deshler, NE $97,515 De Witt, NE $97,515 Diller, NE $97,515 Dorchester, NE $97,611 Douglas, NE $97,696

Du Bois, NE $96,593 Dunbar, NE $98,098 Eagle, NE $98,437 Elk Creek, NE $97,515 Elmwood, NE $98,236 Endicott, NE $97,515 Exeter, NE $97,515 Fairbury, NE $97,515

Fairmont, NE $97,515 Falls City, NE $95,671 Filley, NE $97,515 Firth, NE $97,886 Friend, NE $97,515 Garland, NE $98,342 Geneva, NE $97,515 Gilead, NE $97,515

Goehner, NE $97,515 Grafton, NE $97,515 Greenwood, NE $98,247 Gresham, NE $97,515 Wilcox, NE $97,515 Alma, NE $97,515 Arapahoe, NE $97,515 Atlanta, NE $97,515

Axtell, NE $97,515 Ayr, NE $97,515 Beaver City, NE $97,515 Bertrand, NE $97,515 Bladen, NE $97,515 Bloomington, NE $97,515 Blue Hill, NE $97,515 Campbell, NE $97,515

Clay Center, NE $97,515 Deweese, NE $97,515 Edgar, NE $97,515 Edison, NE $97,515 Elwood, NE $97,515 Fairfield, NE $97,515 Franklin, NE $97,515 Funk, NE $97,515

Glenvil, NE $97,515 Guide Rock, NE $97,515 Hardy, NE $97,515 Harvard, NE $97,515 Heartwell, NE $97,515 Hendley, NE $97,515 Hildreth, NE $97,515 Holbrook, NE $97,515

Holdrege, NE $97,515 Holstein, NE $97,515 Inavale, NE $97,515 Inland, NE $97,515 Juniata, NE $97,515 Kenesaw, NE $97,515 Lawrence, NE $97,515 Loomis, NE $97,515

Minden, NE $97,515 Naponee, NE $97,515 Nelson, NE $97,515 Oak, NE $97,515 Orleans, NE $97,515 Oxford, NE $97,515 Ragan, NE $97,515 Red Cloud, NE $97,515

Republican City, NE $97,515 Riverton, NE $97,515 Roseland, NE $97,515 Ruskin, NE $97,515 Saronville, NE $97,515 Smithfield, NE $97,515 Stamford, NE $97,515 Superior, NE $97,515

Sutton, NE $97,515 Trumbull, NE $97,515 Upland, NE $97,515 Bellwood, NE $97,515 Mc Cook, NE $98,215 Bartley, NE $97,515 Benkelman, NE $104,955 Cambridge, NE $97,515

Champion, NE $103,291 Culbertson, NE $103,715 Curtis, NE $97,515 Danbury, NE $97,515 Enders, NE $103,291 Eustis, NE $97,515 Farnam, NE $97,515 Haigler, NE $104,955

Hayes Center, NE $103,291 Imperial, NE $103,291 Indianola, NE $97,515 Lebanon, NE $97,515 Max, NE $104,955 Maywood, NE $98,215 Moorefield, NE $97,515 Palisade, NE $105,008

Parks, NE $104,955 Stockville, NE $97,515 Stratton, NE $104,372 Trenton, NE $103,397 Wauneta, NE $103,291 Wilsonville, NE $97,515 North Platte, NE $97,017 Arnold, NE $97,515

Arthur, NE $98,914 Big Springs, NE $98,914 Brady, NE $97,515 Broadwater, NE $98,914 Brule, NE $98,914 Bushnell, NE $98,914 Chappell, NE $98,914 Cozad, NE $97,515

Dalton, NE $98,914 Dickens, NE $101,437 Dix, NE $98,914 Elsie, NE $101,437 Elsmere, NE $87,701 Gothenburg, NE $97,515 Grant, NE $101,437 Abie, NE $97,515

