State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In New York, $82,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.4%
New York vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-22.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $82,160
- p25
- $67,040
- p75
- $104,310
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $139,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -79%
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.