What are the main factors that influence a Senior EHS Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Senior EHS Engineer's salary?

A Senior EHS Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Accounts Payable Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $69,065, an Accounts Payable Supervisor (7+ years)earns $73,471, an Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor (7+ years)earns $89,886, an Senior EHS Engineer (7+ years)earns $101,742, an Accounts Payable Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $144,507,

What are the highest paying states for a Senior EHS Engineer?

Senior EHS Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Senior EHS Engineer roles are District of Columbia $111,661, California $111,238, Massachusetts $109,755. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Senior EHS Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Senior EHS Engineer level roles vary by specialization: VP of EHS Compliance: $216,890; VP of EHS: $216,850; EHS Director: $154,790; EHS Compliance Director: $154,733; EHS Compliance Senior Manager: $139,390.

How do different companies affect a Senior EHS Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Senior EHS Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Senior EHS Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Senior EHS Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior EHS Engineer in the United States is $100,850 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, a Senior EHS Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,012
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,011 to $109,310
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,323

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Senior EHS Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,310	$9,109	$2,102	$53
Average	$100,850	$8,404	$1,939	$48
25th Percentile	$88,011	$7,334	$1,693	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Senior EHS Engineer Salaries

A Senior EHS Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Senior EHS Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Senior EHS Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,065
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,471
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,886
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $101,742
Expert (over 8 years): $144,507

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Accounts ... Level Senior EHS Engineer	$69,065
Accounts ... Level Senior EHS Engineer	$73,471
Accounts ... Level Senior EHS Engineer	$89,886
Senior EH... Level Senior EHS Engineer	$101,742
Accounts ... Level Senior EHS Engineer	$144,507

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How Do Senior EHS Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Senior EHS Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $111,661.
California: $111,238.
Massachusetts: $109,755.

District of Columbia $111,661

California $111,238

Massachusetts $109,755

Washington $109,352

New Jersey $109,311

Alaska $109,170

Connecticut $107,778

New York $107,214

Hawaii $105,408

Rhode Island $104,561

Maryland $103,986

Minnesota $103,200

Colorado $102,897

Illinois $102,796

Oregon $102,413

Delaware $102,131

New Hampshire $101,953

Virginia $101,556

Pennsylvania $100,396

Nevada $99,811

North Dakota $99,620

Michigan $99,317

Wisconsin $99,206

Vermont $98,984

Texas $98,369

Maine $98,329

Arizona $98,268

Ohio $98,198

Georgia $97,270

Indiana $96,806

Wyoming $96,715

Utah $96,574

Iowa $96,513

Kansas $96,029

Louisiana $95,888

North Carolina $95,838

Missouri $95,818

Florida $95,424

Montana $95,212

Nebraska $95,011

Kentucky $94,900

South Carolina $94,496

Tennessee $94,244

Idaho $94,143

New Mexico $93,407

Oklahoma $93,246

Alabama $92,651

South Dakota $91,652

Arkansas $91,108

West Virginia $90,815

Mississippi $89,938

Top Paying Cities for Senior EHS Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $127,202
San Francisco: $125,809
Oakland: $123,158

