Environmental Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Environmental Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Environmental Engineer in South Dakota is $95,279 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,474
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,733 to $105,850
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,862

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Environmental Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,850	$8,821	$2,036	$51
Average	$95,279	$7,940	$1,832	$46
25th Percentile	$87,733	$7,311	$1,687	$42

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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): $68,118
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,600
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,883
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,811
Expert (over 8 years): $140,226

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$68,118
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$79,600
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$93,883
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$114,811
Environme... Level Environmental Engineer	$140,226

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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:

Alcester: $94,474
Aurora: $94,611
Baltic: $95,671

Alcester, SD $94,474 Aurora, SD $94,611 Baltic, SD $95,671 Beresford, SD $94,527 Brandon, SD $96,201 Brookings, SD $94,611 Burbank, SD $94,304 Canistota, SD $94,611

Canton, SD $95,459 Centerville, SD $94,611 Chancellor, SD $95,141 Chester, SD $94,611 Colman, SD $94,611 Colton, SD $95,035 Crooks, SD $96,201 Davis, SD $94,611

Dell Rapids, SD $95,247 Egan, SD $94,611 Elk Point, SD $94,686 Elkton, SD $94,611 Fairview, SD $94,717 Flandreau, SD $94,611 Freeman, SD $94,611 Garretson, SD $95,777

Gayville, SD $94,304 Harrisburg, SD $96,201 Hartford, SD $95,671 Hudson, SD $94,527 Humboldt, SD $95,035 Hurley, SD $94,611 Irene, SD $94,611 Jefferson, SD $95,194

Lennox, SD $95,459 Lesterville, SD $94,611 Lyons, SD $95,883 Madison, SD $94,611 Marion, SD $94,611 Menno, SD $94,611 Mission Hill, SD $94,452 Monroe, SD $94,611

Belle Fourche, SD $92,725 Black Hawk, SD $94,315 Box Elder, SD $94,315 Buffalo, SD $92,725 Buffalo Gap, SD $92,725 Camp Crook, SD $92,725 Caputa, SD $94,209 Custer, SD $92,725

Deadwood, SD $92,725 Edgemont, SD $92,725 Enning, SD $92,725 Fairburn, SD $92,725 Fort Meade, SD $92,725 Hermosa, SD $93,573 Hill City, SD $93,043 Hot Springs, SD $92,725

Howes, SD $92,725 Interior, SD $92,725 Keystone, SD $93,467 Kyle, SD $92,725 Lead, SD $92,725 Ludlow, SD $92,725 Manderson, SD $92,725 Mud Butte, SD $92,725

Nemo, SD $93,467 Newell, SD $92,725 New Underwood, SD $93,573 Nisland, SD $92,725 Oelrichs, SD $92,725 Oglala, SD $92,725 Oral, SD $92,725 Owanka, SD $92,725

Piedmont, SD $93,785 Pine Ridge, SD $92,725 Porcupine, SD $92,725 Pringle, SD $92,725 Quinn, SD $92,725 Redig, SD $92,725 Saint Onge, SD $92,725 Scenic, SD $92,725

Smithwick, SD $92,725 Spearfish, SD $92,725 Sturgis, SD $92,725 Union Center, SD $92,725 Vale, SD $92,725 Wall, SD $92,725 Wasta, SD $92,725 White Owl, SD $92,725

Whitewood, SD $92,725 Wounded Knee, SD $92,725 Leola, SD $95,756 Long Lake, SD $95,756 Mansfield, SD $87,701 Mellette, SD $87,701 Northville, SD $87,701 Onaka, SD $87,701

Orient, SD $87,701 Pierpont, SD $100,441 Redfield, SD $87,701 Rockham, SD $87,701 Roscoe, SD $87,701 Selby, SD $87,701 Seneca, SD $87,701 Stratford, SD $87,701

Tolstoy, SD $87,701 Tulare, SD $87,701 Turton, SD $87,701 Warner, SD $87,701 Westport, SD $94,071 Pierre, SD $89,291 Agar, SD $87,701 Belvidere, SD $87,701

