State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Nevada
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Nevada, $83,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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%
Nevada
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $83,050
- p25
- $65,370
- p75
- $105,530
- p10
- $57,570
- p90
- $138,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.