State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: North Carolina vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In North Carolina, $74,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.4%
North Carolina vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-20.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $74,130
- p25
- $61,820
- p75
- $93,990
- p10
- $49,320
- p90
- $125,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.