Arlington, NE $98,883 Ashland, NE $98,321 Bancroft, NE $94,304 Bellevue, NE $100,430 Bennington, NE $100,154 Blair, NE $99,328 Boys Town, NE $100,430 Bruno, NE $97,515

Cedar Bluffs, NE $98,416 Cedar Creek, NE $99,783 Ceresco, NE $98,342 Colon, NE $98,236 Craig, NE $98,522 Decatur, NE $94,304 Elkhorn, NE $99,974 Fort Calhoun, NE $100,059

Fremont, NE $98,681 Gretna, NE $99,699 Herman, NE $99,052 Homer, NE $95,067 Hooper, NE $99,052 Ithaca, NE $98,162 Kennard, NE $99,508 Linwood, NE $97,515

Louisville, NE $98,596 Lyons, NE $94,304 Macy, NE $94,304 Malmo, NE $97,992 Mead, NE $98,300 Memphis, NE $98,268 Hallam, NE $97,971 Hebron, NE $97,515

Henderson, NE $97,515 Hickman, NE $98,522 Hubbell, NE $97,515 Humboldt, NE $97,515 Jansen, NE $97,515 Johnson, NE $97,515 Julian, NE $97,515 Lewiston, NE $97,515

Liberty, NE $97,515 Lorton, NE $97,844 Mc Cool Junction, NE $97,515 Malcolm, NE $98,893 Manley, NE $98,321 Martell, NE $98,713 Milford, NE $98,162 Milligan, NE $97,515

Murdock, NE $98,236 Murray, NE $98,766 Nebraska City, NE $98,575 Nehawka, NE $98,459 Nemaha, NE $98,278 Odell, NE $97,515 Ohiowa, NE $97,515 Otoe, NE $98,098

Palmyra, NE $98,066 Panama, NE $98,066 Pawnee City, NE $97,515 Peru, NE $98,278 Pickrell, NE $97,515 Pleasant Dale, NE $98,713 Plymouth, NE $97,515 Raymond, NE $98,893

Reynolds, NE $97,515 Roca, NE $98,713 Rulo, NE $98,946 Salem, NE $96,593 Seward, NE $97,886 Shickley, NE $97,515 Shubert, NE $98,278 Sprague, NE $98,522

Staplehurst, NE $97,515 Steele City, NE $97,515 Steinauer, NE $97,515 Stella, NE $97,515 Sterling, NE $97,515 Strang, NE $97,515 Swanton, NE $97,515 Syracuse, NE $97,865

Table Rock, NE $97,515 Talmage, NE $97,515 Tecumseh, NE $97,515 Ong, NE $97,515 Tobias, NE $97,515 Unadilla, NE $97,812 Union, NE $98,554 Utica, NE $97,515

Verdon, NE $97,409 Virginia, NE $97,515 Waco, NE $97,515 Walton, NE $98,713 Waverly, NE $98,798 Weeping Water, NE $98,300 Western, NE $97,515 Wilber, NE $97,515

Wymore, NE $97,515 York, NE $97,515 Lincoln, NE $98,893 Nickerson, NE $99,052 Oakland, NE $95,883 Papillion, NE $100,430 Pender, NE $94,304 Plattsmouth, NE $99,699

Prague, NE $97,886 Rosalie, NE $94,304 St Columbans, NE $100,154 Scribner, NE $99,052 South Bend, NE $98,395 Springfield, NE $99,879 Tekamah, NE $99,052 Thurston, NE $94,304

Uehling, NE $99,052 Valley, NE $98,893 Valparaiso, NE $98,162 Wahoo, NE $98,098 Walthill, NE $94,304 Washington, NE $99,879 Waterloo, NE $99,699 Weston, NE $97,897

Winnebago, NE $94,686 Winslow, NE $99,052 Yutan, NE $98,522 Omaha, NE $100,430 Brainard, NE $97,515 Cedar Rapids, NE $97,515 Clarks, NE $97,515 Clarkson, NE $96,954

