How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Lexington Park, MD?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Research Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $92,120 and the 90th percentile is $185,220. The difference is $93,100, which is 68.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $106,600 to the 75th at $156,750, covers $50,150.

The mean annual wage is $137,830, which sits above the median of $136,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington Park, MD median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $140,300 for Computer and Information Research Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,629, which is 3.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Maryland median of $145,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lexington Park, MD is 100.760, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $136,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Research Scientists at $135,629 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Research Scientists. Lexington Park, MD ranks 6th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 63 miles away, with a median of $161,090 and employment of 3,420. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,946, against $135,629 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 69 miles away, with a median of $156,750 and employment of 1,070. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,019, against $135,629 here.
• Richmond, VA is 80 miles away, with a median of $162,910 and employment of 160. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $166,476, against $135,629 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Research Scientists accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Lexington Park, MD (360 of 70,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 21.30 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.