Environmental Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Environmental Engineers (SOC 17-2081).
Employers filed 50 wage applications for Environmental Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 31 employers. The median offered wage was $99,095, 6.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Carollo Engineers, Inc. filed the most (7, median $108,000).
- Filings
- 50
- Positions covered
- 47
- Employers
- 31
- Median offered
- $99,095
- Median prevailing wage
- $88,088
- Filings since FY2020
- 422
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +47%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Environmental Engineer jobs rose 47%, from $67,507 in fiscal 2020 to $99,548 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 75 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Environmental Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 42 | $99,548 | +17.7% | $93,361 | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 75 | $84,542 | +7.9% | $80,226 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 41 | $78,316 | −5.2% | $69,243 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 72 | $82,628 | +12.2% | $76,710 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 67 | $73,622 | −0.5% | $70,554 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 54 | $74,000 | +9.6% | $70,408 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 71 | $67,507 | n/a | $64,896 | +1.1% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carollo Engineers, Inc. | 7 | $108,000 | +15.4% | |
| Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC | 5 | $77,000 | +5.7% | |
| WSP USA Inc. | 4 | $126,573 | +8.9% | |
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 2 | $102,588 | at the minimum | |
| Pitingaro & Doetsch Consulting Engineers, P.C. | 2 | $76,336 | +14.8% | |
| MS&K, Inc. | 2 | $69,000 | +3.7% | |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | 2 | $116,355 | +16.1% | |
| Distinct Engineering Solutions Inc | 1 | $72,800 | +1.2% | |
| Future Foam, Inc. | 1 | $116,730 | at the minimum | |
| Bem Systems, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | +7.7% | |
| Granite Innovation, Inc. | 1 | $137,000 | +10.5% | |
| Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. | 1 | $68,162 | at the minimum | |
| Oishii Farm Corporation | 1 | $92,978 | +29.3% | |
| Haley & Aldrich, Inc. | 1 | $75,000 | +6.5% | |
| Eficens Systems Inc | 1 | $120,000 | +12.7% | |
| Infotran Engineers & Architects, P.C. | 1 | $114,629 | at the minimum | |
| Tetra Tech, Inc. | 1 | $100,800 | +6.8% | |
| The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. | 1 | $64,896 | +10.0% | |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 1 | $87,000 | +18.9% | |
| State of Washington Department of Ecology | 1 | $80,000 | at the minimum | |
| Wright-Pierce | 1 | $77,000 | +6.6% | |
Showing the 21 employers with the most filings of 31. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Environmental Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 3 | $67,000 | +5.3% | |
| Barre, VT | 2 | $69,000 | +3.7% | |
| Boise, ID | 2 | $94,000 | +47.2% | |
| Middletown, NY | 2 | $76,336 | +14.8% | |
| New York, NY | 2 | $75,500 | +6.1% | |
| Parsippany, NJ | 2 | $97,175 | +3.0% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $96,797 | +9.1% | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $102,588 | at the minimum | |
| Tampa, FL | 2 | $108,500 | +33.2% | |
| Arlington, VA | 1 | $122,873 | +15.4% | |
| Burlington, MA | 1 | $111,446 | +12.4% | |
| Chantilly, VA | 1 | $120,000 | +12.7% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $137,000 | +10.5% | |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $124,862 | at the minimum | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $102,468 | +3.4% | |
| East Orange, NJ | 1 | $114,629 | at the minimum | |
| Garland, TX | 1 | $116,730 | at the minimum | |
| Glendale, AZ | 1 | $100,000 | +4.4% | |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $104,437 | at the minimum | |
| Hampton, VA | 1 | $84,448 | at the minimum | |
| Huntington Station, NY | 1 | $104,000 | +10.2% | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $77,000 | +6.6% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $92,978 | +29.3% | |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $68,162 | at the minimum | |
| Lacey, WA | 1 | $80,000 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.