State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: California vs Massachusetts
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in California earn a median of $124,920. In Massachusetts, $108,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 15.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.6%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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%
Massachusetts
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $108,050
- p25
- $86,550
- p75
- $155,150
- p10
- $71,290
- p90
- $166,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.