State comparison · 2024
Environmental Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In District of Columbia, $125,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 3.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.5%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $125,980
- p25
- $102,500
- p75
- $137,610
- p10
- $82,760
- p90
- $153,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Louisiana
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $130,510
- p25
- $99,490
- p75
- $171,630
- p10
- $76,500
- p90
- $201,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. 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.