Blunt, SD $89,185 Burke, SD $87,701 Colome, SD $87,701 Dallas, SD $87,701 Draper, SD $87,701 Fort Pierre, SD $89,185 Gregory, SD $87,701 Hamill, SD $87,701

Harrold, SD $87,913 Hayes, SD $87,701 Herrick, SD $87,701 Holabird, SD $87,701 Ideal, SD $87,701 Kadoka, SD $90,213 Kennebec, SD $87,701 Long Valley, SD $90,213

Lower Brule, SD $87,701 Martin, SD $92,725 Midland, SD $87,701 Milesville, SD $90,213 Mission, SD $87,701 Murdo, SD $87,701 Norris, SD $87,701 Okaton, SD $87,701

Okreek, SD $87,701 Onida, SD $88,337 Parmelee, SD $87,701 Philip, SD $90,213 Presho, SD $87,701 Reliance, SD $87,701 Rosebud, SD $87,701 Saint Charles, SD $87,701

Saint Francis, SD $87,701 Tuthill, SD $90,213 Vivian, SD $87,701 Wanblee, SD $92,725 White River, SD $87,701 Winner, SD $87,701 Witten, SD $87,701 Wood, SD $87,701

Mobridge, SD $87,701 Bison, SD $92,725 Bullhead, SD $103,811 Cherry Creek, SD $87,701 Dupree, SD $87,701 Eagle Butte, SD $87,701 Faith, SD $92,725 Glencross, SD $87,701

Glenham, SD $87,701 Herreid, SD $103,811 Isabel, SD $87,701 Keldron, SD $103,811 Lantry, SD $87,701 Lemmon, SD $103,811 Little Eagle, SD $103,811 Lodgepole, SD $98,268

Mc Intosh, SD $103,811 Mc Laughlin, SD $103,811 Meadow, SD $98,268 Morristown, SD $103,811 Mound City, SD $95,756 Pollock, SD $103,811 Prairie City, SD $92,725 Ralph, SD $92,725

Reva, SD $92,725 Ridgeview, SD $87,701 Timber Lake, SD $87,701 Trail City, SD $87,701 Wakpala, SD $95,756 Walker, SD $103,811 Watauga, SD $103,811 Whitehorse, SD $87,701

Rapid City, SD $94,315 Ellsworth Afb, SD $94,315 Allen, SD $92,725 Batesland, SD $92,725 Montrose, SD $94,611 North Sioux City, SD $95,258 Nunda, SD $94,611 Oldham, SD $94,611

Olivet, SD $94,611 Parker, SD $94,611 Ramona, SD $94,611 Renner, SD $96,201 Rowena, SD $96,201 Rutland, SD $94,611 Salem, SD $94,611 Scotland, SD $94,611

Sinai, SD $94,611 Springfield, SD $94,452 Tabor, SD $94,452 Tea, SD $96,095 Trent, SD $94,611 Tyndall, SD $94,611 Utica, SD $94,611 Valley Springs, SD $96,095

Vermillion, SD $94,304 Viborg, SD $94,611 Volga, SD $94,611 Volin, SD $94,611 Wakonda, SD $94,611 Wentworth, SD $94,611 Winfred, SD $94,611 Worthing, SD $95,565

Yankton, SD $94,452 Sioux Falls, SD $96,201 Vienna, SD $94,611 Wallace, SD $94,611 Waubay, SD $100,441 Webster, SD $100,441 White, SD $94,611 Willow Lake, SD $94,611

Wilmot, SD $100,441 Mitchell, SD $94,611 Alexandria, SD $94,611 Alpena, SD $91,156 Armour, SD $94,611 Artesian, SD $94,611 Avon, SD $94,611 Bonesteel, SD $91,156

Bridgewater, SD $94,611 Canova, SD $94,611 Carpenter, SD $94,611 Carthage, SD $94,611 Cavour, SD $94,611 Chamberlain, SD $87,701 Corsica, SD $94,611 Dante, SD $94,611

