State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Nevada, $109,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.9%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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%
Nevada
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $109,720
- p25
- $106,290
- p75
- $132,290
- p10
- $85,250
- p90
- $168,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.