State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: North Dakota vs Oregon
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In North Dakota, $91,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.1%
North Dakota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-16.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $91,370
- p25
- $78,210
- p75
- $109,140
- p10
- $61,310
- p90
- $170,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.