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Environmental Engineering federal salary series 0819

Full-time federal employees in the Environmental Engineering series earned a median of $138,821 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 27% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $117,339 and $158,939.

Median pay
$138,821
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$117,339–$158,939
25th–75th percentile
Employees
2,387
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-1.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Environmental Engineering
All federal (full-time)

What shapes environmental engineering pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-13 (886 employees, median $140,627). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Environmental Protection Agency (1,059 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in New York ($158,881) and lowest in Kansas ($115,385), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 45% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Environmental Engineering pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Environmental Engineering pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 105 $96,008 $84,349–$110,242
GS-12 635 $108,493 $102,270–$116,362
GS-13 886 $140,627 $129,904–$150,802
GS-14 308 $168,290 $158,306–$177,816
GS-15 134 $197,200 $182,527–$197,200

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Environmental Engineering pay by agency

Environmental Engineering pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Environmental Protection Agency 1,059 $142,922 $122,631–$163,058
Department of Health and Human Services 107 $107,295 $90,415–$119,431
Department of Agriculture 37 $127,725 $113,378–$144,767

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Environmental Engineering pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Environmental Engineering pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Georgia 159 $135,069 $110,431–$146,325
District of Columbia 122 $154,263 $133,964–$186,872
Illinois 114 $141,694 $126,874–$154,682
California 104 $153,040 $126,435–$172,980
Colorado 96 $142,412 $122,860–$154,280
Texas 88 $150,426 $127,283–$154,970
New York 82 $158,881 $116,030–$177,870
Massachusetts 76 $136,622 $115,738–$156,715
Pennsylvania 66 $136,833 $111,781–$152,471
Kansas 43 $115,385 $98,550–$137,021

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved −1.5% from $141,002 in September 2025 to $138,821 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,985 to 2,387 (−20.0%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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