State comparison · 2025
Environmental Scientists and Specialists salary: Rhode Island vs West Virginia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists in Rhode Island earn a median of $100,730. In West Virginia, $82,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.7%
Rhode Island vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+7.3%
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
West Virginia
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Median
- $82,100
- p25
- $63,950
- p75
- $102,420
- p10
- $51,520
- p90
- $119,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.