San Jose, CA $127,202

San Francisco, CA $125,809

Oakland, CA $123,158

New York, NY $116,118

Paramus, NJ $114,706

Queens Village, NY $114,701

Passaic, NJ $114,605

Bergenfield, NJ $114,596

Stamford, CT $114,374

Huntington, NY $114,333

Newark, NJ $113,587

Bridgeport, CT $113,375

Vallejo, CA $113,174

New Brunswick, NJ $113,134

Petaluma, CA $113,073

Middlesex, NJ $112,881

Somerset, NJ $112,811

Santa Cruz, CA $112,680

Boston, MA $112,065

Monterey, CA $111,711

Seattle, WA $111,480

Santa Rosa, CA $111,459

Los Angeles, CA $111,429

Juneau, AK $111,167

Washington, DC $111,056

Orange, CA $110,697

Santa Ana, CA $110,431

Long Beach, CA $110,330

Anaheim, CA $110,310

Anchorage, AK $110,259

Santa Maria, CA $109,957

Everett, WA $109,937

Danbury, CT $109,582

Bremerton, WA $109,442

Tacoma, WA $109,079

New Suffolk, NY $109,077

Sacramento, CA $109,049

Santa Barbara, CA $108,938

Trenton, NJ $108,827

San Diego, CA $108,827

Brockton, MA $108,716

Fairbanks, AK $108,469

Lompoc, CA $108,212

Lowell, MA $108,130

Ventura, CA $108,111

Nashua, NH $108,091

Stockton, CA $108,081

Modesto, CA $107,345

Poughkeepsie, NY $107,123

Olympia, WA $106,931

Kennewick, WA $106,931

New Haven, CT $106,891

Lawrence, MA $106,528

Hartford, CT $106,427

Riverside, CA $106,407

New Bedford, MA $106,306

Richland, WA $106,306

Bakersfield, CA $106,165

San Bernardino, CA $106,124

New Britain, CT $106,114

Atlantic City, NJ $106,114

New London, CT $106,074

Norwich, CT $106,044

Portsmouth, NH $106,024

Boulder, CO $105,810

Portland, OR $105,671

Worcester, MA $105,661

Minneapolis, MN $105,348

Philadelphia, PA $105,207

Honolulu, HI $104,874

Saint Paul, MN $104,826

Vineland, NJ $104,803

Providence, RI $104,511

Chicago, IL $104,218

Bellingham, WA $104,097

Springfield, MA $104,017

Baltimore, MD $103,986

Chico, CA $103,734

Pittsfield, MA $103,462

Manchester, NH $103,270

Spokane, WA $102,827

Denver, CO $102,817

Albany, NY $102,343

Troy, NY $102,302

Nassau, NY $102,194

Schenectady, NY $102,090

Wilmington, DE $102,010

Burlington, VT $101,869

Salem, OR $101,828

Portland, ME $101,516

Yakima, WA $101,415

Rochester, MN $101,102

Reno, NV $101,052

Fresno, CA $101,052

Milwaukee, WI $100,961

Detroit, MI $100,860

Ann Arbor, MI $100,843

Allentown, PA $100,830

Colorado Springs, CO $100,658

Syracuse, NY $100,608

Carson City, NV $100,608

Houston, TX $100,467

Eugene, OR $100,416

Gary, IN $100,295

Springfield, OR $100,215

Bismarck, ND $100,194

Galveston, TX $100,124

Medford, OR $99,973

Fort Collins, CO $99,932

Concord, NH $99,882

Austin, TX $99,852

Mesa, AZ $99,640

Reading, PA $99,630

Phoenix, AZ $99,620

Dallas, TX $99,589

Saint Cloud, MN $99,493

Madison, WI $99,357

Utica, NY $99,085

Rochester, NY $98,924

Des Moines, IA $98,914

Raleigh, NC $98,904

Atlanta, GA $98,752

Battle Creek, MI $98,722

Salt Lake City, UT $98,692

Lancaster, PA $98,541

Harrisburg, PA $98,399

Kansas City, MO $98,298

Champaign, IL $98,278

Kansas City, KS $98,278

Fort Worth, TX $98,268

Columbus, OH $98,251

Boca Raton, FL $98,228

Pittsburgh, PA $98,188

Richmond, VA $98,147

Indianapolis, IN $98,127

Cleveland, OH $98,117

Las Vegas, NV $97,996

Cincinnati, OH $97,996

Petersburg, VA $97,845

Huntsville, AL $97,693

Lansing, MI $97,626

Lebanon, PA $97,613

Pueblo, CO $97,603

Appleton, WI $97,572

Buffalo, NY $97,532

Dayton, OH $97,502

Racine, WI $97,482

Charlotte, NC $97,472

Saint Louis, MO $97,441

York, PA $97,381

Elkhart, IN $97,381

Gastonia, NC $97,362

Billings, MT $97,337

Beaumont, TX $97,310

Lorain, OH $97,290

Benton Harbor, MI $97,270

Toledo, OH $97,250

Binghamton, NY $97,199

Rock Hill, SC $97,189

Rockford, IL $97,139

Springfield, IL $97,098

Elyria, OH $97,088

Fargo, ND $97,088

Flagstaff, AZ $97,018

Fort Lauderdale, FL $96,957

Duluth, MN $96,897

Miami, FL $96,897

Cheyenne, WY $96,826

Grand Forks, ND $96,826

Bangor, ME $96,604

Cedar Rapids, IA $96,493

Durham, NC $96,451

Louisville, KY $96,443

Grand Rapids, MI $96,423

Hialeah, FL $96,413

Casper, WY $96,271

Scranton, PA $96,150

New Orleans, LA $96,120

Virginia Beach, VA $96,110

Akron, OH $96,060

Peoria, IL $95,929

Sarasota, FL $95,908

Nashville, TN $95,838

Omaha, NE $95,838

Green Bay, WI $95,838

Baton Rouge, LA $95,787

Charleston, SC $95,767

Jamestown, NY $95,717

Davenport, IA $95,717

Tucson, AZ $95,666

Saint Petersburg, FL $95,606

Tampa, FL $95,586

Evansville, IN $95,525

Port Arthur, TX $95,525

Bradenton, FL $95,485

Santa Fe, NM $95,303

Orlando, FL $95,122

Clearwater, FL $95,091

Canton, OH $94,880

La Crosse, WI $94,880

Albuquerque, NM $94,819

Newport News, VA $94,809

High Point, NC $94,779

Ogden, UT $94,738

