State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Florida
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Florida, $60,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.5% — not 75.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.1%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+63.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $106,510
- p25
- $81,480
- p75
- $132,770
- p10
- $65,350
- p90
- $161,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
Florida
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $60,830
- p25
- $48,870
- p75
- $81,600
- p10
- $42,600
- p90
- $109,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.