State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Nebraska
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Nebraska, $120,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-12%
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%
Nebraska
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $120,620
- p25
- $99,420
- p75
- $146,770
- p10
- $69,240
- p90
- $165,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.