State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Idaho
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Idaho, $70,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 51.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.4%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+30.6%
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%
Idaho
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $70,350
- p25
- $61,880
- p75
- $85,650
- p10
- $53,360
- p90
- $108,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.