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Environmental Engineer in Ohio

Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation lists 4 job classes for this work in the Ohio state pay plan: Environmental Engineer 2–5.

$65,458 – $131,893
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$113,180
median pay in OH, all employers
730
workers in OH (SOC 17-2081)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Ohio sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Environmental Engineer 2
Class 85712
Grade 32 · OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$31.47 – $46.08 a hour
$65,458 – $95,846 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 2: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 3: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 4: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 5: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 6: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 7: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 8: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 9: $46.08 a hour
Environmental Engineer 3
Class 85713
Grade 13 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$36.75 – $52.27 a hour
$76,440 – $108,722 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $36.75 a hour
  • Step 2: $38.75 a hour
  • Step 3: $40.87 a hour
  • Step 4: $43.07 a hour
  • Step 5: $45.50 a hour
  • Step 6: $47.95 a hour
  • Step 7: $49.92 a hour
  • Step 8: $52.27 a hour
Environmental Engineer 4
Class 85714
Grade 14 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$40.40 – $57.67 a hour
$84,032 – $119,954 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $40.40 a hour
  • Step 2: $42.70 a hour
  • Step 3: $44.99 a hour
  • Step 4: $47.43 a hour
  • Step 5: $50.12 a hour
  • Step 6: $52.90 a hour
  • Step 7: $55.09 a hour
  • Step 8: $57.67 a hour
Environmental Engineer 5
Class 85715
Grade 15 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$44.38 – $63.41 a hour
$92,310 – $131,893 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $44.38 a hour
  • Step 2: $46.88 a hour
  • Step 3: $49.52 a hour
  • Step 4: $52.24 a hour
  • Step 5: $55.15 a hour
  • Step 6: $58.16 a hour
  • Step 7: $60.55 a hour
  • Step 8: $63.41 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureOH
Workers730
10th percentile$69,000
Median$113,180
90th percentile$145,490
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.

Free practice tests for Ohio

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Environmental Engineer page.

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