State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Mississippi
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Mississippi, $57,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.9% — not 84.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.3%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+44.9%
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%
Mississippi
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $57,780
- p25
- $47,010
- p75
- $77,600
- p10
- $37,230
- p90
- $112,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.