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Environmental Engineers Salary in AZ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Environmental Engineers in AZ have a median annual salary of $93,970, with 690 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $63,790 at the 10th percentile to $130,190 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$93,970

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$45.18

Employment

690

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$63,790
10th
$77,720
25th
$93,970
Median
$112,010
75th
$130,190
90th

Local compared with national

AZ

$93,970

Median annual · 2025

United States

$107,110

Median annual · 2025

The AZ median is 12.3% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $13,140).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.WritingImportance 4.0
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  11. 11.MathematicsImportance 3.4
  12. 12.ScienceImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
None
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Air dispersion modeling software
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • Business software applications
  • C++
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • Continuous emission management software
  • DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
  • Ecological risk assessment software
  • Eko
  • Environmental health and safety documentation software
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • ESRI ArcView

Common tasks

  • Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
  • Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
  • Design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
  • Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
  • Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
  • Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
  • Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
  • Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
  • Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
  • Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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