State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Missouri
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Missouri, $61,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.1% — not 74.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.5%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+43.1%
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%
Missouri
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $61,050
- p25
- $55,000
- p75
- $72,880
- p10
- $49,140
- p90
- $88,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- 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.