State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Kansas, $78,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 69.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.6%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+39%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Kansas
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $78,210
- p25
- $64,070
- p75
- $106,800
- p10
- $56,120
- p90
- $136,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.