State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: Indiana vs Maryland
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $128,800. In Indiana, $103,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
Indiana vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $103,680
- p25
- $84,910
- p75
- $128,670
- p10
- $67,430
- p90
- $155,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.