State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Arizona vs California
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Arizona, $93,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.8% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-20.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $93,970
- p25
- $77,720
- p75
- $112,010
- p10
- $63,790
- p90
- $130,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
California
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $130,410
- p25
- $95,950
- p75
- $148,650
- p10
- $79,790
- p90
- $170,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.