SOC 17-2081 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Environmental Engineers make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineers in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $118,320. The 10th percentile is $81,380 and the 90th percentile is $165,960. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$118,320
- 10th percentile
- $81,380
- 25th percentile
- $101,480
- Median
- $118,320
- 75th percentile
- $136,210
- 90th percentile
- $165,960
- Mean
- $125,640
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Environmental Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $81,380 and the 90th percentile is $165,960. The difference is $84,580, which is 71.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $101,480 to the 75th at $136,210, covers $34,730.
The mean annual wage is $125,640, which sits above the median of $118,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC median is 10.5% higher than the national median of $107,110 for Environmental Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,744, which is 20.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 22.6% higher than the Georgia median of $96,530.
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineers at $128,744 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Engineers. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 1st of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Columbia, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $96,140 and employment of 130. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,646, against $128,744 here.
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 88 miles away, with a median of $93,930 and employment of 70. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,718, against $128,744 here.
- Savannah, GA is 102 miles away, with a median of $105,800 and employment of 40. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,127, against $128,744 here.
Employment share
Environmental Engineers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (80 of 231,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Environmental Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Environmental Engineers make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Environmental Engineers in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $118,320. The 10th percentile is $81,380 and the 90th percentile is $165,960. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Environmental Engineers?
The local median is 10.5% higher than the national median of $107,110.
What is Environmental Engineers pay in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $118,320 is $128,744. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC compare with nearby metros for Environmental Engineers?
Columbia, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $96,140. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.