Water engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level water engineer earnings begin at:

$62.80 per hour

$130,630 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level water engineer earnings begin at:

$48.85 per hour

$101,610 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level water engineer earnings begin at:

$38.53 per hour

$80,140 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level water engineer earnings begin at:

$31.07 per hour

$64,630 per year

10th percentile

Starting level water engineer earnings begin at:

$28.67 per hour

$59,630 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Water engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New Mexico $99,750
Massachusetts $99,280
South Dakota $98,870
Ohio $98,830
New Jersey $98,700
Maryland $97,890
Virginia $97,410
Pennsylvania $95,630
Minnesota $95,580
Arizona $93,970
New York $92,950
Nevada $92,400
Rhode Island $85,200
Delaware $84,480
Colorado $83,950
Oklahoma $83,050
North Dakota $81,950
Nebraska $81,620
Illinois $80,840
Florida $80,560
Louisiana $80,350
Wisconsin $80,140
Wyoming $80,140
Alabama $79,890
Arkansas $79,890
Maine $79,710
Indiana $79,670
Iowa $79,640
Michigan $79,640
Kansas $78,210
Vermont $78,060
North Carolina $77,960
Montana $77,560
West Virginia $77,560
Georgia $77,480
Puerto Rico $77,430
Missouri $76,940
Utah $76,650
South Carolina $70,970
Kentucky $67,560
Mississippi $61,040
California $113,250
Hawaii $106,100
Texas $104,190
District of Columbia $103,690
Alaska $102,110
Washington $101,650
Oregon $101,030
Tennessee $100,920
Connecticut $100,580
New Hampshire $100,290
Idaho $100,110

How do water engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Water engineers earn about the same as related careers in Wisconsin. On average, they make less than biomedical engineers but more than wind energy engineers.

Career Median Salary
Biomedical engineer salary $100K
Nuclear engineer salary $105K
Computer hardware engineer salary $98K
Sales engineer salary $99K
Water engineer salary $80K
Environmental engineer salary $80K
Chemical engineer salary $82K
Electrical engineer salary $95K
Wind energy engineer salary $85K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)