U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Environmental Protection Agency / Environmental Engineering

Job-title file

Environmental Engineering

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

1,502 employees hold this title in Environmental Protection Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $142,065, above the department median of $133,692.

Employees: 1,502
Total payroll: $206.5M
Role median: $142,065
Agency median: $133,692
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$191,900+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,502 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Environmental Engineering pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Environmental Engineers — about 38,340 people — is $107,110. Environmental Protection Agency pays a median base salary of $142,065 for this role, 33% above that figure — about the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Environmental Protection Agency sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$69,990

$83,570

$107,110

$134,420

$162,220

Environmental Protection Agency median · $142,065

The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Engineers across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Environmental Protection Agency’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 1,494 of 1,502 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Environmental Protection Agency is $142,065, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Environmental Engineering is held in 17 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Environmental Protection Agency, the median of $142,065 ranks #6 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

National Science Foundation

$204,000 · 1

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$181,216 · 1

Department of Commerce

$177,253 · 16

Department of Housing and Urban Developm

$167,276 · 1

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$142,566 · 29

Department of Energy

$137,624 · 24

Small Business Administration

$136,183 · 2

General Services Administration

$130,886 · 4

Department of Interior

$128,410 · 20

Inter Bound and Water Community U.S. Section

$127,541 · 1

Department of Agriculture

$124,376 · 60

Department of Homeland Security

$123,770 · 20

Median total compensation for the Environmental Engineering role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brian Milton

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$167,316

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $167,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,316
Pay grade: 14
Work city: San Francisco
Work county: San Francisco
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,316
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063290075
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brian Milton holds the role of Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in San Francisco, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,316. Their pay grade is 14.

Mausami Desai

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,276
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mausami Desai works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Washington, District of Columbia. Mausami earned $167,276 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Jason Mills

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,276
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Jason Mills serves as a Environmental Engineering based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,276. They are classified at grade 14.

Charles Peck

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$167,276

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,276
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Charles Peck works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Washington, District of Columbia. Charles earned $167,276 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Susan Park

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$167,082

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $167,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,082
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,082
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Susan Park serves as a Environmental Engineering based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,082. They are classified at grade 15.

Jennifer Sullivan

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$166,314

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $166,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,314
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $166,314
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Sullivan serves as a Environmental Engineering based in Seattle, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $166,314. They are classified at grade 15.

Francisco Donez

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$166,228

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,228
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,778
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Francisco Donez works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Los Angeles, California. Francisco earned $166,228 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Jonathan Essoka

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,846

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,846
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,846
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jonathan Essoka works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jonathan earned $165,846 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Yazmine Yap-Deffler

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,846

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,846
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,846
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Yazmine Yap-Deffler works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Yazmine earned $165,846 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Mark Ackerman

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,806

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,806
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,806
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mark Ackerman works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Chicago, Illinois. Mark earned $165,806 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Barrett Parker

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,768

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,768
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Durham
Work county: Durham
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,768
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371360063
Length of Service (Years): 33
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Barrett Parker works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Durham, North Carolina. Barrett earned $165,768 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Venkatesh Rao

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,768

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,768
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Durham
Work county: Durham
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,768
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371360063
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Venkatesh Rao works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Durham, North Carolina. Venkatesh earned $165,768 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

David Svendsgaard

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,768

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,768
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Durham
Work county: Durham
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,768
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371360063
Length of Service (Years): 35
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, David Svendsgaard serves as a Environmental Engineering based in Durham, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $165,768. They are classified at grade 14.

Ross Gilleland

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$165,657

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $165,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,657
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $165,657
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Ross Gilleland serves as a Environmental Engineering based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $165,657. They are classified at grade 14.

Jodi Howard

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$164,984

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $164,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,984
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Durham
Work county: Durham
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $164,984
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371360063
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Environmental Protection Agency, Jodi Howard serves as a Environmental Engineering based in Durham, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $164,984. They are classified at grade 15.

David Wahman

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$164,700

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $164,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,700
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Cincinnati
Work county: Hamilton
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $164,700
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Wahman holds the role of Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2024, their total compensation was $164,700. Their pay grade is 15.

Rabia Chaudhry

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,964

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,964
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,964
Basic Pay (before locality): $123,041
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rabia Chaudhry works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Washington, District of Columbia. Rabia earned $163,964 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Kenneth Johnson

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,730

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,730
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,730
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730113
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kenneth Johnson is a Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Dallas, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $163,730. They are classified at grade 14.

Donna Keclik

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,698

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,698
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,698
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 37
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Donna Keclik works as a Environmental Engineering for Environmental Protection Agency based in Chicago, Illinois. Donna earned $163,698 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Jason Dressler

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,571

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,571
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,571
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jason Dressler holds the role of Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $163,571. Their pay grade is 14.

Benjamin Franco

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,571

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,571
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,571
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Benjamin Franco holds the role of Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $163,571. Their pay grade is 14.

Richard Jardine

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,571

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,571
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,571
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Richard Jardine holds the role of Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $163,571. Their pay grade is 14.

Pamela Scully

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,571

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,571
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,571
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Pamela Scully holds the role of Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, their total compensation was $163,571. Their pay grade is 14.

Charles King

Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Agency

2024 total comp

$163,571

Sub-department: Environmental Protection Agency
Base pay: $163,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,571
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $163,571
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 35
Occupation Code (OPM): 0819
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Charles King is a Environmental Engineering at Environmental Protection Agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $163,571. They are classified at grade 14.