State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Connecticut vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Connecticut, $82,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 18.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.5%
Connecticut vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-19.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $82,070
- p25
- $70,200
- p75
- $107,380
- p10
- $60,820
- p90
- $130,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $100,730
- p25
- $79,770
- p75
- $123,180
- p10
- $66,420
- p90
- $139,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.