State wages ยท Cost of living
Environmental Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in Oregon, at $130,370. Louisiana leads after cost of living, at $139,680. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($104,170).
National median
$104,170
Highest state median
$130,370
Oregon
Best adjusted pay
$139,680
Louisiana
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $80,530Higher: $139,680Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Louisiana | $123,210 | +18.3% | 88.207 | $139,680 | 1 |
| Oregon | $130,370 | +25.2% | 103.361 | $126,130 | 2 |
| Kentucky | $104,770 | +0.6% | 90.159 | $116,210 | 3 |
| California | $127,660 | +22.5% | 110.72 | $115,300 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $125,980 | +20.9% | 109.901 | $114,630 | 5 |
| Ohio | $106,070 | +1.8% | 92.774 | $114,330 | 6 |
| Wyoming | $104,540 | +0.4% | 92.691 | $112,780 | 7 |
| Alabama | $100,060 | -3.9% | 88.823 | $112,650 | 8 |
| New Mexico | $103,770 | -0.4% | 92.212 | $112,530 | 9 |
| Nevada | $112,330 | +7.8% | 99.979 | $112,350 | 10 |
| Texas | $108,560 | +4.2% | 97.057 | $111,850 | 11 |
| West Virginia | $99,830 | -4.2% | 89.497 | $111,550 | 12 |
| Alaska | $113,800 | +9.2% | 102.359 | $111,180 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | $116,980 | +12.3% | 105.757 | $110,610 | 14 |
| North Carolina | $104,040 | -0.1% | 94.326 | $110,300 | 15 |
| Iowa | $95,980 | -7.9% | 87.762 | $109,360 | 16 |
| Washington | $115,770 | +11.1% | 107.013 | $108,180 | 17 |
| Illinois | $107,550 | +3.2% | 99.958 | $107,600 | 18 |
| Minnesota | $104,980 | +0.8% | 98.621 | $106,450 | 19 |
| South Carolina | $99,040 | -4.9% | 93.749 | $105,640 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $108,100 | +3.8% | 103.61 | $104,330 | 21 |
| Rhode Island | $106,620 | +2.4% | 102.28 | $104,240 | 22 |
| Michigan | $100,090 | -3.9% | 96.217 | $104,030 | 23 |
| Kansas | $93,540 | -10.2% | 90.068 | $103,850 | 24 |
| South Dakota | $91,320 | -12.3% | 88.586 | $103,090 | 25 |
| Indiana | $95,630 | -8.2% | 93.329 | $102,470 | 26 |
| Virginia | $103,480 | -0.7% | 101.104 | $102,350 | 27 |
| Montana | $96,320 | -7.5% | 94.645 | $101,770 | 28 |
| Nebraska | $91,100 | -12.5% | 90.103 | $101,110 | 29 |
| Utah | $99,180 | -4.8% | 98.864 | $100,320 | 30 |
| Delaware | $99,820 | -4.2% | 99.808 | $100,010 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | $87,840 | -15.7% | 87.843 | $100,000 | 32 |
| Georgia | $94,950 | -8.9% | 96.293 | $98,610 | 33 |
| North Dakota | $87,590 | -15.9% | 88.959 | $98,460 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $84,600 | -18.8% | 86.937 | $97,310 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | $94,880 | -8.9% | 97.572 | $97,240 | 36 |
| Missouri | $87,360 | -16.1% | 90.817 | $96,190 | 37 |
| Hawaii | $105,230 | +1.0% | 109.951 | $95,710 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $87,920 | -15.6% | 91.87 | $95,700 | 39 |
| Colorado | $98,170 | -5.8% | 103.052 | $95,260 | 40 |
| Wisconsin | $89,270 | -14.3% | 94.095 | $94,870 | 41 |
| Mississippi | $81,780 | -21.5% | 86.953 | $94,050 | 42 |
| New Jersey | $98,980 | -5.0% | 108.805 | $90,970 | 43 |
| Arizona | $91,520 | -12.1% | 100.677 | $90,900 | 44 |
| New York | $97,870 | -6.0% | 107.921 | $90,690 | 45 |
| Maryland | $94,830 | -9.0% | 104.959 | $90,350 | 46 |
| Idaho | $85,390 | -18.0% | 95.494 | $89,420 | 47 |
| Vermont | $85,950 | -17.5% | 97.958 | $87,740 | 48 |
| Maine | $85,050 | -18.4% | 97.05 | $87,640 | 49 |
| Florida | $89,850 | -13.7% | 103.414 | $86,880 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.