State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Nebraska vs Oregon
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In Nebraska, $120,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 5.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.1%
Nebraska vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $120,620
- p25
- $99,420
- p75
- $146,770
- p10
- $69,240
- p90
- $165,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.