State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Georgia vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Georgia, $85,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.9%
Georgia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-9.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $85,710
- p25
- $67,200
- p75
- $115,590
- p10
- $56,470
- p90
- $162,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- 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.