State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs Oregon
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Oregon, $125,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.2%
Maryland vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+6.6%
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%
Oregon
Data Scientists
- Median
- $125,990
- p25
- $96,770
- p75
- $163,710
- p10
- $78,110
- p90
- $206,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.