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March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Environmental Engineering occupation series had 3,098 employees with an average salary of $132,421.
3,098 employees in this occupation series
$132,421 average pay
Engineering and Architecture Group occupation family
Environmental Protection Agency largest agency for this occupation

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Occupation family

Environmental Engineering is reported under the Engineering and Architecture Group family in the latest OPM summary.

Agencies that employ the most Environmental Engineering staff

These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.

Agency Department Employees Total salary expense Average pay Share of occupation
Environmental Protection Agency Independent or mixed 1,390 $197,103,550 $141,801 44.9%
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Department of Defense 319 $40,237,183 $126,135 10.3%
U.s. Army Corps of Engineers Department of Defense 258 $31,657,441 $122,703 8.3%
Air Force Materiel Command Department of Defense 157 $20,626,640 $131,380 5.1%
Indian Health Service Department of Health and Human Services 112 $10,778,972 $96,241 3.6%
United States Army Installation Management Command Department of Defense 91 $11,409,292 $125,377 2.9%
Air National Guard Units Department of Defense 45 $4,973,850 $110,530 1.5%
Forest Service Department of Agriculture 24 $2,929,475 $122,061 0.8%
U.s. Marine Corps Department of Defense 20 $2,066,860 $103,343 0.6%
Defense Health Agency Department of Defense 16 $2,396,704 $149,794 0.5%
Air Mobility Command Department of Defense 12 $1,355,292 $112,941 0.4%
Naval Sea Systems Command Department of Defense 12 $1,567,152 $130,596 0.4%
Federal Aviation Administration Department of Transportation 12 $1,489,476 $124,123 0.4%
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Department of Energy 11 $1,543,432 $140,312 0.4%

Common pay plans for Environmental Engineering

This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.

Pay plan Employees Average pay Share of occupation
GS 2,349 $133,562 75.8%
NH 45 $121,711 1.5%
ND 36 $139,989 1.2%
DB 19 $136,734 0.6%
EH 18 $99,723 0.6%
FV 12 $124,123 0.4%

Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).