State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Alaska, $91,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-25.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $91,960
- p25
- $76,290
- p75
- $114,400
- p10
- $61,840
- p90
- $147,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $132,620
- p25
- $98,410
- p75
- $161,470
- p10
- $78,270
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.