State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: Georgia vs Maryland
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $128,800. In Georgia, $96,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.8%
Georgia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-18%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $96,820
- p25
- $56,200
- p75
- $132,900
- p10
- $47,260
- p90
- $150,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.