State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Alabama vs Maryland
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Alabama, $103,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
Alabama vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Data Scientists
- Median
- $103,120
- p25
- $74,140
- p75
- $127,660
- p10
- $59,130
- p90
- $161,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
Maryland
Data Scientists
- Median
- $136,370
- p25
- $100,370
- p75
- $169,510
- p10
- $77,930
- p90
- $213,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.