State comparison · 2025
Mathematicians salary: New York vs Virginia
Mathematicians in Virginia earn a median of $148,030. In New York, $126,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.2%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Mathematicians
- Median
- $126,950
- p25
- $89,380
- p75
- $167,650
- p10
- $79,110
- p90
- $261,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
Virginia
Mathematicians
- Median
- $148,030
- p25
- $120,990
- p75
- $175,610
- p10
- $92,520
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.