State comparison · 2025
Mathematicians salary: California vs Maryland
Mathematicians in Maryland earn a median of $131,810. In California, $126,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 3.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.9%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-8.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Mathematicians
- Median
- $126,710
- p25
- $101,230
- p75
- $156,480
- p10
- $81,230
- p90
- $182,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +64%
Maryland
Mathematicians
- Median
- $131,810
- p25
- $95,490
- p75
- $167,000
- p10
- $73,590
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.