State comparison · 2024
Mathematicians salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Mathematicians in District of Columbia earn a median of $154,480. In Maryland, $131,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.2%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Mathematicians
- Median
- $154,480
- p25
- $137,610
- p75
- $191,880
- p10
- $125,820
- p90
- $210,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Maryland
Mathematicians
- Median
- $131,810
- p25
- $95,490
- p75
- $167,000
- p10
- $73,590
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. 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.