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Environmental Engineers in Colorado

Is Colorado a good place for you to work as an Environmental Engineer?

33.0% Jobs Projection
$92,270 Median Salary
220 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Environmental Engineers in Colorado are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Environmental Engineers in Colorado is growing faster than average.

  • Environmental Engineers in Colorado earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Environmental Engineers Work in Colorado?

1,260 people worked as Environmental Engineers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,750 Environmental Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 750 Environmental Engineers working in it, which means Colorado has more Environmental Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Environmental Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 33.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

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Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 220 annual job openings, and a total of 2,460 jobs for Colorado Environmental Engineers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,000 annual jobs and 58,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Environmental Engineers Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Environmental Engineers ranged from $59,130 to $151,180 with $92,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $28.43 to $72.68. The median hourly rate was $44.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $45.13 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.77.

The median salary in Colorado is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Colorado Metros for Environmental Engineers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Environmental Engineers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 800 $97,560
Fort Collins, CO 110 $88,600
Boulder, CO 110 $84,100
Colorado Springs, CO 80 $91,450

Top States for Environmental Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Environmental Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 8,790 $102,920
Texas 3,230 $95,780
New York 3,100 $83,360
Pennsylvania 2,960 $85,690
Massachusetts 2,820 $84,920
Washington 1,870 $99,300
Georgia 1,710 $74,300
Maryland 1,540 $96,100
Florida 1,480 $71,980
Michigan 1,420 $86,770
Illinois 1,410 $90,300
Virginia 1,260 $83,810
Colorado 1,260 $92,270
New Jersey 1,230 $84,940
North Carolina 1,220 $74,900
Minnesota 1,130 $0
Missouri 1,110 $64,440
Tennessee 1,060 $83,750
Ohio 910 $84,790
Arizona 890 $73,760

Below are the states where Environmental Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $107,400
Louisiana $104,850
California $102,920
District of Columbia $100,360
Washington $99,300
Maryland $96,100
Texas $95,780
Idaho $95,530
Nebraska $92,940
Hawaii $92,840

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