Creston, NE $95,904 David City, NE $97,515 Dodge, NE $96,954 Duncan, NE $97,515 Dwight, NE $97,611 Elgin, NE $94,304 Ericson, NE $95,904 Fullerton, NE $97,515

Genoa, NE $97,515 Howells, NE $96,954 Humphrey, NE $95,904 Leigh, NE $95,904 Lindsay, NE $95,904 Monroe, NE $97,515 Morse Bluff, NE $98,172 North Bend, NE $98,130

Osceola, NE $97,515 Petersburg, NE $95,904 Platte Center, NE $97,515 Polk, NE $97,515 Primrose, NE $97,515 Rising City, NE $97,515 Rogers, NE $97,515 Saint Edward, NE $97,515

Schuyler, NE $97,515 Shelby, NE $97,515 Silver Creek, NE $97,515 Snyder, NE $96,678 Spalding, NE $97,515 Stromsburg, NE $97,515 Surprise, NE $97,515 Ulysses, NE $97,515

Norfolk, NE $94,304 Allen, NE $94,368 Amelia, NE $94,304 Atkinson, NE $94,452 Bassett, NE $87,701 Battle Creek, NE $94,304 Beemer, NE $94,304 Belden, NE $94,304

Gurley, NE $98,914 Columbus, NE $97,515 Albion, NE $97,515 Ames, NE $98,543 Bartlett, NE $95,904 Belgrade, NE $97,515 Bloomfield, NE $94,304 Halsey, NE $87,701

Hershey, NE $101,437 Keystone, NE $98,914 Kimball, NE $98,914 Lemoyne, NE $98,914 Lewellen, NE $98,914 Lisco, NE $98,914 Lodgepole, NE $98,914 Madrid, NE $101,437

Maxwell, NE $97,515 Mullen, NE $90,213 Ogallala, NE $98,914 Oshkosh, NE $98,914 Paxton, NE $101,437 Potter, NE $98,914 Purdum, NE $87,701 Sidney, NE $98,914

Seneca, NE $90,213 Stapleton, NE $93,170 Sutherland, NE $101,437 Thedford, NE $87,701 Tryon, NE $93,117 Venango, NE $101,437 Wallace, NE $101,437 Wellfleet, NE $100,133

Willow Island, NE $97,515 Valentine, NE $87,701 Ainsworth, NE $87,701 Cody, NE $90,213 Crookston, NE $87,701 Johnstown, NE $87,701 Kilgore, NE $87,701 Long Pine, NE $87,701

Merriman, NE $92,725 Nenzel, NE $87,701 Sparks, NE $87,701 Wood Lake, NE $87,701 Alliance, NE $98,914 Angora, NE $98,914 Ashby, NE $95,820 Bayard, NE $98,914

Bingham, NE $95,820 Bridgeport, NE $98,914 Chadron, NE $92,725 Crawford, NE $92,725 Ellsworth, NE $95,820 Gering, NE $98,914 Gordon, NE $92,725 Harrisburg, NE $98,914

Harrison, NE $92,725 Hay Springs, NE $92,725 Hemingford, NE $95,820 Hyannis, NE $95,820 Lakeside, NE $95,820 Lyman, NE $98,914 Mcgrew, NE $98,914 Marsland, NE $95,820

Melbeta, NE $98,914 Minatare, NE $98,914 Mitchell, NE $98,914 Morrill, NE $98,914 Rushville, NE $92,725 Scottsbluff, NE $98,914 Whiteclay, NE $92,725 Whitman, NE $90,213

Whitney, NE $92,725 Verdigre, NE $94,304 Wakefield, NE $94,304 Waterbury, NE $94,813 Wausa, NE $94,304 Wayne, NE $94,304 West Point, NE $94,304 Winnetoon, NE $94,304

