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Environmental Engineers in Illinois

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

8.6% Jobs Projection
$90,300 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Environmental Engineers Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 1,410 people working as Environmental Engineers in the year 2018.

There were 1,460 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 Illinois has more Environmental Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Environmental Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.4%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 120 annual Environmental Engineers job openings in Illinois, and 1,760 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Environmental Engineers ranged from $57,100 to $127,520 with $90,300 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $27.45 to $61.31. The median hourly rate was $43.41.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $41.06 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.35.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,090 $90,230
St. Louis, MO-IL 510 $70,760
Springfield, IL 100 $89,640
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 50 n/a
Peoria, IL 50 $95,210
Champaign-Urbana, IL 40 $92,190

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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