State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs South Dakota
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In South Dakota, $96,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 41.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.8%
Maryland vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
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%
South Dakota
Data Scientists
- Median
- $96,150
- p25
- $83,810
- p75
- $123,260
- p10
- $67,510
- p90
- $145,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
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.