State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Rhode Island vs Vermont
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Vermont, $77,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
Rhode Island vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+24.6%
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
Vermont
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $77,460
- p25
- $63,630
- p75
- $97,430
- p10
- $58,570
- p90
- $111,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.