State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Michigan
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Michigan, $105,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+7.8%
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%
Michigan
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $105,080
- p25
- $87,430
- p75
- $129,240
- p10
- $73,090
- p90
- $142,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.