Compared with the local labor market
Environmental Engineer I pay vs. New York
Across all employers in New York, the median wage for Environmental Engineers — about 3,170 people — is $101,270. Power Authority of the State of New York pays a median base salary of $124,562 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Power Authority of the State of New York sits in the local pay range
$67,370
$79,390
$101,270
$127,820
$157,490
Power Authority of the State of New York median · $124,562
The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Engineers across every employer in New York, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Power Authority of the State of New York’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. Power Authority of the State of New York’s median base salary is 16% above that national figure, about the 66th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$69,990
$83,570
$107,110
$134,420
$162,220
Power Authority of the State of New York median · $124,562
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 range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 4 of 5 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 Power Authority of the State of New York is $122,875, 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 Public Authorities
Environmental Engineer I is held in 2 New York Public Authorities departments. In Power Authority of the State of New York, the median of $127,021 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Environmental Engineer I role in other New York Public Authoritiesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Environmental Engineer beyond New York Public Authorities
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York Public Authorities, the median of $87,888 ranks #7 of 12. See Environmental Engineer across all of New York Public Authorities →
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.