State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: California vs Washington
Environmental Engineers in California earn a median of $130,410. In Washington, $125,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.5% — not 3.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.9%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+0.5%
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%
Washington
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $125,460
- p25
- $100,200
- p75
- $161,250
- p10
- $80,660
- p90
- $175,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.