State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: California vs Tennessee
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in California earn a median of $124,920. In Tennessee, $96,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+7.8%
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%
Tennessee
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $96,190
- p25
- $78,060
- p75
- $129,620
- p10
- $77,580
- p90
- $137,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.