State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Medical Scientists in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,210. In District of Columbia, $101,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 20.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.5%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-23.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $101,940
- p25
- $78,160
- p75
- $131,810
- p10
- $66,100
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +63%
Massachusetts
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $128,210
- p25
- $97,520
- p75
- $167,940
- p10
- $77,790
- p90
- $208,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
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.