State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs New York
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In New York, $101,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.7% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+57.7%
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 York
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $101,270
- p25
- $79,390
- p75
- $127,820
- p10
- $67,370
- p90
- $157,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.