How much do Physical Scientists, All Other make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Physical Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $78,130 and the 90th percentile is $185,450. The difference is $107,320, which is 99.2% 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 $79,070 to the 75th at $152,730, covers $73,660.

The mean annual wage is $121,150, which sits above the median of $108,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $122,570 for Physical Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,515, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.4% lower than the Maryland median of $141,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $108,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Scientists, All Other at $103,515 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Scientists, All Other. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 9th of 9 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 60 miles away, with a median of $170,980 and employment of 2,740. That median is 58.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,029, against $103,515 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $137,220 and employment of 310. That median is 26.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,803, against $103,515 here.
• Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 97 miles away, with a median of $113,800 and employment of 40. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,116, against $103,515 here.

Employment share

Physical Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (570 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.93 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.