State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs Oklahoma
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Oklahoma, $86,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
+58%
Maryland vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+32.1%
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%
Oklahoma
Data Scientists
- Median
- $86,310
- p25
- $68,580
- p75
- $109,770
- p10
- $58,690
- p90
- $145,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.