State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $132,620. In Vermont, $77,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 71.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.2%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+52.7%
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%
Vermont
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $77,460
- p25
- $63,630
- p75
- $97,430
- p10
- $58,570
- p90
- $111,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.