How much do Environmental Engineers make in Tucson, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $58,650 and the 90th percentile is $127,010. The difference is $68,360, which is 86.9% 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 $77,220 to the 75th at $101,250, covers $24,030.

The mean annual wage is $90,450, which sits above the median of $78,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tucson, AZ median is 26.6% lower than the national median of $107,110 for Environmental Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,170, which is 24.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.3% lower than the Arizona median of $93,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Engineers at $81,170 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Environmental Engineers. Tucson, AZ ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $94,470 and employment of 520. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,438, against $81,170 here.