State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Michigan vs Oregon
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In Michigan, $105,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
Michigan vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $105,080
- p25
- $87,430
- p75
- $129,240
- p10
- $73,090
- p90
- $142,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
Oregon
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $127,100
- p25
- $101,220
- p75
- $141,930
- p10
- $80,720
- p90
- $181,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.