State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Medical Scientists in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,210. In Michigan, $84,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.3% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.1%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+38.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $128,210
- p25
- $97,520
- p75
- $167,940
- p10
- $77,790
- p90
- $208,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
Michigan
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $84,310
- p25
- $68,470
- p75
- $95,870
- p10
- $63,590
- p90
- $144,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +12%
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.