State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Texas
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In Texas, $123,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 6.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.1%
Louisiana vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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%
Texas
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $123,060
- p25
- $92,600
- p75
- $154,970
- p10
- $76,510
- p90
- $177,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.