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State comparison · 2025

Data Scientists salary: Georgia vs Maryland

Occupation

Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Georgia, $104,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 23.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Georgia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-16.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Georgia

Data Scientists

Median
$104,340
p25
$84,120
p75
$136,560
p10
$67,750
p90
$170,010
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
-61%
See full breakdown for Georgia

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%
See full breakdown for Maryland

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.