State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs Michigan
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Michigan, $100,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Maryland vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Michigan
Data Scientists
- Median
- $100,590
- p25
- $77,410
- p75
- $130,240
- p10
- $60,830
- p90
- $162,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.