Utah / Department of Environmental Quality / Environmental Engineer III
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Environmental Quality. Median total compensation for the role is $60,479, below the department median of $95,806.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Environmental Engineers — about 410 people — is $103,380. Department of Environmental Quality pays a median base salary of $69,597 for this role, 33% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Engineers across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Environmental Quality’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 Environmental Quality’s median base salary is 35% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 59 of 67 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 Department of Environmental Quality is $108,582, 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
Environmental Engineer III is held in 2 Utah departments. In Department of Environmental Quality, the median of $60,479 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Environmental Engineer III role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $106,182 ranks #6 of 12. See Environmental Engineer across all of Utah →
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.
Record list
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Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality
Source-specific fields
Christian Martin works as a Environmental Engineer III for Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Drinking Water. Christian earned $64,239 in 2019.
Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality
Source-specific fields
Michael Newberry is a Environmental Engineer III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Drinking Water. 2019 total compensation came to $60,479.
Environmental Engineer III/Department of Environmental Quality
Source-specific fields
Sarah Foran is a Environmental Engineer III at Department of Environmental Quality within Deq Air Quality. 2019 total compensation came to $7,844.