State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In Washington, $98,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 2.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.5%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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
Washington
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $98,300
- p25
- $79,950
- p75
- $127,770
- p10
- $71,140
- p90
- $153,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.