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Environmental Engineers in Delaware

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

12.5% Jobs Projection
$72,520 Median Salary
10 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Environmental Engineers Work in Delaware?

In Delaware, there were 140 people working as Environmental Engineers in the year 2018.

There were 190 Environmental Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Environmental Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

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Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Environmental Engineers job openings in Delaware, and 180 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Environmental Engineers Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Environmental Engineers ranged from $54,260 to $132,650 with $72,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.09 to $63.78. The median hourly rate was $34.86.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $39.61 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $4.75.

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

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Top Delaware 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,190 $89,440
Dover, DE 40 $69,000
Salisbury, MD-DE 40 $92,040

Top States for Environmental Engineers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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