State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: Maryland vs Mississippi
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $128,800. In Mississippi, $74,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.1% — not 73.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.9%
Maryland vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+44.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Mississippi
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $74,060
- p25
- $74,060
- p75
- $74,070
- p10
- $49,000
- p90
- $110,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.