State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs South Carolina
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In South Carolina, $96,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.2% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.7%
Louisiana vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+44.2%
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%
South Carolina
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $96,140
- p25
- $81,230
- p75
- $120,050
- p10
- $47,740
- p90
- $149,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.