State wages ยท Cost of living
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $122,440. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $111,410. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($80,060).
National median
$80,060
Highest state median
$122,440
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$111,410
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $57,550Higher: $111,410Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $122,440 | +52.9% | 109.901 | $111,410 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $81,260 | +1.5% | 88.959 | $91,350 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $96,330 | +20.3% | 105.757 | $91,090 | 3 |
| Oregon | $93,560 | +16.9% | 103.361 | $90,520 | 4 |
| Illinois | $89,010 | +11.2% | 99.958 | $89,050 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | $90,460 | +13.0% | 102.28 | $88,440 | 6 |
| Minnesota | $87,210 | +8.9% | 98.621 | $88,430 | 7 |
| California | $97,520 | +21.8% | 110.72 | $88,080 | 8 |
| West Virginia | $77,980 | -2.6% | 89.497 | $87,130 | 9 |
| Arkansas | $75,620 | -5.5% | 86.937 | $86,980 | 10 |
| Ohio | $80,640 | +0.7% | 92.774 | $86,920 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $79,250 | -1.0% | 92.212 | $85,940 | 12 |
| Georgia | $82,030 | +2.5% | 96.293 | $85,190 | 13 |
| Alaska | $87,060 | +8.7% | 102.359 | $85,050 | 14 |
| Iowa | $74,060 | -7.5% | 87.762 | $84,390 | 15 |
| Colorado | $86,720 | +8.3% | 103.052 | $84,150 | 16 |
| Alabama | $74,660 | -6.7% | 88.823 | $84,050 | 17 |
| Tennessee | $76,900 | -3.9% | 91.87 | $83,710 | 18 |
| Montana | $78,510 | -1.9% | 94.645 | $82,950 | 19 |
| Indiana | $77,380 | -3.3% | 93.329 | $82,910 | 20 |
| Washington | $88,670 | +10.8% | 107.013 | $82,860 | 21 |
| Utah | $81,480 | +1.8% | 98.864 | $82,420 | 22 |
| Kansas | $73,300 | -8.4% | 90.068 | $81,380 | 23 |
| Texas | $78,560 | -1.9% | 97.057 | $80,940 | 24 |
| South Dakota | $71,510 | -10.7% | 88.586 | $80,720 | 25 |
| Nevada | $80,480 | +0.5% | 99.979 | $80,500 | 26 |
| Wyoming | $74,060 | -7.5% | 92.691 | $79,900 | 27 |
| Michigan | $76,670 | -4.2% | 96.217 | $79,680 | 28 |
| Connecticut | $81,370 | +1.6% | 103.61 | $78,530 | 29 |
| Arizona | $78,870 | -1.5% | 100.677 | $78,340 | 30 |
| Maryland | $82,100 | +2.5% | 104.959 | $78,220 | 31 |
| Virginia | $78,140 | -2.4% | 101.104 | $77,290 | 32 |
| Oklahoma | $67,530 | -15.7% | 87.843 | $76,880 | 33 |
| Kentucky | $68,990 | -13.8% | 90.159 | $76,520 | 34 |
| Louisiana | $67,260 | -16.0% | 88.207 | $76,250 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | $79,230 | -1.0% | 104.165 | $76,060 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $73,040 | -8.8% | 97.572 | $74,860 | 37 |
| New York | $80,240 | +0.2% | 107.921 | $74,350 | 38 |
| Missouri | $67,190 | -16.1% | 90.817 | $73,980 | 39 |
| New Jersey | $79,920 | -0.2% | 108.805 | $73,450 | 40 |
| Wisconsin | $68,980 | -13.8% | 94.095 | $73,310 | 41 |
| Vermont | $69,330 | -13.4% | 97.958 | $70,780 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $65,960 | -17.6% | 93.749 | $70,360 | 43 |
| Idaho | $66,710 | -16.7% | 95.494 | $69,860 | 44 |
| North Carolina | $65,800 | -17.8% | 94.326 | $69,760 | 45 |
| Hawaii | $75,050 | -6.3% | 109.951 | $68,260 | 46 |
| Nebraska | $61,260 | -23.5% | 90.103 | $67,990 | 47 |
| Mississippi | $55,110 | -31.2% | 86.953 | $63,380 | 48 |
| Delaware | $62,780 | -21.6% | 99.808 | $62,900 | 49 |
| Maine | $60,880 | -24.0% | 97.05 | $62,730 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.