State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Nebraska
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In Nebraska, $120,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.2%
Louisiana vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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%
Nebraska
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $120,620
- p25
- $99,420
- p75
- $146,770
- p10
- $69,240
- p90
- $165,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.