State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: California vs Utah
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in California earn a median of $106,510. In Utah, $90,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 17.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.4%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
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%
Utah
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $90,710
- p25
- $71,200
- p75
- $124,990
- p10
- $55,410
- p90
- $149,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.