New Jersey · 2025 pay · 206 people
How much does an environmental engineer make in New Jersey?
$87,191typical pay for full-year environmental engineers in 2025
$74,656 – $103,824what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $84,157. Typical pay rose 0.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where environmental engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Environmental Engineer 154 people$70,515
- Environmental Engineer 273 people$82,755
- Environmental Engineer 349 people$102,637
- Environmental Engineer 430 people$123,037
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 Trainee$58,941 (everyone)
- Environmental Engineer (this page)$87,191
Highest-paid environmental engineers, 2025
- 1Joseph R RuggeriEnvironmental Engineer 4 · Department of Environmental Protection$173,140
- 2Karl F BevansEnvironmental Engineer 4 · Department of Transportation$129,476
- 3David OwenEnvironmental Engineer 4 · Department of Environmental Protection$124,984
- 4Nasir J ButtEnvironmental Engineer 4 · Department of Environmental Protection$124,984
- 5Syed-Imteaz A RizviEnvironmental Engineer 4 · Department of Environmental Protection$124,984
Common questions
How much does an environmental engineer make in New Jersey?
Full-year environmental engineers were typically paid $87,191 in 2025; most earned between $74,656 and $103,824. Counting all 206 people paid, typical pay was $84,157.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for environmental engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Environmental Engineer, at any level (for example "Environmental Engineer 1"). 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