Iowa · 2026 pay · 47 people
How much does an environmental engineer make in Iowa?
$74,872typical pay for a environmental engineer in 2026
$67,529 – $96,075what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.2% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where environmental engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Environmental Engineer (this page)$74,872 (everyone)
- Environmental Engineer Senior$115,741 (everyone)
Highest-paid environmental engineers, 2026
- 1Fortmann, Donald FEnvironmental Engineer III · Iowa State University$102,630
- 2James A HallmarkEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Natural Resources$96,699
- 3James E NeleighEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Natural Resources$96,699
- 4Andrew David JensenEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Natural Resources$96,699
- 5Matt R PhoenixEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Natural Resources$96,699
Common questions
How much does an environmental engineer make in Iowa?
The typical environmental engineer was paid $74,872 in 2026; most earned between $67,529 and $96,075. This counts all 47 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Environmental Engineer, at any level (for example "Environmental Engineer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this