Here's a different take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Wage estimates page. I've downloaded all the data and ranked states (for every occupation with at least 100 workers).

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Occupation Selected: Environmental engineers

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
District of Columbia 1,500 $90,800 1
Utah 540 $81,820 2
New Jersey 1,940 $79,540 3
California 4,610 $79,100 4
Kansas 290 $78,820 5
Maryland 1,000 $77,610 6
Michigan 1,820 $77,110 7
Nevada 310 $76,090 8
Tennessee 890 $76,030 9
Hawaii 240 $75,600 10
Alabama 910 $74,960 11
Ohio 1,780 $74,610 12
Massachusetts 1,970 $74,540 13
Washington 1,450 $74,380 14
New Mexico 550 $73,440 15
Connecticut 510 $73,040 16
New York 3,890 $72,840 17
Illinois 1,560 $72,500 18
Alaska 250 $72,290 19
Colorado 1,540 $72,110 20
Oregon 460 $71,820 21
Minnesota 500 $71,670 22
Oklahoma 210 $71,240 23
Texas 3,280 $71,050 24
Virginia 1,960 $70,910 25
North Carolina 2,020 $70,890 26
Pennsylvania 2,160 $70,720 27
Missouri 1,350 $69,220 28
Florida 3,180 $69,110 29.5
Nebraska 190 $69,110 29.5
Maine 310 $68,330 31
Louisiana 570 $67,020 32
Delaware 190 $66,240 33
Rhode Island 170 $65,950 34
Georgia 1,310 $65,720 35
Wisconsin 1,030 $65,250 36
Idaho 300 $65,240 37
Puerto Rico 190 $65,010
South Carolina 800 $64,620 38
Vermont 130 $63,730 39
Arizona 780 $63,570 40
Indiana 770 $63,160 41
Iowa 240 $62,920 42
West Virginia 150 $62,750 43
New Hampshire 160 $62,230 44
Wyoming 220 $61,000 45
South Dakota 150 $60,700 46
Kentucky 300 $59,820 47
Mississippi 390 $58,010 48
Arkansas 210 $57,630 49
Montana 240 $54,020 50