State comparison · 2025
Environmental Engineers salary: Oregon vs Wisconsin
Environmental Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,100. In Wisconsin, $89,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
Oregon vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
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
Wisconsin
Environmental Engineers
- Median
- $89,990
- p25
- $78,030
- p75
- $107,170
- p10
- $69,940
- p90
- $154,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.