State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In Washington, $125,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.8% — not 1.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+4.8%
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
Washington
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $125,460
- p25
- $100,200
- p75
- $161,250
- p10
- $80,660
- p90
- $175,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.