State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Wisconsin
Environmental Engineers in Louisiana earn a median of $130,510. In Wisconsin, $89,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.7% — not 45%.
Nominal pay gap
+45%
Louisiana vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+54.7%
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%
Wisconsin
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $89,990
- p25
- $78,030
- p75
- $107,170
- p10
- $69,940
- p90
- $154,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.