An 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 EHS Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an 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:
How Do 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 EHS Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $107,055
San Francisco: $105,883
Oakland: $103,652
San Jose, CA$107,055
San Francisco, CA$105,883
Oakland, CA$103,652
New York, NY$97,726
Paramus, NJ$96,538
Queens Village, NY$96,534
Passaic, NJ$96,453
Bergenfield, NJ$96,446
Stamford, CT$96,259
Huntington, NY$96,224
Newark, NJ$95,597
Bridgeport, CT$95,418
Vallejo, CA$95,249
New Brunswick, NJ$95,215
Petaluma, CA$95,164
Middlesex, NJ$95,003
Somerset, NJ$94,943
Santa Cruz, CA$94,833
Boston, MA$94,315
Monterey, CA$94,017
Seattle, WA$93,823
Santa Rosa, CA$93,806
Los Angeles, CA$93,780
Juneau, AK$93,560
Washington, DC$93,466
Orange, CA$93,164
Santa Ana, CA$92,940
Long Beach, CA$92,855
Anaheim, CA$92,838
Anchorage, AK$92,796
Santa Maria, CA$92,541
Everett, WA$92,524
Danbury, CT$92,226
Bremerton, WA$92,108
Tacoma, WA$91,803
New Suffolk, NY$91,801
Sacramento, CA$91,777
Santa Barbara, CA$91,684
Trenton, NJ$91,591
San Diego, CA$91,591
Brockton, MA$91,497
Fairbanks, AK$91,289
Lompoc, CA$91,073
Lowell, MA$91,004
Ventura, CA$90,988
Nashua, NH$90,971
Stockton, CA$90,963
Modesto, CA$90,343
Poughkeepsie, NY$90,156
Olympia, WA$89,995
Kennewick, WA$89,995
New Haven, CT$89,961
Lawrence, MA$89,655
Hartford, CT$89,571
Riverside, CA$89,554
New Bedford, MA$89,469
Richland, WA$89,469
Bakersfield, CA$89,350
San Bernardino, CA$89,316
New Britain, CT$89,307
Atlantic City, NJ$89,307
New London, CT$89,274
Norwich, CT$89,248
Portsmouth, NH$89,231
Boulder, CO$89,051
Portland, OR$88,934
Worcester, MA$88,926
Minneapolis, MN$88,662
Philadelphia, PA$88,544
Honolulu, HI$88,263
Saint Paul, MN$88,223
Vineland, NJ$88,204
Providence, RI$87,958
Chicago, IL$87,712
Bellingham, WA$87,610
Springfield, MA$87,542
Baltimore, MD$87,517
Chico, CA$87,304
Pittsfield, MA$87,075
Manchester, NH$86,914
Spokane, WA$86,540
Denver, CO$86,532
Albany, NY$86,133
Troy, NY$86,099
Nassau, NY$86,008
Schenectady, NY$85,921
Wilmington, DE$85,853
Burlington, VT$85,734
Salem, OR$85,700
Portland, ME$85,437
Yakima, WA$85,352
Rochester, MN$85,089
Reno, NV$85,047
Fresno, CA$85,047
Milwaukee, WI$84,970
Detroit, MI$84,885
Ann Arbor, MI$84,871
Allentown, PA$84,860
Colorado Springs, CO$84,716
Syracuse, NY$84,673
Carson City, NV$84,673
Houston, TX$84,554
Eugene, OR$84,512
Gary, IN$84,410
Springfield, OR$84,342
Bismarck, ND$84,325
Galveston, TX$84,266
Medford, OR$84,138
Fort Collins, CO$84,105
Concord, NH$84,062
Austin, TX$84,037
Mesa, AZ$83,858
Reading, PA$83,850
Phoenix, AZ$83,841
Dallas, TX$83,816
Saint Cloud, MN$83,734
Madison, WI$83,621
Utica, NY$83,392
Rochester, NY$83,256
Des Moines, IA$83,247
Raleigh, NC$83,239
Atlanta, GA$83,111
Battle Creek, MI$83,086
Salt Lake City, UT$83,061
Lancaster, PA$82,933
Harrisburg, PA$82,814
Kansas City, MO$82,730
Champaign, IL$82,713
Kansas City, KS$82,713
Fort Worth, TX$82,704
Columbus, OH$82,690
Boca Raton, FL$82,670
Pittsburgh, PA$82,636
Richmond, VA$82,602
Indianapolis, IN$82,585
Cleveland, OH$82,577
Las Vegas, NV$82,475
Cincinnati, OH$82,475
Petersburg, VA$82,348
Huntsville, AL$82,220
Lansing, MI$82,163
Lebanon, PA$82,152
Pueblo, CO$82,144
Appleton, WI$82,118
Buffalo, NY$82,084
Dayton, OH$82,059
Racine, WI$82,042
Charlotte, NC$82,034
Saint Louis, MO$82,008
York, PA$81,957
Elkhart, IN$81,957
Gastonia, NC$81,941
Billings, MT$81,921
Beaumont, TX$81,898
Lorain, OH$81,881
Benton Harbor, MI$81,864
Toledo, OH$81,847
Binghamton, NY$81,804
Rock Hill, SC$81,796
Rockford, IL$81,753
Springfield, IL$81,719
Elyria, OH$81,711
Fargo, ND$81,711
Flagstaff, AZ$81,652
Fort Lauderdale, FL$81,601
Duluth, MN$81,550
Miami, FL$81,550
Cheyenne, WY$81,490
Grand Forks, ND$81,490
Bangor, ME$81,304
Cedar Rapids, IA$81,210
Durham, NC$81,175
Louisville, KY$81,168
Grand Rapids, MI$81,151
Hialeah, FL$81,142
Casper, WY$81,023
Scranton, PA$80,922
New Orleans, LA$80,896
Virginia Beach, VA$80,888
Akron, OH$80,845
Peoria, IL$80,735
Sarasota, FL$80,718
Nashville, TN$80,659
Omaha, NE$80,659
Green Bay, WI$80,659
Baton Rouge, LA$80,616
Charleston, SC$80,599
Jamestown, NY$80,557
Davenport, IA$80,557
Tucson, AZ$80,514
Saint Petersburg, FL$80,463
Tampa, FL$80,446
Evansville, IN$80,395
Port Arthur, TX$80,395
Bradenton, FL$80,361
Santa Fe, NM$80,209
Orlando, FL$80,056
Clearwater, FL$80,030
Canton, OH$79,852
La Crosse, WI$79,852
Albuquerque, NM$79,801
Newport News, VA$79,793
High Point, NC$79,767
Ogden, UT$79,733
Corpus Christi, TX$79,665
Norfolk, VA$79,615
Laramie, WY$79,615
Rock Island, IL$79,564
Saginaw, MI$79,547
Jacksonville, FL$79,538
Salisbury, NC$79,521
Boise, ID$79,504
Moline, IL$79,462