Winside, NE $94,304 Wisner, NE $94,304 Wynot, NE $94,304 Grand Island, NE $97,515 Alda, NE $97,515 Amherst, NE $97,515 Anselmo, NE $95,904 Ansley, NE $97,515

Arcadia, NE $97,515 Archer, NE $97,515 Ashton, NE $97,515 Aurora, NE $97,515 Boelus, NE $97,515 Brewster, NE $93,170 Broken Bow, NE $97,515 Burwell, NE $95,904

Cairo, NE $97,515 Bristow, NE $94,452 Brunswick, NE $94,304 Butte, NE $92,206 Carroll, NE $94,304 Center, NE $94,304 Chambers, NE $94,304 Clearwater, NE $94,304

Coleridge, NE $94,304 Concord, NE $94,304 Creighton, NE $94,304 Crofton, NE $94,304 Dakota City, NE $95,258 Dixon, NE $94,304 Emerson, NE $94,431 Emmet, NE $94,452

Ewing, NE $94,304 Fordyce, NE $94,304 Hadar, NE $94,304 Hartington, NE $94,304 Hoskins, NE $94,304 Hubbard, NE $95,067 Inman, NE $94,304 Jackson, NE $95,258

Laurel, NE $94,304 Lynch, NE $94,452 Mclean, NE $94,304 Madison, NE $94,304 Magnet, NE $94,304 Maskell, NE $94,304 Meadow Grove, NE $94,304 Mills, NE $87,701

Naper, NE $87,701 Neligh, NE $94,304 Newcastle, NE $94,304 Newman Grove, NE $95,904 Newport, NE $87,701 Niobrara, NE $94,452 Oakdale, NE $94,304 Oneill, NE $94,452

Orchard, NE $94,304 Osmond, NE $94,304 Page, NE $94,304 Pierce, NE $94,304 Pilger, NE $94,304 Plainview, NE $94,304 Ponca, NE $94,876 Randolph, NE $94,304

Royal, NE $94,304 Saint Helena, NE $94,304 South Sioux City, NE $95,258 Spencer, NE $94,452 Springview, NE $87,701 Stanton, NE $94,304 Stuart, NE $92,206 Tilden, NE $94,304

Callaway, NE $97,515 Central City, NE $97,515 Chapman, NE $97,515 Comstock, NE $97,515 Dannebrog, NE $97,515 Doniphan, NE $97,515 Dunning, NE $93,170 Eddyville, NE $97,515

Elba, NE $97,515 Elm Creek, NE $97,515 Elyria, NE $95,904 Farwell, NE $97,515 Gibbon, NE $97,515 Giltner, NE $97,515 Greeley, NE $97,515 Hampton, NE $97,515

Hazard, NE $97,515 Kearney, NE $97,515 Hordville, NE $97,515 Lexington, NE $97,515 Litchfield, NE $97,515 Loup City, NE $97,515 Marquette, NE $97,515 Mason City, NE $97,515

Merna, NE $97,515 Miller, NE $97,515 North Loup, NE $97,515 Oconto, NE $97,515 Odessa, NE $97,515 Ord, NE $97,515 Overton, NE $97,515 Palmer, NE $97,515

Phillips, NE $97,515 Pleasanton, NE $97,515 Ravenna, NE $97,515 Riverdale, NE $97,515 Rockville, NE $97,515 Saint Libory, NE $97,515 Saint Paul, NE $97,515 Sargent, NE $97,515

Scotia, NE $97,515 Shelton, NE $97,515 Sumner, NE $97,515 Taylor, NE $95,904 Westerville, NE $97,515 Wolbach, NE $97,515 Wood River, NE $97,515 Hastings, NE $97,515

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

$91,929

Average $99,836/year

$110,913

$7,661

Average $8,320/month

$9,243

$1,768

Average $1,920/week

$2,133

$44

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,913	$9,243	$2,133	$53
Average	$99,836	$8,320	$1,920	$48
25th Percentile	$91,929	$7,661	$1,768	$44

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