Delmont, SD $94,611 Dimock, SD $94,611 Emery, SD $94,611 Ethan, SD $94,611 Fairfax, SD $91,156 Fedora, SD $94,611 Fort Thompson, SD $87,701 Fulton, SD $94,611

Gann Valley, SD $87,701 Geddes, SD $91,156 Harrison, SD $94,611 Highmore, SD $87,701 Stephan, SD $87,701 Hitchcock, SD $87,701 Howard, SD $94,611 Huron, SD $91,156

Iroquois, SD $94,611 Kaylor, SD $94,611 Kimball, SD $87,701 Lake Andes, SD $94,611 Lane, SD $91,156 Letcher, SD $94,611 Marty, SD $94,611 Miller, SD $87,701

Mount Vernon, SD $94,611 New Holland, SD $91,156 Oacoma, SD $87,701 Parkston, SD $94,611 Pickstown, SD $94,611 Plankinton, SD $91,156 Platte, SD $91,156 Pukwana, SD $87,701

Ree Heights, SD $87,701 Saint Lawrence, SD $87,701 Spencer, SD $94,611 Stickney, SD $94,611 Tripp, SD $94,611 Virgil, SD $87,701 Wagner, SD $94,611 Wessington, SD $87,701

Wessington Springs, SD $87,701 White Lake, SD $87,701 Wolsey, SD $87,701 Woonsocket, SD $94,611 Yale, SD $94,611 Aberdeen, SD $87,701 Akaska, SD $87,701 Amherst, SD $100,441

Andover, SD $100,441 Ashton, SD $87,701 Barnard, SD $94,071 Bath, SD $94,071 Bowdle, SD $87,701 Brentford, SD $87,701 Britton, SD $100,441 Claremont, SD $100,441

Columbia, SD $94,071 Conde, SD $87,701 Cresbard, SD $87,701 Doland, SD $91,156 Eureka, SD $95,756 Faulkton, SD $87,701 Ferney, SD $94,071 Frankfort, SD $87,701

Frederick, SD $100,441 Gettysburg, SD $87,701 Groton, SD $94,071 Hecla, SD $100,441 Hosmer, SD $87,701 Houghton, SD $100,441 Hoven, SD $87,701 Ipswich, SD $87,701

Java, SD $87,701 Langford, SD $100,441 Lebanon, SD $87,701 Watertown, SD $94,611 Arlington, SD $94,611 Astoria, SD $94,611 Badger, SD $94,611 Big Stone City, SD $99,550

Bradley, SD $94,611 Brandt, SD $94,611 Bristol, SD $100,441 Bruce, SD $94,611 Bryant, SD $94,611 Castlewood, SD $94,611 Claire City, SD $100,441 Clark, SD $94,611

Clear Lake, SD $94,611 Corona, SD $100,441 De Smet, SD $94,611 Eden, SD $100,441 Erwin, SD $94,611 Estelline, SD $94,611 Florence, SD $94,611 Garden City, SD $94,611

Gary, SD $94,611 Goodwin, SD $94,611 Grenville, SD $100,441 Hayti, SD $94,611 Hazel, SD $94,611 Henry, SD $94,611 Kranzburg, SD $94,611 Labolt, SD $94,611

Lake City, SD $100,441 Lake Norden, SD $94,611 Lake Preston, SD $94,611 Marvin, SD $97,526 Milbank, SD $99,550 New Effington, SD $100,441 Ortley, SD $100,441 Peever, SD $100,441

Raymond, SD $91,156 Revillo, SD $94,611 Rosholt, SD $100,441 Roslyn, SD $100,441 Sisseton, SD $100,441 South Shore, SD $94,611 Stockholm, SD $94,611 Strandburg, SD $94,611

Summit, SD $97,526 Toronto, SD $94,611 Twin Brooks, SD $97,526 Veblen, SD $100,441

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

$87,733

Average $95,279/year

$105,850

$7,311

Average $7,940/month

$8,821

$1,687

Average $1,832/week

$2,036

$42

Average $46/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,850	$8,821	$2,036	$51
Average	$95,279	$7,940	$1,832	$46
25th Percentile	$87,733	$7,311	$1,687	$42

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