State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In North Carolina, $99,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.8%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $99,440
- p25
- $76,640
- p75
- $127,040
- p10
- $69,000
- p90
- $143,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.