Fort Myers, FL$79,436
Memphis, TN$79,419
Tulsa, OK$79,377
Waterloo, IA$79,326
Spartanburg, SC$79,241
Lincoln, NE$79,199
Fort Wayne, IN$79,182
Provo, UT$79,173
Cedar Falls, IA$79,071
San Antonio, TX$79,037
Greensboro, NC$79,003
South Bend, IN$78,995
Savannah, GA$78,902
Muskegon, MI$78,868
Birmingham, AL$78,859
Winston Salem, NC$78,818
Lake Charles, LA$78,613
Anderson, IN$78,596
Lexington, KY$78,571
Augusta, GA$78,545
Greenville, SC$78,545
Lima, OH$78,477
Wichita, KS$78,469
Tuscaloosa, AL$78,469
Columbia, SC$78,392
Springfield, OH$78,375
Asheville, NC$78,240
Bloomington, IN$78,180
Knoxville, TN$77,875
Shreveport, LA$77,866
Wilmington, NC$77,756
Roanoke, VA$77,756
Topeka, KS$77,603
Frankfort, KY$77,594
Oklahoma City, OK$77,535
Chillicothe, OH$77,501
Longview, TX$77,493
Melbourne, FL$77,484
Sioux Falls, SD$77,348
Mobile, AL$77,340
Terre Haute, IN$77,306
Altoona, PA$77,255
Amarillo, TX$77,196
Killeen, TX$77,170
Fayetteville, AR$77,102
Chattanooga, TN$77,077
Sioux City, IA$77,000
Idaho Falls, ID$76,983
Lynchburg, VA$76,915
Gainesville, FL$76,805
Portsmouth, OH$76,763
Little Rock, AR$76,746
Lafayette, LA$76,712
Youngstown, OH$76,712
Daytona Beach, FL$76,661
Clarksville, TN$76,652
Pensacola, FL$76,644
Temple, TX$76,638
Hopkinsville, KY$76,389
Erie, PA$76,372
Florence, SC$76,338
Charleston, WV$76,202
Great Falls, MT$76,160
Macon, GA$76,041
Tallahassee, FL$76,033
Fayetteville, NC$76,016
Waco, TX$75,999
Helena, MT$75,939
Pine Bluff, AR$75,907
Vincennes, IN$75,804
Lubbock, TX$75,770
Alamogordo, NM$75,719
Twin Falls, ID$75,642
Rapid City, SD$75,617
Jackson, MS$75,464
Huntington, WV$75,458
Greenville, MS$75,456
Parkersburg, WV$75,369
Montgomery, AL$75,354
Wichita Falls, TX$75,269
Springfield, MO$75,269
Biloxi, MS$75,226
Monroe, LA$75,142
Johnstown, PA$75,082
Sumter, SC$75,048
Columbus, GA$75,040
Pascagoula, MS$74,878
Abilene, TX$74,878
Kingsport, TN$74,658
Albany, GA$74,658
Gulfport, MS$74,632
Alexandria, LA$74,352
Fort Smith, AR$74,140
El Paso, TX$73,911
Las Cruces, NM$73,529
Harlingen, TX$73,313
Pocatello, ID$73,300
Florence, AL$73,189
Brownsville, TX$73,172
Mcallen, TX$72,994
Dothan, AL$72,875
Columbus, MS$72,371
Altus, OK$71,976
Lawton, OK$71,814
Pierre, SD$71,509
What Skills Can Increase an EHS Engineer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 6.9% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Clinical Diagnostic (Mentioned in 2.59% Job Postings): The process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury based on the signs and symptoms a patient is having and the patient's health history and physical exam.
Claim Investigation (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): The Claims Investigation process is one in which Insurance Companies, Insurance Examiners, or Investigators obtain information to evaluate a claim.
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 an EHS Engineer's salary.
Active Listening: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Authenticity: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
EHS Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For EHS Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 72% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, EHS Engineer positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view EHS Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an EHS Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$110,340
$53.0
30%
Biotechnology
$106,096
$51.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$101,852
$49.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$95,062
$46.0
12%
Software & Networking
$93,365
$45.0
10%
How Education impacts an EHS Engineer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many 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 an EHS Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between
$81,512
and $84,701).
EHS Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an 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.
Salaries for an EHS Engineer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $76,221 in 2023
to around $76,005 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of EHS Engineer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for EHS Engineer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for EHS Engineer
Here are companies hiring for EHS Engineer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about EHS Engineer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for EHS Engineer?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for EHS Engineer roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
Salary.com provides salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons using data from employer job postings and third-party sources.
