State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs New Jersey
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In New Jersey, $135,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 0.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.8%
Maryland vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+4.5%
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%
New Jersey
Data Scientists
- Median
- $135,280
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $167,330
- p10
- $80,720
- p90
- $203,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.