Environmental Engineer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14530
- Class code
- 14530
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Environmental Engineer is $80,646 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14530.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 08/27/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional environmental engineering work in an environmental regulatory, resource management, conservation, or construction program area. An employee in this job performs advanced professional environmental engineering work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Work assignments typically include a variety of complex features, such as the potential for significant environmental degradation, the application and interpretation of complex regulatory requirements, complexity of the technology or industrial processes used, conflicting design requirements, difficult external coordination requirements, significant political or public interest, or the high probability of legal action taken against or by the agency.
Examples of the work
• Performs advanced professional engineering work in the design of projects, preparation of specifications, and preparation or evaluation of permit applications, work plans, and reports involving municipal, residual, and hazardous waste management, land recycling, multi-site cleanup agreements, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, air pollution control, erosion and sedimentation control, water resources management, bathing place, or the surface mining of coal and industrial minerals.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as an Environmental Engineering Specialist (Commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional experience in environmental engineering and a bachelor’s degree in engineering; or • Four years of professional experience in environmental engineering and possession of an active Engineering Intern certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists; or • Three years of professional experience in environmental engineering and possession of an active Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
Special requirements
• Certain positions in this job require possession of an active Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. • Certain positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Environmental Engineer in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $63,586 | $98,634 | $63,586 to $98,634 |
| Maine | $25.97 | $36.41 | $54,018 to $75,733 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.