State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Oregon vs West Virginia
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In West Virginia, $83,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.2% — not 52.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.8%
Oregon vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+32.2%
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
West Virginia
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $83,200
- p25
- $73,390
- p75
- $100,780
- p10
- $57,460
- p90
- $155,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.