State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Florida
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Florida, $116,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 11.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.6%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Florida
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $116,840
- p25
- $75,570
- p75
- $146,960
- p10
- $57,240
- p90
- $154,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.