State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: Kentucky vs New Jersey
Medical Scientists in New Jersey earn a median of $129,280. In Kentucky, $77,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 40%.
Nominal pay gap
-40%
Kentucky vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-27.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $77,580
- p25
- $65,020
- p75
- $95,240
- p10
- $55,320
- p90
- $162,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -30%
New Jersey
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $129,280
- p25
- $95,520
- p75
- $164,930
- p10
- $77,540
- p90
- $216,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
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.