Corpus Christi, TX $94,658

Norfolk, VA $94,597

Laramie, WY $94,597

Rock Island, IL $94,537

Saginaw, MI $94,517

Jacksonville, FL $94,507

Salisbury, NC $94,486

Boise, ID $94,466

Moline, IL $94,416

Fort Myers, FL $94,386

Memphis, TN $94,365

Tulsa, OK $94,315

Waterloo, IA $94,254

Spartanburg, SC $94,154

Lincoln, NE $94,103

Fort Wayne, IN $94,083

Provo, UT $94,073

Cedar Falls, IA $93,952

San Antonio, TX $93,912

Greensboro, NC $93,871

South Bend, IN $93,861

Savannah, GA $93,750

Muskegon, MI $93,710

Birmingham, AL $93,700

Winston Salem, NC $93,650

Lake Charles, LA $93,407

Anderson, IN $93,387

Lexington, KY $93,357

Augusta, GA $93,327

Greenville, SC $93,327

Lima, OH $93,246

Wichita, KS $93,236

Tuscaloosa, AL $93,236

Columbia, SC $93,145

Springfield, OH $93,125

Asheville, NC $92,964

Bloomington, IN $92,893

Knoxville, TN $92,530

Shreveport, LA $92,520

Wilmington, NC $92,389

Roanoke, VA $92,389

Topeka, KS $92,207

Frankfort, KY $92,196

Oklahoma City, OK $92,126

Chillicothe, OH $92,086

Longview, TX $92,076

Melbourne, FL $92,066

Sioux Falls, SD $91,905

Mobile, AL $91,895

Terre Haute, IN $91,854

Altoona, PA $91,794

Amarillo, TX $91,723

Killeen, TX $91,693

Fayetteville, AR $91,612

Chattanooga, TN $91,582

Sioux City, IA $91,491

Idaho Falls, ID $91,471

Lynchburg, VA $91,390

Gainesville, FL $91,259

Portsmouth, OH $91,209

Little Rock, AR $91,189

Lafayette, LA $91,148

Youngstown, OH $91,148

Daytona Beach, FL $91,088

Clarksville, TN $91,078

Pensacola, FL $91,068

Temple, TX $91,060

Hopkinsville, KY $90,765

Erie, PA $90,745

Florence, SC $90,704

Charleston, WV $90,543

Great Falls, MT $90,493

Macon, GA $90,352

Tallahassee, FL $90,341

Fayetteville, NC $90,321

Waco, TX $90,301

Helena, MT $90,230

Pine Bluff, AR $90,192

Vincennes, IN $90,069

Lubbock, TX $90,029

Alamogordo, NM $89,968

Twin Falls, ID $89,878

Rapid City, SD $89,847

Jackson, MS $89,666

Huntington, WV $89,659

Greenville, MS $89,656

Parkersburg, WV $89,553

Montgomery, AL $89,535

Wichita Falls, TX $89,434

Springfield, MO $89,434

Biloxi, MS $89,383

Monroe, LA $89,283

Johnstown, PA $89,212

Sumter, SC $89,172

Columbus, GA $89,161

Pascagoula, MS $88,970

Abilene, TX $88,970

Kingsport, TN $88,708

Albany, GA $88,708

Gulfport, MS $88,677

Alexandria, LA $88,345

Fort Smith, AR $88,092

El Paso, TX $87,820

Las Cruces, NM $87,366

Harlingen, TX $87,110

Pocatello, ID $87,094

Florence, AL $86,963

Brownsville, TX $86,943

Mcallen, TX $86,731

Dothan, AL $86,590

Columbus, MS $85,991

Altus, OK $85,521

Lawton, OK $85,329

Pierre, SD $84,966

What Skills Can Increase a Senior EHS Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 4.07% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Internal Control (Mentioned in 1.89% Job Postings): Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 0.95% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	4.07%
Internal Control	1.89%
Business Administration	0.95%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Senior EHS Engineer's salary.

Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Presentation	$108,918	8%
Coaching	$107,910	7%
Project Management	$106,901	6%
Initiative	$106,901	6%
Collaboration	$105,893	5%
Procurement	$105,893	5%

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How Education impacts a Senior EHS Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Senior EHS Engineers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Senior EHS Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $99,813 and $107,532).

Senior EHS Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Senior EHS Engineer

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 32.1%

Associates 18.3%

Bachelors 39.0%

Masters 9.3%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	32.1%
Associates	18.3%
Bachelors	39.0%
Masters	9.3%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Senior EHS Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Senior EHS Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$88,011

Average $100,850/year

$109,310

$7,334

Average $8,404/month

$9,109

$1,693

Average $1,939/week

$2,102

$42

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,310	$9,109	$2,102	$53
Average	$100,850	$8,404	$1,939	$48
25th Percentile	$88,011	$7,334	$1,693	$42

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Salary Trends for Senior EHS Engineer

Salaries for a Senior EHS Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $108,779 in 2023 to around $105,573 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Senior EHS Engineer salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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