Pay by state · 54 states
Environmental Compliance Inspector Salary by State (2026)
Environmental Compliance Inspectors earn the most in District of Columbia at $111,030 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $48,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $80,730. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $111,030District of Columbia
- National median
- $80,730BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $48,950Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Environmental Compliance Inspector salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of environmental compliance inspectors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $111,030 | $84,590 | $132,960 | 4,380 | $101,027 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $102,060 | $78,390 | $130,230 | 13,190 | $96,504 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $100,000 | $76,180 | $128,790 | 13,310 | $91,908 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $96,980 | $71,240 | $127,380 | 49,880 | $87,590 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $91,810 | $71,810 | $109,990 | 3,610 | $88,611 |
| 6 | DEDelaware | $91,050 | $65,520 | $105,800 | 2,150 | $91,225 |
| 7 | VTVermont | $90,420 | $68,220 | $108,510 | 1,960 | $92,305 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $90,080 | $66,670 | $119,430 | 23,500 | $83,468 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $88,790 | $74,770 | $116,210 | 11,130 | $82,971 |
| 10 | RIRhode Island | $87,620 | $74,550 | $110,090 | 970 | $85,667 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $85,920 | $68,200 | $109,010 | 6,140 | $87,121 |
| 12 | PAPennsylvania | $85,580 | $63,280 | $130,990 | 19,810 | $87,710 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $84,720 | $66,370 | $111,530 | 10,100 | $80,717 |
| 14 | MEMaine | $83,740 | $62,620 | $109,300 | 1,790 | $86,285 |
| 15 | OROregon | $82,990 | $64,130 | $102,960 | 5,360 | $80,291 |
| 16 | NHNew Hampshire | $82,800 | $65,170 | $106,060 | 1,730 | $79,489 |
| 17 | HIHawaii | $82,590 | $65,650 | $101,750 | 1,270 | $75,115 |
| 18 | COColorado | $82,450 | $68,120 | $109,980 | 7,740 | $80,008 |
| 19 | ILIllinois | $80,550 | $62,850 | $108,360 | 10,650 | $80,584 |
| 20 | VAVirginia | $80,380 | $61,570 | $104,970 | 15,190 | $79,502 |
| 21 | WYWyoming | $79,890 | $62,510 | $103,380 | 580 | $86,190 |
| 22 | NDNorth Dakota | $79,440 | $63,730 | $102,400 | 990 | $89,300 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $78,800 | $63,790 | $98,640 | 5,710 | $83,745 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $78,770 | $60,820 | $104,750 | 5,120 | $84,400 |
| 25 | NCNorth Carolina | $78,500 | $59,600 | $103,810 | 11,320 | $83,222 |
| 26 | NVNevada | $78,290 | $60,010 | $100,530 | 4,400 | $78,306 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $77,390 | $59,760 | $101,000 | 9,720 | $80,433 |
| 28 | AKAlaska | $76,430 | $50,460 | $106,870 | 920 | $74,669 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $75,620 | $62,930 | $91,720 | 3,660 | $86,165 |
| 30 | SCSouth Carolina | $75,460 | $56,060 | $101,560 | 4,760 | $80,492 |
| 31 | IDIdaho | $75,450 | $52,850 | $104,620 | 1,660 | $79,010 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $75,370 | $54,700 | $103,730 | 42,900 | $77,655 |
| 33 | OHOhio | $75,030 | $59,130 | $98,130 | 11,240 | $80,874 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $74,920 | $58,160 | $100,230 | 12,430 | $74,416 |
| 35 | FLFlorida | $74,920 | $51,850 | $102,740 | 29,680 | $72,447 |
| 36 | NENebraska | $73,920 | $58,210 | $95,210 | 3,470 | $82,039 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $72,990 | $51,300 | $98,470 | 3,770 | $82,175 |
| 38 | SDSouth Dakota | $72,630 | $64,020 | $85,760 | 1,130 | $81,988 |
| 39 | GUGuam | $71,930 | $47,690 | $97,470 | 260 | N/A |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $70,290 | $49,080 | $95,840 | 3,970 | $79,688 |
| 41 | GAGeorgia | $70,200 | $51,810 | $103,380 | 14,390 | $72,902 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $69,740 | $53,370 | $92,490 | 3,560 | $77,430 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $69,240 | $52,630 | $83,460 | 4,360 | $76,798 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $67,990 | $50,190 | $97,160 | 2,400 | $73,732 |
| 45 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $67,990 | $52,010 | $103,380 | 230 | N/A |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $67,450 | $49,090 | $85,220 | 1,720 | $77,571 |
| 47 | UTUtah | $67,370 | $50,840 | $95,620 | 3,760 | $68,144 |
| 48 | MOMissouri | $67,270 | $49,750 | $93,890 | 7,000 | $74,072 |
| 49 | MTMontana | $66,660 | $61,910 | $88,420 | 1,480 | $70,432 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $64,680 | $49,500 | $83,410 | 3,120 | $74,399 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $64,270 | $50,520 | $95,870 | 1,720 | $71,812 |
| 52 | TNTennessee | $63,960 | $51,970 | $92,180 | 7,990 | $69,620 |
| 53 | OKOklahoma | $63,000 | $51,660 | $81,410 | 4,230 | $71,719 |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $48,950 | $36,420 | $69,900 | 5,470 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Environmental Compliance Inspectors, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $111,030, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $101,027.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Environmental Compliance Inspector pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Environmental Compliance Inspectors the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Environmental Compliance Inspectors at $111,030 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($102,060) and New Jersey ($100,000).
Which state pays Environmental Compliance Inspectors the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Environmental Compliance Inspectors at $48,950 a year, $62,080 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Environmental Compliance Inspectors earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $101,027 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $111,030. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.