State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Oregon vs Rhode Island
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In Rhode Island, $101,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.7%
Oregon vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+24.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Rhode Island
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $101,140
- p25
- $93,540
- p75
- $116,440
- p10
- $83,980
- p90
- $135,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.