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Environmental Engineer in Washington

Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources lists 6 job classes for this work in the Washington state pay plan: Environmental Engineer 1–6.

$64,512 – $142,020
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$125,460
median pay in WA, all employers
1,920
workers in WA (SOC 17-2081)

Sources: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Washington state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Environmental Engineer 1
Class 536E · class description
Grade 56
$64,512 – $86,688 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $64,512 a year
  • Step B: $66,072 a year
  • Step C: $67,704 a year
  • Step D: $69,348 a year
  • Step E: $71,136 a year
  • Step F: $72,900 a year
  • Step G: $74,748 a year
  • Step H: $76,608 a year
  • Step I: $78,504 a year
  • Step J: $80,496 a year
  • Step K: $82,440 a year
  • Step L: $84,528 a year
  • Step M: $86,688 a year
Environmental Engineer 2
Class 536F · class description
Grade 62
$74,748 – $100,488 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $74,748 a year
  • Step B: $76,608 a year
  • Step C: $78,504 a year
  • Step D: $80,496 a year
  • Step E: $82,440 a year
  • Step F: $84,528 a year
  • Step G: $86,688 a year
  • Step H: $88,788 a year
  • Step I: $91,104 a year
  • Step J: $93,288 a year
  • Step K: $95,676 a year
  • Step L: $98,064 a year
  • Step M: $100,488 a year
Environmental Engineer 3
Class 536G · class description
Grade 68
$86,688 – $116,544 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $86,688 a year
  • Step B: $88,788 a year
  • Step C: $91,104 a year
  • Step D: $93,288 a year
  • Step E: $95,676 a year
  • Step F: $98,064 a year
  • Step G: $100,488 a year
  • Step H: $102,996 a year
  • Step I: $105,612 a year
  • Step J: $108,228 a year
  • Step K: $110,952 a year
  • Step L: $113,736 a year
  • Step M: $116,544 a year
Environmental Engineer 4
Class 536H · class description
Grade 69
$88,788 – $119,460 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $88,788 a year
  • Step B: $91,104 a year
  • Step C: $93,288 a year
  • Step D: $95,676 a year
  • Step E: $98,064 a year
  • Step F: $100,488 a year
  • Step G: $102,996 a year
  • Step H: $105,612 a year
  • Step I: $108,228 a year
  • Step J: $110,952 a year
  • Step K: $113,736 a year
  • Step L: $116,544 a year
  • Step M: $119,460 a year
Grade 70
$91,104 – $122,448 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $91,104 a year
  • Step B: $93,288 a year
  • Step C: $95,676 a year
  • Step D: $98,064 a year
  • Step E: $100,488 a year
  • Step F: $102,996 a year
  • Step G: $105,612 a year
  • Step H: $108,228 a year
  • Step I: $110,952 a year
  • Step J: $113,736 a year
  • Step K: $116,544 a year
  • Step L: $119,460 a year
  • Step M: $122,448 a year
Environmental Engineer 5
Class 536I · class description
Grade 73
$98,064 – $131,868 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $98,064 a year
  • Step B: $100,488 a year
  • Step C: $102,996 a year
  • Step D: $105,612 a year
  • Step E: $108,228 a year
  • Step F: $110,952 a year
  • Step G: $113,736 a year
  • Step H: $116,544 a year
  • Step I: $119,460 a year
  • Step J: $122,448 a year
  • Step K: $125,544 a year
  • Step L: $128,688 a year
  • Step M: $131,868 a year
Environmental Engineer 6
Class 536J · class description
Grade 76
$105,612 – $142,020 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $105,612 a year
  • Step B: $108,228 a year
  • Step C: $110,952 a year
  • Step D: $113,736 a year
  • Step E: $116,544 a year
  • Step F: $119,460 a year
  • Step G: $122,448 a year
  • Step H: $125,544 a year
  • Step I: $128,688 a year
  • Step J: $131,868 a year
  • Step K: $135,192 a year
  • Step L: $138,552 a year
  • Step M: $142,020 a year

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

Source: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Washington, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWA
Workers1,920
10th percentile$80,660
Median$125,460
90th percentile$175,610
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 Washington

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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