State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: Alaska vs California
Medical Scientists in California earn a median of $136,990. In Alaska, $104,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.4%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $104,930
- p25
- $96,760
- p75
- $151,360
- p10
- $78,000
- p90
- $156,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $136,990
- p25
- $109,570
- p75
- $162,020
- p10
- $81,320
- p90
- $180,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.