New York City · 2026 pay · 11 people
How much does an environmental engineer make in New York City?
$122,901typical pay for full-year environmental engineers in 2026
$111,829 – $134,554what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers, typical pay was $125,439. Typical pay rose 8.4% from 2025.
✓ Official data from NYC Office of Payroll Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · nyc.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).
- Assistant Environmental Engineer$78,603
- Environmental Engineer (this page)$122,901
Highest-paid environmental engineers, 2026
- 1Jairo C AvilaEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Environmental Protection$151,456
- 2Erzsebet C JancsoEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Environmental Protection$144,017
- 3Sean HulbertEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Environmental Protection$143,955
- 4Christine J NgEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Environmental Protection$139,017
- 5Nicholas A RandazzoEnvironmental Engineer · Department of Environmental Protection$131,400
Common questions
How much does an environmental engineer make in New York City?
Full-year environmental engineers were typically paid $122,901 in 2026; most earned between $111,829 and $134,554. Counting all 11 people paid, typical pay was $125,439.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.6% of all pay for environmental engineers in 2026.
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