Environmental Engineer in New Jersey: Pay Plan

$60,876 – $141,386

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$102,630

median pay in NJ, all employers

990

workers in NJ (SOC 17-2081)

Sources: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Jersey state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 11, 2026. These are the ranges New Jersey sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Environmental Engineer 1 Class 16302 · class description Grade P19 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$60,876 – $88,743 a year 11 steps Step 1: $60,876 a year Step 2: $63,663 a year Step 3: $66,450 a year Step 4: $69,236 a year Step 5: $72,023 a year Step 6: $74,810 a year Step 7: $77,596 a year Step 8: $80,383 a year Step 9: $83,170 a year Step 10: $85,956 a year Step 11: $88,743 a year
Environmental Engineer 1 Class 16312 · class description Grade P20 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$63,663 – $92,953 a year 11 steps Step 1: $63,663 a year Step 2: $66,592 a year Step 3: $69,521 a year Step 4: $72,450 a year Step 5: $75,379 a year Step 6: $78,308 a year Step 7: $81,237 a year Step 8: $84,166 a year Step 9: $87,095 a year Step 10: $90,024 a year Step 11: $92,953 a year
Environmental Engineer Trainee Class 54247 · class description Grade P95 (54247) · Trainee/Apprentice Titles, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)	$69,236 – $72,023 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 Class 16303 · class description Grade P22 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$69,668 – $101,951 a year 11 steps Step 1: $69,668 a year Step 2: $72,896 a year Step 3: $76,125 a year Step 4: $79,353 a year Step 5: $82,581 a year Step 6: $85,810 a year Step 7: $89,038 a year Step 8: $92,266 a year Step 9: $95,494 a year Step 10: $98,723 a year Step 11: $101,951 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 Class 16313 · class description Grade P23 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$72,896 – $106,798 a year 11 steps Step 1: $72,896 a year Step 2: $76,287 a year Step 3: $79,677 a year Step 4: $83,067 a year Step 5: $86,457 a year Step 6: $89,847 a year Step 7: $93,237 a year Step 8: $96,628 a year Step 9: $100,018 a year Step 10: $103,408 a year Step 11: $106,798 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 Class 16304 · class description Grade R25 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$79,844 – $117,228 a year 11 steps Step 1: $79,844 a year Step 2: $83,582 a year Step 3: $87,320 a year Step 4: $91,059 a year Step 5: $94,797 a year Step 6: $98,536 a year Step 7: $102,274 a year Step 8: $106,013 a year Step 9: $109,751 a year Step 10: $113,490 a year Step 11: $117,228 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 Class 16314 · class description Grade R26 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$83,582 – $122,832 a year 11 steps Step 1: $83,582 a year Step 2: $87,507 a year Step 3: $91,432 a year Step 4: $95,357 a year Step 5: $99,282 a year Step 6: $103,207 a year Step 7: $107,132 a year Step 8: $111,057 a year Step 9: $114,982 a year Step 10: $118,907 a year Step 11: $122,832 a year
Environmental Engineer 4 Class 16297 · class description Grade S28 · ERG S – Higher Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$91,628 – $134,900 a year 11 steps Step 1: $91,628 a year Step 2: $95,955 a year Step 3: $100,283 a year Step 4: $104,610 a year Step 5: $108,937 a year Step 6: $113,264 a year Step 7: $117,592 a year Step 8: $121,919 a year Step 9: $126,246 a year Step 10: $130,573 a year Step 11: $134,900 a year
Environmental Engineer 4 Class 16305 · class description Grade S29 · ERG S – Higher Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$95,955 – $141,386 a year 11 steps Step 1: $95,955 a year Step 2: $100,498 a year Step 3: $105,042 a year Step 4: $109,585 a year Step 5: $114,128 a year Step 6: $118,671 a year Step 7: $123,214 a year Step 8: $127,757 a year Step 9: $132,300 a year Step 10: $136,843 a year Step 11: $141,386 a year
Environmental Engineer Trainee Class 12517 · class description	No fixed rate published
Environmental Engineer Trainee Class 16310 · class description	No fixed rate published

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Jersey, all employers Sourced

Environmental Engineers (SOC 17-2081) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	NJ
Workers	990
10th percentile	$69,830
Median	$102,630
90th percentile	$161,990
National median, government employers	$107,020

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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