State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Texas
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Texas, $92,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.5% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+1.5%
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%
Texas
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $92,000
- p25
- $66,640
- p75
- $128,380
- p10
- $60,080
- p90
- $163,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.