State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs New Mexico
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In New Mexico, $108,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.9% — not 20.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.4%
Louisiana vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+25.9%
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 Mexico
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $108,360
- p25
- $95,590
- p75
- $135,970
- p10
- $80,470
- p90
- $200,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.