State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Oregon vs Rhode Island
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Oregon, $97,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 3.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.3%
Oregon vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $97,440
- p25
- $76,870
- p75
- $113,320
- p10
- $62,200
- p90
- $132,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +150%
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.