State comparison · 2025
Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary: Maryland vs Tennessee
Atmospheric and Space Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $128,800. In Tennessee, $96,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.9%
Maryland vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $128,800
- p25
- $101,940
- p75
- $156,750
- p10
- $83,230
- p90
- $168,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +71%
Tennessee
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Median
- $96,190
- p25
- $78,060
- p75
- $129,620
- p10
- $77,580
- p90
- $137,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.