State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: Iowa vs Maryland
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $128,800. In Iowa, $76,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.3%
Iowa vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-28.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $76,850
- p25
- $74,260
- p75
- $111,030
- p10
- $50,300
- p90
- $139,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.