State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs New Mexico
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In New Mexico, $108,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.3%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+0.2%
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%
New Mexico
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $108,360
- p25
- $95,590
- p75
- $135,970
- p10
- $80,470
- p90
- $200,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.