State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: California vs Maine
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in California earn a median of $124,920. In Maine, $103,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 20.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.5%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+5.7%
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%
Maine
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $103,710
- p25
- $69,680
- p75
- $136,990
- p10
- $51,170
- p90
- $153,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.