State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Nevada vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Nevada, $83,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
Nevada vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-15.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $83,050
- p25
- $65,370
- p75
- $105,530
- p10
- $57,570
- p90
- $138,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.