Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · CBSA 38900
Environmental Engineer Salary in Portland
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for environmental engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Oregon and the national benchmark.
Environmental Engineers in Portland earn a median of $122,290 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $105,980–$139,170; the top 10% earn $187,170. That is 17% above the national median and 6% below the Oregon median. BLS reports 470 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$122,290
+17% vs national
Top 10% earn
$187,170
90th percentile
Employed in metro
470
Reliability Low (22.1% RSE)
Environmental Engineer pay — Portland vs Oregon vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $94,880 | +46% |
| 25th percentile | $105,980 | +32% |
| Median50th percentile | $122,290 | +17% |
| 75th percentile | $139,170 | +6% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $187,170 | +16% |
| Meanaverage | $128,350 | +16% |
How concentrated environmental engineers are in Portland
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
1.58
Jobs per 1,000
0.39
Metro rank (pay)
#20 of 156
All engineering roles
$132,422
At a location quotient of 1.58, Portland is a genuine hub for this discipline — the occupation is roughly 1.6× as concentrated here as nationally, which usually means deeper employer competition and more lateral options.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2081 (Environmental Engineers), Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →