State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs West Virginia
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In West Virginia, $83,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.2% — not 56.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.9%
Louisiana vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+59.2%
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%
West Virginia
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $83,200
- p25
- $73,390
- p75
- $100,780
- p10
- $57,460
- p90
- $155,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.