State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Maine
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In Maine, $93,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53% — not 38.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.9%
Louisiana vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+53%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Maine
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $93,930
- p25
- $76,440
- p75
- $114,390
- p10
- $69,310
- p90
- $139,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.