Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · CBSA 31080
Environmental Engineer Salary in Los Angeles
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for environmental engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against California and the national benchmark.
Environmental Engineers in Los Angeles earn a median of $119,780 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $95,600–$138,790; the top 10% earn $172,480. That is 15% above the national median and 6% below the California median. BLS reports 1,270 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$119,780
+15% vs national
Top 10% earn
$172,480
90th percentile
Employed in metro
1,270
Reliability Low (42.6% RSE)
Environmental Engineer pay — Los Angeles vs California vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $81,600 | +26% |
| 25th percentile | $95,600 | +19% |
| Median50th percentile | $119,780 | +15% |
| 75th percentile | $138,790 | +6% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $172,480 | +7% |
| Meanaverage | $124,970 | +13% |
How concentrated environmental engineers are in Los Angeles
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
0.83
Jobs per 1,000
0.20
Metro rank (pay)
#23 of 156
All engineering roles
$135,996
Los Angeles employs environmental engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 0.83).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2081 (Environmental Engineers), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →