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Political Scientists pay in Maryland and Oregon
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Political Scientists is $153,380 per year in Maryland. It is $119,460 per year in Oregon. Maryland is 28.4% above Oregon on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 19-3094 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 100 wage and salary jobs in Maryland and Not published in Oregon. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings