State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Oregon
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Oregon, $127,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 2.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.6%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-4.2%
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%
Oregon
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $127,100
- p25
- $101,220
- p75
- $141,930
- p10
- $80,720
- p90
- $181,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.