Environmental Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Glendale, Scottsdale.

Median salary$81,120
Middle 50%$75.3k–$86.7k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $98,373
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,066 and $147,336.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,456
25th$75,300
50th (median)$81,120
75th$86,703
90th$106,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $66,840 (21 filings) FY2023: median $86,005 (14 filings) FY2025: median $78,083 (11 filings) FY2026: median $85,020 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 21
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$66,840$57,013$76,96021
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––9
FY2023$86,005$79,784$110,98414
FY2024–––9
FY2025$78,083$75,300$82,51211
FY2026$85,020$77,454$88,35412

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Environmental Engineer salary of $81,120 is worth about $78,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Environmental Engineers in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $94,470 in May 2025 (520 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,120, 14% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Carollo Engineerstoo few5
NCS Engineerstoo few4
Arizona State Universitytoo few2
Black & Veatchtoo few2
Narasimhan Consulting Servicestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $71,500 10
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$65,354$71,50010

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.