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Energy and Environmental Economics Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 79 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$95,000
79 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 84.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$95,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
79
Certified: 67
Unique Job Titles
11
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
84.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 79 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$70,845$81,000$95,000$105,851$153,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+9.8%

Energy and Environmental Economics pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2013 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

11 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
17-2081.00 27 $105,851 N/A
$90,000$90,000$105,851$110,053$110,053
Economists 19 $78,000 -32.4%
$72,072$72,072$78,000$96,054$96,054
Electrical Engineers 8 $95,000 -15.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Environmental Engineers 8 $90,126 -13.5%
$90,126$90,126$90,126$107,000$107,000
19-3011.01 5 $98,000 N/A
$90,000$90,000$98,000$104,000$104,000
Engineers, All Other 4 $76,586 -35%
$76,586$76,586$76,586$78,354$78,354
19-2041.01 3 $89,000 N/A
$85,200$85,200$89,000$95,000$95,000
17-2199.03 2 $102,500 N/A
$98,000$98,000$102,500$107,000$107,000
11-9041.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 1 $91,728 +0.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

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Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has declined significantly, down 38% from the prior year. This can signal reduced hiring, a shift in workforce strategy, or business contraction.

Hiring Locations

CA 49 MA 9 NY 8 NE 1

Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.