State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Arkansas vs Maryland
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Arkansas, $109,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.8%
Arkansas vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-3.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Data Scientists
- Median
- $109,390
- p25
- $97,510
- p75
- $136,060
- p10
- $67,090
- p90
- $169,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.