State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Michigan
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In Michigan, $105,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.5% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
Louisiana vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+35.5%
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%
Michigan
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $105,080
- p25
- $87,430
- p75
- $129,240
- p10
- $73,090
- p90
- $142,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.