State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Medical Scientists in New Jersey earn a median of $129,280. In Alaska, $104,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.8%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
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
New Jersey
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $129,280
- p25
- $95,520
- p75
- $164,930
- p10
- $77,540
- p90
- $216,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
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.