State comparison · 2025
Medical Scientists salary: New Jersey vs Vermont
Medical Scientists in New Jersey earn a median of $129,280. In Vermont, $66,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.1% — not 94.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+94.4%
New Jersey vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+75.1%
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%
Vermont
Medical Scientists
- Median
- $66,500
- p25
- $66,500
- p75
- $83,450
- p10
- $66,500
- p90
- $115,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.