State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: North Dakota vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In North Dakota, $84,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 16%.
Nominal pay gap
-16%
North Dakota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-3.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $84,570
- p25
- $67,020
- p75
- $92,340
- p10
- $60,110
- p90
- $109,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.