State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: California vs Mississippi
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in California earn a median of $124,920. In Mississippi, $74,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 68.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.7%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+32.6%
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%
Mississippi
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $74,060
- p25
- $74,060
- p75
- $74,070
- p10
- $49,000
- p90
- $110,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.