State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: Massachusetts vs North Dakota
Medical Scientists in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,210. In North Dakota, $64,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.3% — not 98.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+98.9%
Massachusetts vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+67.3%
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%
North Dakota
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $64,470
- p25
- $60,950
- p75
- $82,220
- p10
- $51,170
- p90
- $103,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.