State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In District of Columbia, $126,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 7.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.2%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-11.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $126,490
- p25
- $105,320
- p75
- $174,650
- p10
- $89,750
- p90
- $209,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
Maryland
Data Scientists
- Median
- $136,370
- p25
- $100,370
- p75
- $169,510
- p10
- $77,930
- p90
- $213,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.