Industrial ecologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial ecologist earnings begin at:

$82.93 per hour

$172,490 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial ecologist earnings begin at:

$72.65 per hour

$151,110 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial ecologist earnings begin at:

$61.48 per hour

$127,880 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial ecologist earnings begin at:

$47.86 per hour

$99,550 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial ecologist earnings begin at:

$37.98 per hour

$79,000 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Industrial ecologist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $88,800
Massachusetts $82,140
New Jersey $81,690
Rhode Island $81,690
Colorado $81,500
Oregon $81,250
Illinois $80,670
Minnesota $80,670
Alaska $80,430
New York $79,660
Washington $79,050
Michigan $78,870
Connecticut $78,660
Maryland $78,000
Ohio $77,590
Texas $76,530
Vermont $74,780
Virginia $74,300
New Hampshire $73,550
Iowa $71,680
Utah $68,160
New Mexico $68,140
Hawaii $67,030
Wisconsin $64,480
Louisiana $64,250
Pennsylvania $63,940
Wyoming $63,880
Idaho $63,750
Kansas $63,750
Montana $63,750
Nevada $63,750
Georgia $63,630
Arkansas $63,480
North Carolina $62,980
Missouri $62,910
Tennessee $62,260
West Virginia $62,200
Arizona $62,100
Alabama $61,010
South Dakota $60,550
Virgin Islands, U.S. $60,550
Nebraska $60,050
Oklahoma $59,890
North Dakota $59,490
Indiana $59,260
Guam $58,600
Maine $57,840
Delaware $53,990
Kentucky $49,940
Florida $49,850
South Carolina $49,500
Mississippi $40,810
Puerto Rico $34,100
District of Columbia $127,880

How do industrial ecologist salaries compare to similar careers?

Industrial ecologists earn about the same as related careers in District of Columbia. On average, they make less than nanotechnology engineers but more than biomass power plant managers.

Career Median Salary
Nanotechnology engineer salary $147K
Physicist salary $132K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $104K
Geneticist salary $104K
Molecular biologist salary $104K
Environmental restoration planner salary $128K
Industrial ecologist salary $128K
Environmental consultant salary $128K
Climate change analyst salary $128K
Biomass power plant manager salary $117K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)