State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Louisiana vs Maryland
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Louisiana, $78,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.2%
Louisiana vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-31.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Data Scientists
- Median
- $78,760
- p25
- $63,560
- p75
- $110,130
- p10
- $53,050
- p90
- $128,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +31%
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%
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.