State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs New Jersey
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In New Jersey, $102,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.9% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Louisiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+56.9%
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%
New Jersey
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $102,630
- p25
- $80,090
- p75
- $126,430
- p10
- $69,830
- p90
- $161,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.