State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Rhode Island vs South Dakota
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In South Dakota, $68,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.6%
Rhode Island vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Dakota
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $68,230
- p25
- $62,910
- p75
- $79,880
- p10
- $49,390
- p90
- $97,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.