Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Water Resources Engineer
Occupation profile for Water Resources Engineer covers 68 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,955.
- FY2026 certified median
- $105,955
- Total filings
- 68
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $90,314–$124,821
- Top employer
- WSP USA Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 21 | $87,464 | $78,370 | $102,907 |
| FY2025 | 25 | $85,504 | $79,799 | $98,695 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 22 | $105,955 | $90,314 | $124,821 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- WSP USA Inc.24 filings
- UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)5 filings
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.4 filings
- Rivus Consulting LLC4 filings
- Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc.4 filings
- ZEST LLC3 filings
- ATCS, Inc.2 filings
- HDR Engineering, Inc.2 filings
- HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas2 filings
- Stantec Consulting Services Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Oak Ridge5 filings
- Houston5 filings
- Philadelphia4 filings
- San Diego3 filings
- Greenbelt3 filings
- Lanham3 filings
- Seattle3 filings
- Oakland2 filings
- Fort Lauderdale2 filings
- West Palm Beach2 filings
Filings by employer and title
- WSP USA Inc. · Water Resources Engineer24 filings
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2051 | $71,386 | $91,291 | $111,176 | $131,082 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 17-2051 | $78,083 | $94,432 | $110,781 | $127,130 |
| 2026-27 | Knoxville, TNArea 28940 | 19-2043 | $68,536 | $85,987 | $103,418 | $120,869 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 17-2081 | $68,078 | $91,042 | $113,984 | $136,947 |
| 2026-27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 33100 | 17-2051 | $55,973 | $77,605 | $99,237 | $120,869 |
| 2026-27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 33100 | 17-2081 | $64,730 | $86,507 | $108,264 | $130,042 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 17-2051 | $82,285 | $100,402 | $118,518 | $136,635 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2051 | $94,536 | $115,336 | $136,157 | $156,957 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2051 | $90,230 | $105,789 | $121,368 | $136,926 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2051 | $70,491 | $88,421 | $106,330 | $124,259 |