State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs New York
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In New York, $82,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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%
New York
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $82,160
- p25
- $67,040
- p75
- $104,310
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $139,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -79%
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.