State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Montana vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Montana, $80,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.3%
Montana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.