State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $128,800. In District of Columbia, $103,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.4%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-23%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $103,860
- p25
- $103,860
- p75
- $180,480
- p10
- $95,870
- p90
- $207,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Maryland
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $128,800
- p25
- $101,940
- p75
- $156,750
- p10
- $83,230
- p90
- $168,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +71%
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.