State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs Rhode Island
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Rhode Island, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.7% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
Maryland vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+29.7%
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%
Rhode Island
Data Scientists
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $93,090
- p75
- $130,150
- p10
- $75,310
- p90
- $158,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.