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State comparison · 2025

Environmental Engineers salary: Arkansas vs California

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Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Arkansas, $85,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 34.6%.

Nominal pay gap
-34.6%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-16.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arkansas

Environmental Engineers

Median
$85,280
p25
$63,990
p75
$109,280
p10
$51,910
p90
$132,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
86.9
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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%
See full breakdown for California

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.