State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Medical Scientists in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,210. In South Dakota, $80,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.7% — not 58.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.5%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.7%
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%
South Dakota
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $80,890
- p25
- $64,420
- p75
- $89,220
- p10
- $59,470
- p90
- $127,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.