State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: California vs Kansas
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in California earn a median of $124,920. In Kansas, $109,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 14.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.3%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
-7%
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%
Kansas
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $109,300
- p25
- $85,110
- p75
- $126,440
- p10
- $49,940
- p90
- $139,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.