State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Florida vs Maryland
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Florida, $115,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.1%
Florida vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Data Scientists
- Median
- $115,820
- p25
- $84,070
- p75
- $140,210
- p10
- $63,080
- p90
- $174,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.