State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Rhode Island vs Utah
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Utah, $90,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 11%.
Nominal pay gap
+11%
Rhode Island vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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
Utah
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $90,710
- p25
- $71,200
- p75
- $124,990
- p10
- $55,410
- p90
- $149,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.