State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Delaware vs Oregon
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In Delaware, $95,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Delaware vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-22%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $95,720
- p25
- $78,530
- p75
- $124,110
- p10
- $70,100
- p90
- $151,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.