State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Louisiana
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Louisiana, $69,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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%
Louisiana
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $69,820
- p25
- $58,500
- p75
- $95,430
- p10
- $49,890
- p90
- $132,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.