Environmental consultant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level environmental consultant earnings begin at:

$57.19 per hour

$118,950 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level environmental consultant earnings begin at:

$44.89 per hour

$93,379 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level environmental consultant earnings begin at:

$34.31 per hour

$71,360 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level environmental consultant earnings begin at:

$26.22 per hour

$54,533 per year

10th percentile

Starting level environmental consultant earnings begin at:

$20.58 per hour

$42,810 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Environmental consultant salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $87,080
Colorado $86,190
Rhode Island $80,700
Illinois $78,640
Washington $78,230
Oregon $77,330
Massachusetts $77,280
New Jersey $77,190
Alaska $75,550
Connecticut $75,430
Virginia $75,060
Ohio $74,890
Texas $74,800
New York $73,600
New Mexico $73,060
Maryland $71,820
New Hampshire $70,280
Hawaii $69,780
Iowa $68,350
Minnesota $68,060
North Dakota $67,910
Utah $66,510
Georgia $66,420
Pennsylvania $66,110
Kansas $65,410
Tennessee $65,300
Michigan $63,970
Arizona $63,810
Montana $63,610
Vermont $63,060
Indiana $62,590
Nevada $62,290
Wyoming $62,100
South Carolina $61,930
Oklahoma $60,720
Alabama $60,220
Louisiana $59,840
South Dakota $58,950
Guam $58,600
North Carolina $58,600
Idaho $57,610
Arkansas $57,520
Wisconsin $56,990
Nebraska $56,970
Delaware $56,030
Maine $53,240
Florida $49,500
West Virginia $49,240
Kentucky $47,830
Missouri $46,740
Virgin Islands, U.S. $46,700
Puerto Rico $40,840
District of Columbia $118,400

How do environmental consultant salaries compare to similar careers?

Environmental consultants earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than geographers but more than soil and plant scientists.

Career Median Salary
Geographer salary $82K
Chemist salary $72K
Industrial ecologist salary $71K
Climate change analyst salary $71K
Environmental restoration planner salary $71K
Environmental consultant salary $71K
Scientist salary $70K
Biologist salary $69K
Food science technologist salary $69K
Soil and plant scientist salary $63K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)