State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Michigan vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Michigan, $76,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 24.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.5%
Michigan vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $76,080
- p25
- $61,120
- p75
- $94,520
- p10
- $52,300
- p90
- $111,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.