State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: California vs Colorado
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in California earn a median of $124,920. In Colorado, $104,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 19.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.3%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $124,920
- p25
- $105,910
- p75
- $144,910
- p10
- $82,900
- p90
- $175,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
Colorado
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $104,670
- p25
- $85,440
- p75
- $140,380
- p10
- $76,110
- p90
- $165,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
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.