State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Arizona, $80,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.7% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.2%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-33.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $80,600
- p25
- $64,420
- p75
- $103,010
- p10
- $57,100
- p90
- $160,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.