State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Maine
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Maine, $93,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 38.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.8%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+21.8%
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%
Maine
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $93,930
- p25
- $76,440
- p75
- $114,390
- p10
- $69,310
- p90
- $139,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.