State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Montana, $80,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.2% — not 65.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.2%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+42.2%
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%
Montana
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $80,260
- p25
- $66,300
- p75
- $93,140
- p10
- $64,290
- p90
- $124,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.