State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In South Dakota, $98,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+10.1%
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
South Dakota
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $98,890
- p25
- $90,720
- p75
- $107,520
- p10
- $78,890
- p90
- $124,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.