State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Delaware, $64,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.3% — not 51.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.2%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-46.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $64,690
- p25
- $57,130
- p75
- $76,990
- p10
- $50,220
- p90
- $106,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
District of Columbia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $132,620
- p25
- $98,410
- p75
- $161,470
- p10
- $78,270
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.