State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs Utah
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Utah, $108,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
Maryland vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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%
Utah
Data Scientists
- Median
- $108,090
- p25
- $78,720
- p75
- $146,160
- p10
- $60,680
- p90
- $167,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.