Compared with the local labor market
Environmental Engineer pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area
Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Environmental Engineers — about 1,810 people — is $107,910. Department of Parks & Recreation pays a median base salary of $118,481 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Parks & Recreation sits in the local pay range
$69,990
$87,210
$107,910
$152,870
$169,340
Department of Parks & Recreation median · $118,481
The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Engineers across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Parks & Recreation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Engineers — about 38,340 people — is $107,110. Department of Parks & Recreation’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$69,990
$83,570
$107,110
$134,420
$162,220
Department of Parks & Recreation median · $118,481
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Parks & Recreation is $126,565, 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 New York City
Environmental Engineer is held in 2 New York City departments. In Department of Parks & Recreation, the median of $126,565 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Environmental Engineer role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Environmental Engineer beyond New York City
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $115,689 ranks #4 of 12. See Environmental Engineer across all of New York City →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Engineerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.