State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Nebraska
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Nebraska, $64,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 66.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.3%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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%
Nebraska
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $64,040
- p25
- $55,320
- p75
- $79,970
- p10
- $52,110
- p90
- $101,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.