Water/Wastewater Engineers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$100,840
10th percentile
$68,240
90th percentile
$163,220
Employment
367,840
- CAMedian $122,500 · Employment 55,180
- TXMedian $96,860 · Employment 34,870
- FLMedian $98,570 · Employment 23,750
- NYMedian $103,760 · Employment 17,500
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $108,640 · Employment 16,340
- PAMedian $97,850 · Employment 15,870
- New York, NYMedian $107,330 · Employment 15,590
- ILMedian $99,760 · Employment 13,910
- COMedian $101,420 · Employment 13,290
- NCMedian $100,730 · Employment 12,810
- WAMedian $110,000 · Employment 12,590
- Houston, TXMedian $100,950 · Employment 12,140
- VAMedian $97,120 · Employment 11,350
- San Francisco, CAMedian $130,160 · Employment 10,990
- OHMedian $96,220 · Employment 10,560
- Chicago, ILMedian $100,160 · Employment 9,760
- MAMedian $106,730 · Employment 9,450
- GAMedian $84,240 · Employment 9,400
- Denver, COMedian $104,710 · Employment 9,130
- Washington, DCMedian $101,780 · Employment 8,470
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.