State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maryland vs Wisconsin
Data Scientists in Maryland earn a median of $136,370. In Wisconsin, $106,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
Maryland vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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%
Wisconsin
Data Scientists
- Median
- $106,680
- p25
- $88,060
- p75
- $133,860
- p10
- $76,300
- p90
- $168,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.