State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Medical Scientists in New Jersey earn a median of $129,280. In North Carolina, $102,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+8.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $129,280
- p25
- $95,520
- p75
- $164,930
- p10
- $77,540
- p90
- $216,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -63%
North Carolina
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $102,980
- p25
- $79,780
- p75
- $134,560
- p10
- $63,800
- p90
- $171,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
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.