State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Arkansas, $57,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.4% — not 56.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-56.9%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-45.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $57,220
- p25
- $44,930
- p75
- $88,710
- p10
- $35,580
- p90
- $122,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.