State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Nevada
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In Nevada, $109,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.9%
Louisiana vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+34.9%
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%
Nevada
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $109,720
- p25
- $106,290
- p75
- $132,290
- p10
- $85,250
- p90
- $168,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.